Twelve winning essays are chosen, and the winners—ten from the United States and two from Canada— travel together on a 10-day expenses-paid educational tour of Europe.

For the winning students, the educational tour will not simply be a reward for a job well done—it will be a tool the students can use as they continue to lead by example as global citizens.

Congratulations to our 2008 Global Citizens winners!

For 2008, we asked students to reflect upon and respond to the following:

"Describe how a shared experience with someone from another cultural background influenced both of you as global citizens."

Application materials for our 2009 Global Citizen Awards will be available January 1, 2009.