AEI’s Summer Honors Program is an intensive, fully-funded educational and professional development opportunity in Washington, DC, for top undergraduate students. 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 a series of discussion-based seminars that offer participants forums to delve deeply into policy areas of their choice. Outside of the seminars, students participate in policy briefings with distinguished guests, high-level networking opportunities, and site visits in Washington.
The program aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of contemporary public policy challenges, a greater appreciation for substantive dialogue across ideological divides, and the knowledge and networks to pursue a future career in the policy world.
During Summer 2022, sixteen total week-long courses will be offered. Six of these courses are offered through the Initiative on Faith & Public Life, and will integrate Christian faith, theology, and ethics into discussions about economics, public policy, and society. These courses include:
June 6-10
Christianity, National Identity, and America’s Role in the World
with Paul Miller, Georgetown University
Christians, Muslims, and the Immigration Challenge to Religious Pluralism
with Matthew Kaemingk, Fuller Seminary
June 13-17
Are Markets Moral? In Search of a Humane Economy
with Mary Hirschfeld, Villanova University
Living the Good Life: The Human Person and Liberal Education
with Elizabeth Corey & David Corey, Baylor University
June 27 – July 1
Caring for the Poor in the Modern Public Square
with Brent Orrell, American Enterprise Institute
International Economic Development: Why Institutions Matter
with Stephen Smith, Hope College
All current undergraduates and recent grads (winter 2021 or later) are eligible to apply.
The application deadline is March 4, 2022. Click the link below to apply and learn more about the program.
