Luminari, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit, has announced a merit-based scholarship program for area students who will be in grades 7 through 11 during the 2011-2012 academic school year.
Luminari will select up to eight area schools to participate in the award competition with a Sept. 30 deadline for schools to contact the program. Award winners from each school will receive a scholarship for an all-expenses-paid admission to Luminari's I Want to be an Ambassador! camp, a scholarship with a value of over $1,200.
The I Want to be an Ambassador! camp will be held next summer from June 19 -- June 27, 2012, marking the third time this camp will be offered. The seven-day experience designed to teach young people the art and skills of diplomacy and ways to start using those skills immediately to solve problems in their communities and around the world. Camp includes a week of activities both in Pittsburgh and in Washington, D.C., where campers interact with diplomats on Embassy Row.
"We have two goals for the Luminari Award. One is to reward students for their noteworthy personal and academic qualities," said Luminari founder and President Hilda Pang Fu. "The second goal is to honor the dynamic schools and inspiring teachers who support these students."
To qualify, schools must commit to opening the competition to all eligible students; and gather at least six successfully completed applications from students in their district. Luminari Award winners will be announced in mid-February 2012.
For complete information about the Luminari Award guidelines to participate, interested schools should contact Luminari no later than September 30, 2011. Districts can contact Jacqueline McWilliams at 412.877.1888 or at jaq.mcw@gmail.com.
First Published: September 7, 2011, 7:45 a.m.