Thank you for your interest in the Global Ties KC Youth Diplomats Institute! We look forward to learning about what inspires and motivates you as a global citizen. Below you will find general information to help you complete your application.
Eligibility and Selection Process
Current high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors for the 2022-2023 academic year are invited to apply for a place in the Youth Diplomats Institute. Applications will be accepted from homeschooled, public, private, and charter high school students. There is no fee to participate in this program. Internet access, camera, and microphone access is required for virtual participants and in-person students must be able to travel to various locations across the Kansas City Metro.
Space is limited. Students will be selected based on proven leadership in the community, interest in global affairs, expressed interest in active participation, and ability to use the program content to further diplomacy in their community.
Program Details
The Youth Diplomats Institute is a nine-month real world learning opportunity to equip teens in Kansas and Missouri with the skills to be active global citizens. A series of monthly workshops and seminars will bring students together to explore themes in diplomacy and global affairs.
There are in-person and virtual program options for the Youth Diplomats Institute. The in-person program will be held in various locations, near Downtown Kansas City. The virtual program will occur via Zoom. Session materials between the two programs are similar.
In-Person Program Dates (Saturday’s in Downtown Kansas City)
10:00 am - 2:00 pm, lunch provided by Global Ties KC
September 17, 2022
October 15, 2022
November 19, 2022
December 17, 2022
January 21, 2023
February 18, 2023
April 22, 2023
May 20, 2023
Virtual Program Dates (Mondays via Zoom)
6:30-9:00 PM
September 19, 2022
October 17, 2022
November 21, 2022
December 19, 2022
January 23, 2023
February 20, 2023
April 24, 2023
May 22, 2023
Students who complete the program successfully will be eligible to apply for a fully-sponsored trip to Washington D.C. in Summer 2023 OR Summer 2024. This opportunity is open to all Youth Diplomat alumni since 2019 who have successfully completed the program and are 15-18 years of age.
Successful completion of the program includes the following:
a. Attending 6 out of 8 session dates.
b. Completing a program capstone project that will further diplomacy in the participant’s community, picked from a menu of options provided by Global Ties KC. This will include time required outside of program session (approximately 10 hours over five months).