December 9, 2014

Hertog Foundation Summer Fellowship Applications are Open

By: AF Editors

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The Hertog Foundation is offering four fellowship programs this summer for college students and recent grads. The Hertog Foundation has had faculty and guest speakers that have featured Bill Kristol, Yuval Levin, Bob Kagan, Charles Murray, Justice Scalia, and many other.

The following programs are being offered. Applications can be found here and are due by Monday, February 9, 2015.

Political Studies Program

  • Eligibility: Undergraduates and very recent graduates

  • Location: Washington, DC

  • Duration: 6-week program, June 21-August 1, 2015

  • Stipend: Provides housing and meals plus $3,000 stipend

Hertog Fellows study classic texts in political thought and some of the seminal documents of American politics with an outstanding faculty. In addition, students study selected public policy issues with some of those who helped formulate and implement those policies.

War Studies Program

  • Eligibility: Rising college juniors, seniors and very recent graduates

  • Location: Washington, DC

  • Duration: 2-week program, July 25-August 7, 2015

  • Stipend: Provides housing and meals plus $1,500 stipend

The War Studies Program, run by the Institute for the Study of War, aims to educate undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization, and control of war and military forces. Over the course of the program, students will learn from and interact with distinguished senior leaders in the national security and military communities, including retired generals and leading intellectuals.

Economic Policy Studies Program

  • Eligibility: Undergraduates and very recent graduates

  • Location: Washington, DC

  • Duration: 2-week program, August 2-August 15, 2015

  • Stipend: Provides housing and meals plus $1,500 stipend

Led by Yuval Levin, editor of National Affairs, this seminar aims to educate undergraduate students about the intersection of theory and practice in our national politics. Students will learn from and interact with distinguished experts in various arenas of public policy and leading elected officials in Washington.

Advanced Institutes

  • Eligibility: Undergraduates, graduates, and graduate students

  • Location: Washington, DC and New York City

  • Duration: 1-week seminars include $750 stipend plus housing and meals

The 2015 Advanced Institutes include:

  • The Political Thought of Abraham Lincoln with Allen C. Guelzo

    • August 2–7, 2015, New York Historical Society

  • The Lessons of the Iraq War with Vance Serchuk

    • August 9–15, Washington, DC

 

Alyssa Canobbio is the blog editor for America’s Future Foundation. To submit posts for consideration please e-mail her at [email protected]