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The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program is a series of educational and professional development opportunities in Washington, DC, 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.
The program gathers students from diverse ideological backgrounds for substantive dialogue and debate about the most pressing issues facing the country and world. The core feature of the program is discussion-based seminars that offer participants forums to delve deeply into policy areas of their choice. Each seminar features 20-25 students and is led by AEI scholars or other policy practitioners, including renowned economists and foreign policy experts. Outside of the seminars, students participate in policy briefings with distinguished guests, high-level networking events, and site visits in Washington.
Last year, 86 students from colleges and universities across the country participated in the V&C portion of the program (over 220 students participated in the 2018 Summer Honors Program overall). Guest speakers included: Peter Greer (HOPE International), Justin Giboney (& Campaign), Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), Stephanie Summers (Center for Public Justice), and more.
In 2019, four courses (of the 11 total) will be offered through the Values & Capitalism initiative and are specifically for Christian college students, including:
June 3–7, 2019
International Economic Development: Why Institutions Matter, led by Dr. Stephen Smith, Hope College
The University: Disinterested or Activist?, led by Dr. Elizabeth Corey, Baylor University
June 10–14, 2019
Capitalism & Christianity: Do Markets Allow Us to Love Our Neighbor, led by Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley, Institute for Faith, Work & Economics
The Christian Faith and American Foreign Policy, led by Dr. William Indoben, University of Texas at Austin
Early Decision Deadline: January 7, 2019
Students who apply by the early decision deadline will know whether they are accepted, rejected, or waitlisted by February 4, 2019.
Final Deadline: March 11, 2019
We are no longer accepting applications.
