Program areas at Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
The Coolidge Scholarship The Foundation operates a merit scholarship program that awards full undergraduate scholarships to outstanding high school students. The scholarship program attracts thousands of students each year, each of whom learns about President Coolidge and his values through the course of applying for the scholarship. The Coolidge Foundation conducts a rigorous, multi-stage, review process that culminates with interviews with a finalist jury. Since 2016, thirty-two Coolidge Scholarships have been awarded. Finalists are also awarded a smaller one-time scholarship. The chief criterion is academic excellence. Secondary criteria include interest in policy, appreciation of the values Coolidge championed, humility, and service.
Coolidge Senators Program -- The Coolidge Senators Program honors the top applicants to the Coolidge Scholarship by hosting them at the annual Coolidge Senators Summit in Washington, DC. While in Washington the students tour all three branches of government, attend seminars with nationally known policy experts and business leaders, and engage in formal debates on issues in public policy. The students remain engaged with the Coolidge Foundation through the Coolidge Senators Network.
The Coolidge Foundation hosts programs around the country that seek to educate and to perpetuate the memory and legacy of President Calvin Coolidge. In addition to programs described in 4a and 4c, these programs include a national high school debate program that emphasizes Coolidge related topics, content, and instruction, a Coolidge-themed event/lecture series, the Coolidge quarterly, a bi-weekly e-newsletter, an active website with educational materials, and history education programs at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site for students of all ages.