Special Programs


These two unique programs have been administered and funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation since the 1960's:
United States Senate Youth Program
United States Senate Youth Program This program brings two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity to spend a week in Washington D.C. experiencing their national government in action. Delegates will hear major policy addresses by senators, cabinet members, officials for the Departments of State and Defense and directors of federal agencies, as well as participate in a meeting with a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Each delegate will be awarded a $5,000 College Scholarship for undergraduate studies.
How to Qualify
Selection Contacts and Deadlines
Alumni
Contact:
Rayne Guilford, Program Director
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1212
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: 415-543-4057
or 800-841-7048
Fax: 415-243-0760
Email: USSYP@hearstfdn.org
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
This national program is designed to encourage excellence in journalism and journalism education. Prizes are awarded in writing, photography, television and radio news to undergraduates at accredited schools of journalism. School-year competitions are judged by panels of media professionals. Finalists compete at national championships in San Francisco. Winning students and their schools earn cash prizes and special medallions. Students may submit entries only through their schools of journalism. For information contact the chair of your journalism department or the program director listed below.
About the Program
Policies and Deadlines
Participating Institutions
Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
90 Montgomery Street, Suite 1212
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: 415-543-6033
Fax: 415-348-0887
Email: journalism@hearstfdn.org