National Summer Academy


Hosted on the campus of Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Florida). To learn more about FAMU, visit http://www.famu.edu.

2017 National Summer Academy (TBA)
Application Deadline: TBA

 

Experience the National Summer Academy

Criteria

  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
    (Note: D.Y.G. National Academy Program Staff will verify the GPA of all Applicants)
  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must submit an official high school transcript.
  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must have three letters of recommendation.
  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must write a full one page typed essay detailing their personal background and relevant life experiences.
  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must be a male African American student in 9th through 12th grade.
  • Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must submit a recent photo (JPG,JPEG) with application.

Curriculum

The D.Y.G. National Summer Academy Accelerated Curriculum will accomplish the following:

  • Develop and implement strategies to provide effective leadership on critical issues facing our local communities.
  • Create a hub and networking outlet for talented African American male students.
  • Function as an accelerated training ground that develops and prepares the next generation of local, state, and national leaders.
  • Teach relevant tangible life skills. (Oratorical, Culinary, Mechanical, Technical, and Etiquette Skills).
  • Develop and cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Enhance social, professional development, and life skills.
  • Teach financial literacy and wealth building strategies.
  • Expose participants to high quality cultural, academic, and community oriented activities.
  • Empower students through the teaching of Advanced African Studies, Communal Values, and Foreign Affairs.
  • Broaden the intellectual capacities of all participants through reading and analyzing relevant essays, poems, and books.
 
 
 
  • "When I first arrived at Florida A&M University I didn't know anybody, but by the time I left, I felt like all of the students and counselors were my brothers."Marquise Tucker
    Atlanta, GA
  • "DYG effectively develops academically gifted young men and truly teaches the value of true brotherhood."Leonard Richardson
    Sanford, FL
  • "DYG changed my life and whole perspective on it. It showed me how to be a man and how to survive in this world as a Distinguished Young Gentleman."Jamal Abdur Salaam
    St. Paul, MN
  • "DYG is the best academic program I've ever experienced."Bruno Lubin
    Orlando, FL
  • "My favorite part of the program was the brotherhood and bond that we had as a family."Romanze Greene
    Baltimore, MD
  • "An experience not soon forgotten and people who demonstrate what it means to be distinguished."O'Shane Elliott
    St. Petersburg, FL
  • "DYG is a life changing experience."Dymikle Sims
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • "The rigorous curriculum helped me realize what it means to be pushed to the limit."Josh Weaver
    Charlotte, NC
  • "DYG has given me the necessary tools to think globally and serve my community locally."Markeal Dickey
    Tallahassee, FL
  • "DYG always pushes me to the limit to maximize my fullest potential."Deedat Ahmed
    Mesa, Arizona
  • "It is refreshing to know that I have DYG brothers around the country that are truly the cream of the crop."Roderick Veney
    Beaumont, TX
  • "When you bring the best and brightest together, something great is bound to happen."Ryan Blackwell
    Chicago, Illinois