Interested in political philosophy and looking for a summer experience in DC? Consider the following opportunities from the Hertog Foundation (and hosted at GW!). During the past few years, applications by several GW students, generally from the University Honors Program, have been accepted, along with students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn and Stanford. Submit your application by February 8th!
The Hertog Political Studies Program
- WASHINGTON, DC — June 19, 2016 – August 6, 2016
- The Hertog Political Studies Program offers exceptional students a unique opportunity to undertake a broad and rigorous study of political ideas and institutions, public policy, and statesmanship. Students will read classic texts in the history of political philosophy with outstanding faculty from institutions across the country. They will explore the fundamental principles of American politics and the opinions that distinguish left and right in America. They will consider major challenges that American policymakers confront. And they will closely examine political leadership with prominent men and women who shape American public policy.
- ALL HOUSING COSTS ARE COVERED, AND EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A $2,500 STIPEND TO COVER ANCILLARY EXPENSES (or to help offset travel costs where applicable).
The War Studies Seminar
- WASHINGTON, DC — JULY 15, 2016 – JULY 30, 2016
- The Hertog War Studies Program is an intensive two-week program run by the Institute for the Study of War in Washington DC. The program aims to educate advanced undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization, and control of war and military forces. Over the course of two weeks, students will learn from and interact with distinguished senior leaders in the national security and military communities. Students will gain a deeper understanding of specific topics in military history and their intersection with modern warfare and policy. Opportunities to learn about military history in a hands-on environment include participating in a battlefield staff-ride to Gettysburg to explore the relationships between terrain, timing, and decision-making in war. Previous editions of the Hertog War Studies Program have featured topics including the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the ongoing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in Syria and Iraq.
- ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $1,500 IN ADDITION TO HOUSING, MEALS, AND SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION TO AND WITHIN WASHINGTON, DC.
Summer Courses
- WASHINGTON, DC — SUMMER 2016
- The Hertog Summer Courses provide top college undergraduates the opportunity to create the course of study that best fits their interests and knowledge level. Students can choose among seminars on topics covering economics, history, foreign policy, and political thought. These highly intensive courses run one to two weeks, and offer students an unparalleled chance to immerse themselves in a public policy topic with leading scholars and practitioners in their fields.
- ALL HOUSING COSTS ARE COVERED, AND EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND TO COVER ANCILLARY EXPENSES ($750 for 1-week courses, $1,000 for 2-week courses).
Application are due February 8th. More information can be found at www.HertogFoundation.org. In addition, information may be obtained by contacting:
Cheryl Miller
Hertog Foundation
(202) 841-7314
cherylm@hertogfoundation.org
