Allegheny County Students and Teachers Invited to Study Founding Principles in the Nation’s Capital

Allegheny County Students and Teachers Invited to Study Founding Principles in the Nation’s Capital

Scholarships Provided by the Allegheny Foundation

Washington, D.C. - The Bill of Rights Institute is proud to announce that the Allegheny Foundation will provide scholarships for eight Allegheny County residents to study the Constitution in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Four scholarships are available to Allegheny high school students to attend the Constitutional Academy, the nation’s premier program for students to study the Constitution. Scholarships are also available for four Allegheny County teachers to attend the Institute’s Founders Fellowship, which explores the intersections of civil and economic liberty.

During the Constitutional Academy, students will read the Founding documents and discuss contemporary issues in light of the Founding principles with students from across the country and constitutional scholars. While in Washington, D.C. students will visit museums and the U.S. Capitol.

This summer’s Constitutional Academy program dates are July 15-20, 2013. The application deadline is May 1, 2013. Application information can be found online at www.BillofRightsInstitute.org/constitutional-academy-application.  

During the Founders Fellowship program, teachers will enjoy lectures with constitutional scholars, discussions with fellow teachers, and scholar-led visits to historic sites including Mount Vernon, the National Archives, and a monument tour. Teachers will be selected based upon their leadership displayed in the classroom and dedication to educating their students about the connections between politics and economics.

This summer’s Founders Fellowship program dates are July 22-26, 2013. The application deadline is March 26, 2013. Application information can be found online at www.BillofRightsInstitute.org/ff-2013/.

“We are grateful for the support of the Allegheny Foundation, which enables us to challenge and enrich students’ and teachers’ lives as they study works written by and about the leading minds of the American Founding era,” said Tony Woodlief, president at the Bill of Rights Institute. “This work is invaluable to the continuation of the American experiment in self-government.”

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ABOUT THE ALLEGHENY FOUNDATION
The Allegheny Foundation concentrates its giving in the Western Pennsylvania area and confines most of its grant awards to programs for historic preservation, civic development and education. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals. Proposals for the following are usually declined: event sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, renovations or government agencies. More information can be found at www.scaife.com.

ABOUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE
The Bill of Rights Institute is an educational non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, whose mission is to educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society. For more information, visit www.BillofRightsInstitute.org.