Hudson Institute Political Studies

Hudson Institute Political Studies offers top undergraduates a Summer Fellowship in political theory and practice that broadens and deepens understanding of public policy and American political principles. The Fellowship combines rigorous study of politics and political thought through week-long seminars led by master teachers, policy workshops featuring think tank experts and experienced government officials, and a distinguished speaker series of exemplary figures from public life. The 2022 Summer Fellowship features seminars that examine Plato's Republic Machiavelli's The Prince, and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America along with selections from the Bible, Federalist Papers, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and current scholarship on the opioid epidemic, technology regulation, American foreign policy in the Middle East and in the Asia Pacific.

Thank you for your interest in our Summer Fellowship!

Hudson Institute Political Studies offers a fellowship in political theory and practice to college students and recent graduates. All students participate free of charge, are given complimentary housing in Washington, D.C., and receive a stipend of $3,000. To apply you will need to fill out basic contact information and provide the following materials:

• Resume or CV
• Personal Statement
•  in answer to one of the following questions (1,000 words or fewer).
• What book has influenced you most and why?
• What do you hope to gain from the serious study of politics?
• Writing Sample
•  (15 pages or fewer)
• Your writing sample should be an example of your best work, whether that be an essay, article you have written, or something else. It must be written solely by you, and should be on a subject related in some way to the material studied in our fellowship (that is, generally on a subject of political science, philosophy, literature, history, classics, policy, foreign affairs, or government).
• Letter of Recommendation
• Photo of yourself

Upon submission of your application, we will request your letter of recommendation directly from your professor or other qualifying individual. It is your responsibility to notify your recommender that we will be requesting the letter.

The deadline for recommendation letters is February 21, 2022

The application deadline is February 18, 2022.

Decisions will be announced between March 11-14, 2022.