Everett, MA - The Department is offering an extension to Wednesday, October 23,2024, for nominations for this year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. As shared in prior Updates, Guidelines for Nominations by Schools(download) are available. Each year, the commissioner invites schools to nominate outstanding high school seniors. The U.S. Presidential Scholars are selected based on their exemplary performance in the following areas:
Academic achievement
Leadership qualities
School involvement
Community engagement
The Department encourages all eligible schools to participate. Please review the guidelines for full submission information, including a checklist of documents that must be submitted as part of the nomination process. Additional information can be found on
DESE’s U.S. Presidential Scholarship Program webpage
. Anyone with additional questions about this opportunity is asked to please email
.