The American Enterprise Institute's Summer Honors Program is a series of educational and professional development opportunities for top undergraduate students. Students in the program have the chance to connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEI, one of America's preeminent think tanks, through discussion-based seminars with AEI scholars and policy professionals, policy briefings with distinguished guests, high-level networking events, and site visits in Washington.
Eligibility: Current undergraduates and recent graduates (winter 2017 or later). International students are eligible to apply.
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: Students participate in either a single one-week course or a multi-week opportunity at the start of the summer.
Stipend: This is a fully-funded program. Housing, meals on class days, stipends and travel vouchers are all provided.
Deadlines:
- Early Decision Deadline: December 18th, 2017. Student who apply by the early decision deadline will be told if they are accepted, rejected, or waitlisted by the end of January.
- Regular Decision Deadline: March 5th, 2018.
Questions: SummerHonors@aei.org
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 15. We encourage
you apply as soon as possible to be considered for your top choice.
Course Offerings
MAY 29–June 1, 2018
Pericles Athens: Politics & Society of the First Great Democracy
Dr. Gary Schmitt, AEI
JUNE 4–8, 2018
Staying Calm in Unsafe Spaces
Dr. Charles Murray, AEI
Capitalism & Christianity: Do Markets Allow Us to Love Our Neighbor?
Dr. Anne Bradley, Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics
International Economic Development: Why Institutions Matter
Dr. Stephen Smith, Hope College
Democratic Capitalism: Principles & Practices
Dr. Michael Strain, AEI
JUNE 11–15, 2018
Empire for Liberty: Strategy-making in America
Thomas Donnelly, AEI
K-12 Education: The Foundation of American Democracy, Society, and Economy
Dr. Michael McShane, AEI
Understanding the Middle East Challenge
Dr. Michael Rubin, AEI
JUNE 18–22, 2018
War & Decision-Making
Dr. Frederick Kagan, AEI
The Constitution: Original Meanings and Modern Times
Professor John Yoo, AEI
Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference
Dr. John Inazu, Washington University School of Law
The Christian Faith and American Foreign Policy
Dr. William Inboden, University of Texas-Austin |
