Scholarships

 
 

Virtual Learners and homeschool scholarships

 Parents for School Options Scholarship Program Highlights:

  • Awards: 1 x $2,500, 5 x $1,000, and 7 x $500

  • Eligibility: High school seniors enrolled in private or public online schools, school-at-home programs, or independent study programs. Must be a current U.S. resident and have a valid email address. 

  • Submission Deadline: February 14, 2025

How to Apply:

This year, high school seniors who meet the above eligibility criteria are invited to apply with the link below. All applicants must submit one of the following:

  • Write and submit a 250-word essay on the provided essay topic

  • Film and submit a 2-minute video essay on the provided essay topic. Video essays must be uploaded to a public platform (e.g. Youtube) with a sharable link. 

$8,000 in Scholarships from an Idaho Free-Market Think tank

The core of the Sawtooth Leadership Academy is our belief in putting Free Markets First. We believe that the free market – not government intervention – is the greatest force for good the world has ever known.

Mountain States Policy Center invites all high school and college students in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Eastern Washington to apply to be part of the Sawtooth Leadership Academy program in 2025.

​The Sawtooth Leadership Academy is a limited enrollment, no-cost program dedicated to broadening the perspectives of emerging young leaders in the principles of free markets, civics and civility.

Civics, civility, free markets and at least $8,000 is on the line as Mountain States Policy Center begins to accept applications for the 2025 Sawtooth Leadership Academy.

 The Sawtooth Leadership Academy is designed for ambitious high school and college students who are eager to explore and embrace free market principles, gain practical insights from industry leaders, and contribute to their communities as future leaders.
 

The core of the Sawtooth Leadership Academy is our belief in putting Free Markets First.
 

We believe that the free market – not government intervention – is the greatest force for good the world has ever known.

 

Mountain States Policy Center invites all high school and college students in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Eastern Washington to apply to be part of the Sawtooth Leadership Academy program in 2025.
 

All accepted students will:

  • Participate in a series of six online courses, featuring some of the region’s top political and business leaders;

     

  • Help plan and execute Mountain States Policy Center’s Great Debate series at a local college campus;
     

  • Write a policy study to be published by MSPC and voted upon by the public; and
     

  • Showcase study and research, and host a table of guests at MSPC’s Fall Dinner in Boise October 7.

Finalized publications will be up for a public vote in September. The publication that receives the highest number of votes receives a $5,000 scholarship. The second and third place finishers will receive $2,000 and $1,000.