Selection Process
How are students selected?
Each September, the Foundation's selection process begins when the nomination materials are sent to 20,000 public and private high schools in the United States. All 10th graders are eligible for selection to attend one of three or four-day weekend seminars held each spring/summer in all 50 states, Ontario Canada, and Mexico. A sophomore leader is nominated by each school and is certified by the principal. From each HOBY Leadership Seminar, certain ambassadors are selected to represent their seminar at a week-long World Leadership Congress held in the late summer. In addition, HOBY invites young leaders from at least 30 countries to attend.
