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21 Students Awarded Summer Scholarships |
Twenty-one high school students have been awarded NCWA scholarships for study in prestigious one- and two-week programs in the U.S. and abroad during the summer of 2026. Many of the scholarships have been made possible by generous donations by NCWA members -- THANK YOU! To meet the students and see their photos, click here. Five students will attend the Oxford Academia International Relations program at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. They are: Bennett Bozman, Aubrey Rogers High School; Aarohee Dabas, Gulf Coast High School; Zoe Saladin, Fort Myers High School; Austen Summy, Fort Myers High School, and Lavya Patel, Gulf Coast High School. Two students will attend the Germany International Relations and the EU Program: Braxton Cabrera, Gulf Coast High School, and Luke Brown, Aubrey Rogers High School. Isabella Peck of North Fort Myers High School will attend Tufts University's France International Relations Program. Micaela "Mica" Fallon of Gulf Coast High School will attend the Costa Rica Global Sustainability and Environmental Diplomacy Program. | Attending the Harvard University Chan C-Change Youth Summit on Climate Science, Medicine and Health will be Erin Hanna, Gulf Coast High School, and Benaiah Schuessler, Aubrey Rogers High School. Tufts University's International Relations Program in Boston will be attended by Aaron Bozman, Aubrey Robgers High School. Georgetown University's International Relations Academy will be attended by Alexia Boby, Fort Myers High School; Zaara Rahman, Fort Myers High School; Anna Fulmer, Donahue Academy; Juliana Dalao, Gulf Coast High School; Sahana Kanda, Gulf Coast High School, and Klea Kocani, Golden Gate High School. Attending Georgetown University's program on National Security and Intelligence will be Alex Ewy, Aubrey Rogers High School. Attending Yale University's Yale Model United Nations Program will be Talia Matten, Babcock High School, and Carter Gurule, Cypress Lake High School. Many of the scholarships are funded by NCWA members who are major donors to the program. The donors will meet the students who will receive the scholarships at an ice cream social on April 7, as well as the students' parents and/or guardians and teachers. The students were introduced to NCWA members before the evening lecture on April 7. |
21 NCWA Scholars to Attend Prestigious International Relations |
Each year, the Naples Council on World Affairs invites the most promising high school juniors in our area with an interest in world events to apply for scholarships to prestigious one- to three-week study programs in the U.S. and other countries. Each year, the number of applications grows, and the number of NCWA members willing to support the development of our future leaders grows along with it. NCWA is proud of its investment of time, energy and commitment -- as well as financial support -- in the leaders of tomorrow. We urge you to look over this list of 21 NCWA Scholars who will attend the selected programs in the summer of 2026. Go to the subsequent pages on U.S. and International programs to learn about what they will study. What they learn about the world will serve them well in the future. We invite you to get involved, either by participating in organizing these programs or donating to funds that support them. You are welcome to contact program chairs for more information: Judy Baker, International Scholarships, 2026 NCWA SCHOLARS Oxford Academia – Oxford University, United Kingdom
Bennett Bozman and
Aarohee Dabas and
Zoe Saladin and
Austen Summy and
Lavya Patel Germany: International Relations and the EU
Braxton Cabrera Tufts University, Talloires, France:
Isabella Peck Costa Rica: Global Sustainability
Micaela (Mica) Fallon | PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. Harvard University Chan C-Change
Erin Hanna and
Benaiah Schuessler Tufts University:
Aaron Bozman Georgetown University:
Alexia Boby and
Zaara Rahman and
Anna Fulmer and
Juliana Dalao and
Sahana Kanda and
Klea Kocani Georgetown University:
Alex Ewy Yale University:
Talia Matten and
Carter Gurulé |
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NCWA STUDENT PROGRAM ALUMNI Many alumni of NCWA student programs -- summer scholarships, Model UN and Academic WorldQuest -- have developed their international relations experience through participation in more than one of our programs. After graduation from local high schools, they have built on that experience in their college careers and beyond. Some of our alumni are now in careers in international relations or diplomacy or are working in fields relating to the interest in international relations developed in their high school years through NCWA programs. We bring them together to share their experiences in the NCWA Student Alumni Association or are proud to report their progress when we hear from them. To learn what they are doing now, click here to access the Student Alumni page on our website. |
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