The Bezos Scholars Program is a year-long leadership development program for
public high school juniors and educators. The program begins with a scholarship to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival and continues through the following
school year, when Bezos Scholar Teams return to their communities to launch sustainable, local Ideas Festivals that transform their schools and communities.
There are 573 federally-recognized tribes in 36 states in the Unites States.
"I feel the youth in my community oftentimes lack a voice. When we as youth are not represented in the community, our people are living out of balance."