The National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security (NYLF/NS): Exploring American Diplomacy, Intelligence and Defense is a tuition-based program. Tuition for the Fall 2008 Forum is $1,420. Tuition for the Spring 2009 Forum is $1,440. Tuition includes: accommodations, breakfasts and dinners, instruction, supervisory personnel, program materials, all forum activities and private motor coach transportation during the program. Students will need money only for lunches and incidentals they wish to purchase.

Transportation to and from Washington, D.C. is not included. Shuttle service between the forum location and selected airports is available on the first and last days of the forum. There is a $40 roundtrip fee for this service. Forum staff will be on-site in local airports to assist arriving students.

Tuition and Travel Protection Plan
To view a brochure about the optional Tuition and Travel Protection Plan, click here.

Financial Assistance

Community Fundraising
The National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) makes every effort to assist students with gathering funds for part or all of their tuition through fundraising and scholarships.

If you require financial assistance, the NYLF has prepared a special Fundraising Guide to help you raise the necessary funds within your community. In addition, the Office of Admissions is available to guide you in your fundraising efforts.

Need a great idea for fundraising? Read the success stories of students who raised full or partial tuition to attend their program.

For more information regarding fundraising, please contact the Office of Admissions.

Scholarship Fund
The National Youth Leadership Forum Foundation, a 501(c)(3)non-profit, has established the Jay Coupe Memorial Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to qualified nominees. The Forum and the Foundation award a limited number of partial and full scholarships based on financial need, scholastic merit, leadership achievements and other factors.

The Coupe Scholarship application deadline for the fall 2008 National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security has passed. It is too late to apply for a scholarship.

A new Coupe Scholarship application for spring 2009 sessions of the Forum on National Security will be available once nominees have been formally invited. Please check this page for updated information once you receive an invitation and enrollment application in the mail.

In the event that you are preliminarily granted an award, your notification letter will ask you to finalize the award through submitting a copy of the 2007 1040 Federal Income Tax Form from the individual who claimed you as a dependent. The Federal Income Tax form serves as proof of financial need as indicated upon the applicant's Scholarship Application. The National Youth Leadership Forum cannot grant any scholarship money without receiving sufficient proof of income. If you require further information, please contact the Office of Admissions.

Scholarship applicants should expect e-mail notification of the review results within two weeks of the scholarship deadline. Scholarship applicants who did not provide an operable e-mail address will receive their review results by mail shortly thereafter.