The Hertog Foundation is pleased to announce its 2018 fellowships and seminars for undergraduates and recent grads.
Visit hertogfoundation.org to learn more and apply.
As you can see on our website, the Foundation offers various fellowships on public policy and political thought in Washington, DC. Each carries funding for travel as well as housing accommodations. Fellows study with master teachers and hear from distinguished speakers drawn from academia, politics, journalism, and business. Current lecturers include Yuval Levin (National Affairs), General John Allen (Brookings), Robert Bartlett (Boston College), Vickie Sullivan (Tufts), Frederick Kagan (AEI), and many more.
We have four offerings next year:
- Eligibility: Undergraduates and very recent grads (2017 or 2018)
- Location: Washington, DC
- Duration: Friday-Sunday seminars, Winter/Spring 2018
- Stipend: Covers housing, meals, and travel
Intensive weekend programs that allow students to dive into pressing policy issues with leading experts and thinkers. Topics include understanding populism and constitutional law.
- Eligibility: Undergraduates and very recent grads (2017 or 2018)
- Location: Washington, DC
- Duration: 7-week program, June 17 – August 4, 2018
- Stipend: Provides housing and some meals, plus 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.
- Eligibility: College juniors, seniors and very recent grads (2017)
- Location: Washington, DC
- Duration: 2-week program, July 20 – August 4, 2018
- Stipend: Provides housing and some meals, plus 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. Students will learn from and interact with distinguished senior leaders in the national security and military communities, including retired generals and leading intellectuals.
- Eligibility: Undergraduates and very recent grads (2017 or 2018)
- Location: Washington, DC
- Duration: One- to two-week seminars throughout the period of June 24 – August 4, 2018
- Stipend: Provides housing and some meals, plus stipend
This series of one- to two-week seminars allows students to create their own individualized course of study. Younger students are encouraged to apply for these seminars, as are upperclassmen who have other obligations during the summer. Offerings include topics such as American democratic capitalism, US-Russia policy, modern conservative thought, and grand strategy.
The application deadline for Winter 2018 and Summer early decision is Monday, January 15, 2018.
The application deadline for Summer 2018 is Monday, February 12, 2018.