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The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program recognizes outstanding high school seniors based on different pathways of accomplishment, including artistic achievement in the arts (visual arts, music, theater, and dance) and creative writing. Presidential Scholar recognition is among the nation’s highest honors for high school students who represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in young people. Selected students are invited to apply by the United States Department of ���Ϲ���, and students chosen as U.S. Presidential Scholars receive a U.S. Presidential Scholars medallion.

Each year, New York State public schools are invited to recommend up to two students whose artistic achievements demonstrate outstanding excellence. Following a review of the recommendations, the Commissioner of ���Ϲ��� may nominate up to five students to the U.S. Department of ���Ϲ��� based on their scholarship and accomplishments in the visual and performing arts or creative writing. Only students nominated by the Commissioner are forwarded for national consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.

We are seeking your recommendations to identify students (public, private, charter, and home-schooled) who will graduate in June or August of 2027 and who have demonstrated exceptional skill, creativity, and mastery in their artistic discipline (visual arts, music, theater, dance, or creative writing). The nomination process and submission forms are available at the U.S. Presidential Scholars: Excellence in the Arts webpage. All submissions need to be completed and submitted by October 30, 2026, to the Office of Standards and Instruction.

Please contact P12Standardsinstruction@nysed.gov to submit, or if you have questions about the nomination process. Use “Arts-Presidential Scholar” in the subject line.

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