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2003 DAVIDSON FELLOWS AWARD APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR $50,000 AND $10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for the 2003 Davidson Fellows Award are available for students under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of work in science, technology, mathematics, music, literature and/or philosophy.
Individuals named as Davidson Fellow Laureates receive $50,000 scholarships and those named as Davidson Fellows receive $10,000 scholarships. These scholarships may be used for tuition and related expenses at accredited institutions of learning.
To be eligible, applicants must be under the age of 18 as of Oct. 1, 2003, and be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents. There is no minimum age for eligibility. Each submission must be an original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as "significant" and have the potential to make a positive contribution to society.
Davidson Fellows Award recipients also receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. where they will be recognized at a special reception in their honor on September 24, 2003.
Since its inception in 2001, the Davidson Fellows Award has recognized 26 of America's brightest young people ranging in age from 9 to 17. Eight Davidson Fellow Laureates have been awarded $50,000 scholarships and 18 Davidson Fellows have been awarded $10,000 scholarships.
The Davidson Fellows Award is funded by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development and the Davidson Foundation. For more information about the Davidson Fellows Award, please visit www.davidsonfellows.org or call 775-852-3483 x. 424.