Now in its sixth year, the iCivics Youth Fellowship helps students from across the country build civic leadership skills and explore how they can help make civic education relevant and accessible to all young people.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. [October 1, 2024] – Earlier this year, iCivics selected 34 talented high school students from across the country to take part in the iCivics Youth Fellowship. The students were selected after a competitive process that garnered 528 applicants from 46 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
The yearlong fellowship helps students develop leadership and communications skills as they collaborate with their peers and learn from experts in the field of civic education. Throughout the year, students research and explore how civic education can become more equitable for students across the United States, utilizing their own lived experiences to become ambassadors and shed light on how civic education can include student voices from every background.
The fellowship kicked off in August, and moved into full-gear with an in-person symposium in Washington, D.C., at the end of September.
“Our fellows learned a lot from their time in Washington, D.C., and I hope they take these lessons back to their community. I am excited to see where the rest of the school year takes us,” said iCivics Youth Engagement Coordinator Michael Reyes.
The fellowship will run through the 2024–25 school year as fellows engage in online group discussions, workshops and lectures with experts in the field, and projects designed to strengthen listening and collaborative skills. The fellows’ work will be centered around ensuring that civic education is available and relevant to all students in the United States.
Over the past six years, students from across the country representing rural, urban and suburban school districts have taken part in the fellowship and become an integral part of informing the broader civic education movement. Fellows and alumni have shared their experiences and thoughts at convenings for the Educating for American Democracy initiative, Ronald Reagan Institute, Civic Learning Week, Commonwealth Club, and Andrew Goodman Foundation. They have been featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and WBUR in Boston.
iCivics is proud to announce this year’s participants:
| California | Georgia | Hawaii |
| Bradley M. Dylan F. Madeline C. Riley C. |
Kori M. | Stanley K. |
| Illinois | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Rika N. | Carmin C. | Yuchen C. |
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts |
| Tessy B. | Abby M. | Owen S. |
| Missouri | New Hampshire | New Jersey |
| Elizabeth S. | Emma A. | Philip S. Tessa P. |
| New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| Tanner O. | Amber D. Julian D. Raya A. |
Emelia K. |
| North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Dagan S. | Imre H. | Brian M. |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |
| Madison B. | Ella J. | Franklin D. |
| Texas | Utah | Washington |
| Alexander G. Emmanuel C Sophie B. |
Stefany P. | Carina M. |
| Washington, D.C. | Wyoming | |
| Verenize T. | Liliana S. |
For more information about the iCivics Youth Fellowship, and how to participate, visit icivics.org/get-involved/students
