“Closed” Study Locations 

The locations listed below are the study locations for the Olmsted Scholar Class of 2025.  These locations are “closed” to candidates submitting applications for the Olmsted Scholar Class of 2026 (to be selected by the Olmsted Foundation Board of Directors in March 2025).  Additionally, officers chosen for the Olmsted Scholar Class of 2026 will not be assigned to any locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia or mainland China.  Finally, the Olmsted Foundation generally does not assign two Scholars to the same city at the same time.  There are, however, some exceptions for locations with very large populations or those locations of strategic importance to US international relations and policy.  

Florianopolis, Brazil 

Santiago, Chile 

Bogota, Colombia 

Split, Croatia 

Lyon, France 

Tbilisi, Georgia 

Regensburg, Germany 

Athens, Greece 

Bolzano, Italy 

Tokyo, Japan 

Vilnius, Lithuania 

Rabat, Morocco 

Krakow, Poland 

Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

Seoul, South Korea 

Taipei, Taiwan 

Istanbul, Türkiye