Global Scholar: Atlanta, GA - AMP Global Youth

Explore our history and present, to design our shared future.

Session 5: Global Scholar: Atlanta and Civil Rights Trail
July 20-28, 2025

About The Program

Join us for a transformative experience in Atlanta, GA, and along the Civil Rights Train in Montgomery and Selma, AL. We are exploring social entrepreneurship in Atlanta, the history of the US civil rights movement and the enduring challenges facing us today — from the school-to-prison pipeline to voting, and the power of the youth voice to design and demand a brighter future.

We are based at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and will travel to Montgomery, AL to visit the incredible Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. We also visit key spots in Selma, AL, including the National Voting Rights Museum.

This experience consists of three foundational elements:

1. Exploring our role as youth leaders today. We’ll begin our experience begins with a session exploring the role of youth in social change, and taking stock of our own experiences as youth leaders. Throughout the program we’ll continue to reflect on what our experience in Montgomery suggests for our leadership. We’ll participate in some of AMP’s most popular workshops, around organizing, team building, and dialogue. And we’ll conclude the experience by drafting a personal power plan for next steps after the program.

2. Experiencing the Legacy Museum and the National Peace and Justice Memorial. The program centers around these incredible institutions and the powerful ways they educate, expand, and challenge us. We will meet directly with Museum staff and animators.

3. Deepening our understanding of the history of the United States, and how the legacy of slavery translates to some of the biggest challenges facing us today including: mass incarceration, the school-to-prison pipeline, and voting rights. Scholars will unpack and discuss these challenges, and meet with leaders fighting to bring change to our system and communities. The program concludes with Scholars drafting a commitment that brings their new knowledge into action.

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Summer 2025 Sessions:

Session 1: Washington, DC. Sat June 28-Sun July 6. Georgetown University
Session 2: Washington, DC. Sat July 12-Sun July 20. $2100. Georgetown University
Session 3: Washington, DC extension. Sun July 6-Fri July 11. Georgetown University
Session 4: Washington, DC – Middle School. Sun July 6-Fri July 11. Georgetown University
Session 5: Atlanta and Civil Rights Trail. Sun July 20-Mon July 28. Emory University & Civil Rights Trail
Session 6: Virtual. Sun July 6-Fri July 11. Online, 11-3pm ET each program day, with additional individual and group work hours

Who is this program for?

This program is for rising 8th-12th graders who are curious, bold, and visionary. You do not need any particular prior experience or coursework; the biggest thing we look for is curiosity and eagerness to explore urgent global challenges and become changemakers. The program is held in English.

Where will this program take place?

We are based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia with travel to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

Housing: Scholars stay in a secure dorm on the Emory campus alongside our program staff. Most rooms are double occupancy, with a shared bathroom on the floor. Our residential staff: student ratio is about 1:8. Laundry facilities and vending machines are available in the dorm.

Meals: While we eat many of our meals in the Emory dining hall, we also eat in downtown Atlanta and Montgomery on the days we are visiting offices or sightseeing. We are always able to accommodate special diets or allergies; please share anything we should know on your welcome survey.

Price: We are committed to ensuring as many students as possible can benefit from this life-changing experience. In addition, we are fiercely committed to charging an honest price for this experience. We are significantly more affordable than any of our peer programs. This is not due to any difference in quality of programming. (In fact, we offer an unrivaled holistic experience). Rather, we are a mission-focused non-profit organization, not a business looking to extract huge sums from students and their parents. Every year about 50% of the class receives scholarship support to attend. Please review application deadlines and fees on our website, here.

How do I apply for financial aid? We will share the financial aid application with admitted students, and release aid decisions once/month. There is no application fee.

What’s Included: The program fee includes room, board, materials and the program itself. Scholars are responsible for paying for transportation to/from Atlanta, supplemental meals or snacks, and spending money. Scholars are also expected to pay for lunch on the 3 days we are sightseeing downtown. Although it’s hard to estimate, a reasonable amount of spending money might be $50-75/week. Scholars can also opt for us to pick them up at their point of arrival (Atlanta airport) for a small transfer fee.

What else can I do with AMP Global Youth this summer? This summer, we are offering our two 9-day programs in Washington, DC; a 6-day extension in Washington, DC; this 8-day program in Atlanta, GA; and a virtual program. Programs are designed to enable you to link as many as you’d like, for example: a 9-day and 6-day program in Washington, DC. Let us know if you have any questions about joining multiple programs this summer. (You’ll get a great discount off both, too!)

Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out! We are a virtual office, so email is usually the fastest way to reach us: GlobalScholar@AMPGlobalYouth.org. We are very happy to schedule a time to speak, too!

Admitted Scholars will be given access to our Admitted Students Portal, and invited to Welcome Calls later in the spring.

We hope to see you in Atlanta this summer!

Program Highlights

Explore urgent global challenges

through seminars with experts. We offer unparalleled access to leaders and places where decisions get made. Click to see our speakers.

Build powerful skills

through our approach that gives you the knowledge and skills you need to become a global citizen and leader.
Click to see our impact.

Be bold and visionary

through becoming a global leader. Global Scholar builds skills that cannot be gained elsewhere, which you can immediately apply to your work and life. Click to see our curriculum.

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2025 Workshop Dates

Global Scholar Session 1: DC

Sat June 28-Sun July 6
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Global Scholar Session 2: DC Extension

Sun July 6-Fri July 11
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Global Scholar Session 3: DC

Sat July 12-Sun July 20
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Global Scholar Session 4: Atlanta & Montgomery

Sun July 20-Sun July 27
Emory University & Civil Rights Trail

Global Scholar Session 5: Middle School DC