Your passport to global affairs

Each year, the Naples Council on World Affairs invites the most promising high school juniors in our area with an interest in world events to apply for scholarships to prestigious one- to three-week study programs in the U.S. and other countries. Each year, the number of applications grows, and the number of NCWA members willing to support the development of our future leaders grows along with it.

NCWA is proud of its investment of time, energy and commitment -- as well as financial support -- in the leaders of tomorrow.

We urge you to look over this list of 21 NCWA Scholars who will attend the selected programs in the summer of 2026. Go to the subsequent pages on U.S. and International programs to learn about what they will study. What they learn about the world will serve them well in the future.

We invite you to get involved, either by participating in organizing these programs or donating to funds that support them. You are welcome to contact program chairs for more information: Judy Baker, International Scholarships,
jebstar2@gmail.com, and Martha Williams, U.S./North American Scholarships, mwilliams@wnmn.org.

2026 NCWA SCHOLARS

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Oxford Academia – Oxford University, United Kingdom

Bennett Bozman
Aubrey Rogers High School  

and

Aarohee Dabas
Gulf Coast High School 

and

Zoe Saladin
Fort Myers High School

and

Austen Summy
Fort Myers High School  

and

Lavya Patel
Gulf Coast High School 

Germany: International Relations and the EU

Braxton Cabrera
Gulf Coast High School  

and

Luke Brown
Aubrey Rogers High School  

Tufts University,
Talloires, France
International Relations Program

Isabella Peck
North Fort Myers High School   

Costa Rica: Global Sustainability
and Environmental Diplomacy

Micaela (Mica) Fallon
Gulf Coast High School    

PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.

Harvard University Chan C-Change
Youth Summit On Climate Science, Medicine & Health

Erin Hanna
Gulf Coast High School

and

Tufts University:
International Relations, Boston

Aaron Bozman
Aubrey Rogers High School

Georgetown University:
International Relations Academy

Alexia Boby 
Fort Myers High School   

and

Zaara Rahman
Fort Myers High School  

and

Anna Fulmer
Donahue Academy  

and

Juliana Dalao 
Gulf Coast High School  

and

Sahana Kanda
Gulf Coast High School  

and

Klea Kocani
Golden Gate High School   

Georgetown University:
National Security and Intelligence Program

Alex Ewy
Aubrey Rogers High School   

Yale University:
Yale Model United Nations (YMUN)

Talia Matten
Babcock High School  

and

Carter Gurulé
Cypress Lake High School