About the Program

Two students from each state will be selected to attend this two-week Academy in Washington, DC. All hotel, meal, and tour expenses are paid for by the U.S. Department of Education, and students receive a $250 stipend for travel to and from Washington, DC. Students also receive three-hours of college credit for participating in the Academy. Apply on-line today.

From the heated debating floor of Independence Hall, to the bloodied fields of Gettysburg and the empowering steps of the Lincoln Memorial, American history is far more than just dates and speeches. The Congressional Academy for American History and Civics takes students on an exploration of the American experience with a careful study of three of America's most critical eras through the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

One hundred high-school juniors will be selected to participate in the Congressional Academy in Washington, DC. They will spend their time in three daily lectures and engaging in discussions with smaller groups of 25 students twice a day along with day trips to Philadelphia and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Two students from each state will be selected along with four alternates.

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