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SCHOLARSHIP · 2027 Washington Week · New Hampshire 2026 selection

U.S. Senate Youth Program · New Hampshire selection · 2027

New Hampshire Department of Education / USSYP

Source review: 2026-10-06 · Reviewed catalog; automatic source updates are not active yet

New Hampshire's one-per-school nomination requires essays, two references and signatures. The linked application states a 3:30 p.m. filing deadline without a timezone.

Eligibility & application

Junior/senior enrolled and living in New Hampshire for 2026–2027; one principal nominee per high school, qualifying full-year leadership, and U.S. citizenship/permanent residency with the green card already held. The state page allows a legal interstate-school exception. Fall-semester graduates are excluded. PDF page 3 retains a conflicting 2025–2026 line; confirm that stale wording with the coordinator.

Washington, DC · hybrid · open

Applicant residence area: NH. Review the complete eligibility requirements.

Education level: high school

Award: $12,500 undergraduate scholarship, paid to the accredited U.S. college on the delegate's behalf; full Washington Week attendance is required. Hearst funds program transportation, hotel and meals. Parents pay transport to the departure airport or train station. Application fees unconfirmed.

Email the completed application and all attachments by 3:30 p.m. October 19, 2026; timezone unconfirmed. Include transcript, two essays of at most 500 words each, two recommendation letters of at most one page each, and student/parent/principal signatures. No independently stated recommendation deadline is invented.

Published dates

confirmed · Pending or needs confirmation

Complete nomination application received · timezone unconfirmed

Oct 19, 2026 · 15:30 (timezone unspecified)

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confirmed · Calendar ready · included with program

Washington Week · selected delegates only

Mar 6, 2027 – Mar 13, 2027

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confirmed · Calendar ready · included with program

Required D.C. arrival window · itinerary assigned separately

Mar 6, 2027 · 6:00 AM EST – 5:00 PM EST

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confirmed · Calendar ready · included with program

Required D.C. departure window · itinerary assigned separately

Mar 13, 2027 · 5:00 AM EST – 9:00 AM EST

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unannounced · Pending or needs confirmation

School nomination opening · exact day unrecorded

No precise opening date was reviewed.

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unannounced · Pending or needs confirmation

Two references and signatures · filed with complete application

PDF page 5 requires all attachments with the October 19 application; no separate reference cutoff.

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unannounced · Pending or needs confirmation

Selection / finalist appointments · unannounced

No exact applicant interview or decision appointment reviewed.

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Unannounced dates are kept pending. Dated history is included when you add a program; reminders apply to future dates. Date-only events do not have an invented cutoff time. The organizer confirms final eligibility and availability.

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