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• Ask questions about the application process and program. Webinars with alumni will be hosted on Nov. 15, Dec. 20, and Jan. 17 at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET. Visit bezosscholars.org/apply for more information.

• Apply by February 9, 2018! Students must complete a two-part online application which involves identifying an educator who will be invited to participate in the program.

• Attend the Aspen Ideas Festival. Selected students and educators receive an all-expenses-paid trip June 23-29, 2018 to the Festival, and join six African Scholars for leadership training and meetings with world-renowned innovators and leaders.

• Act! With ongoing support, development, and $1,000 in seed funding, student and educator teams launch community change projects that align their unique passion with a community need.

The Bezos Scholars Program inspires and challenges young people to act on their passions to address community needs. Each year, we select 12 teams from across the United States, comprised of a high school junior and an educator from their school, to become Bezos Scholars. Successful applicants are ambitious students who demonstrate academic rigor, curiosity, and leadership.

12High school juniors

selected from across the U.S.

Hours of leadership curriculum in Aspen

35

Community change projects launched

218

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Student alumni

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“I am a changed person because of this experience. I feel stronger and more confident in what I want to do.”

-Kaetlyn Rodriguez, 2017 Scholar

2016 Scholar Faris Qubain, and educator Molly Diallo, returned from the Aspen Ideas Festival ready to tackle

disunity. After months of planning and conversation with school groups and administration, Branch Out was born.

Throughout the year, as part of Branch Out, junior and seniors served as mentors to freshman and sophomore students. They also hosted

“mix it up” lunches where upperclassmen facilitated conversations with diverse

groups of students. Branch Out participants volunteered at local events and hosted talks

with global thought leaders, such as Chris Plutte of Global Nomads Group. At

the end of the year, more than 50 students participated in a one-day

workshop where student facilitators coached participants in designing

activities for the coming year.

Becoming a Bezos Scholar means joining an incredible alumni community. After the year-long program, Bezos Scholars continue to support and inspire one another to spark positive change in their communities. You’ll find alumni leading movements in universities and colleges across the country and pioneering research, activism, and innovation around the world.

Alumni have access to opportunities to intern with TED and the Aspen Institute, among other organizations. Alumni celebrate at regional gatherings of food and conversation, and are invited to webinars and events with influential thinkers and change-makers.

A Network of Change

“Bezos Scholars want to change the world and leave their mark. These are the kind of people I

want and need to be around.”-Eric Tran, 2017 Scholar

Transforming Communities

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