$14,000 in CIEE Scholarships for AWQ 2015 Winners

Academic WorldQuest 2015:

Summer Abroad Scholarship Prizes from CIEE!

The 2015 Academic WorldQuest National Competition will take place Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC.

2015 National AWQ Prizes Announced!

CIEE Donates Summer Study Abroad Scholarships

WACA is excited to announce that the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) will offer eight scholarships totaling $14,000 for their high school summer study abroad programs to students on the winning and second-place teams at 2015 National Academic WorldQuest National Competition.

AWQ 2015 Champion Team: $2500 Scholarship/student

Second-Place Team: $1000 Scholarship/student

All of the participants in Academic WorldQuest local and national competitions are encouraged to apply to CIEE's Summer 2015 study abroad programs for the opportunity to experience new cultures and to study hard to win the scholarship opportunity. CIEE's application deadline is April 15.

CIEE will waive the deadline for the members of the top two teams in the AWQ National Competition on April 25. The four first-place students and four second-place students will be allowed to use their scholarship prizes toward summer programs that will accommodate them. (If the students from these teams have already applied before the April 15 deadline, they would also be able to use their prize monies.)

What is the Global Navigator Scholarship and CIEE's High School Programs?

Recognizing our interconnected world and the importance of graduating biliterate, globally competent students, CIEE has established 30 language, service, and content area programs for high school students to study abroad in 16 different countries during their summer break.

The 3-4 week summer study abroad programs run in two sessions. Session one begins June 11 and Session 2 begins July 9.

These transformative, academically rigorous, and enjoyable programs (please see attached) are connected to goals for building biliteracy and for graduating global citizens. The programs grow students' proficiency in world languages, build intercultural competence, and engage students in service and leadership opportunities on global issues.

Competition Details

Location

Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center

3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007

Schedule

Friday, April 24:

1:00pm-4:00pm: Registration

5:00pm-7:00pm: Welcome Reception

Saturday, April 25

9:00am-1:00pm: Competition

Topics

Russia / Eurasia

Youth, Jobs, and Social Unrest

Food and Water

Future of Energy

Africa Rising

Human Trafficking

Asia and the New Global Economy

Millennium Development Goals: 2015 and Beyond

Great Decisions

Current Events

Rule Change

In the past, all ten question rounds featured a multiple-choice format. This year, the Current Events round in the National Competition will include fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and open-ended questions. All other rounds will remain multiple-choice.

All questions for the competition will be sourced from the official Study Guide. Rules and regulations for the competition can also be found in the Study Guide.

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Join Us! - Registration and Logistics

Registration

Teams who have won their local competitions are required to submit the following forms to WACA to register for the National Competition by March 25, 2015 .

1. Team Form - one per team

2. Release of Liability and Consent to Recording and Publication- one per participant

Hotel Information

We have secured the following group rates at the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center for 4/23/15-4/26/15:

Single/Double: $129/night

Triple/Quad: $149/night

To secure rooms with this block, please download and submit the below two forms to Danielle Samelson, Sales Coordinator, via email at [email protected]. Please include in the e-mail subject line: "Academic WorldQuest: (school name)". Also, please include the school name on the credit card authorization form and indicate on the rooming list which person or people are the chaperone. If incidentals are not to be charged to the credit card used to book the room, the chaperone will need to provide an additional credit card at check-in for incidentals.

The deadline to book is March 25, 2015, but we encourage you to book as soon as possible as space is limited.

Local Winning Teams

2014 National Champions, Plano West Senior High School from the World Affairs Council of Dallas/ Ft. Worth. Pictured with Bill Clifford, President and CEO, World Affairs Councils of America

Congratulations to the following teams who won their local Academic Worldquest Competition and will be joining us in Washington, DC in April to compete to be the 2015 National Champions:

World Affairs Council of Charlotte:

Myers Park High School

World Affairs Council of Jacksonville:

Stanton College Preparatory School

International Institute of Buffalo:

Hamburg High School

Peoria Area World Affairs Council:

Peoria Area High School Team

Pacific and Asian Affairs Council:

Punahou School

World Affairs Council of the Desert:

Palm Desert High School

World Affairs Council of Greater Reading:

Oley Valley High School

Minnesota International Center:

St. Paul Academy and Summit School

World Affairs Council of Maine:

Lake Region High School

Alaska World Affairs Council

Service High School

World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana

DuPont Manual High School

World Affairs Council of Atlanta

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

World Affairs Council of Las Vegas

West Career and Technical Academy

Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council

Golden High School

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Upper St. Clair High School

For more information on winning teams and a list of all participating members, visit our website.

The World Affairs Councils of America

1200 18th St., NW, Suite 902, Washington, DC 20036

Phone (202) 833-4557 Fax (202) 833-4555

Email [email protected] Website www.worldaffairscouncils.org