Fully Funded Weekend Seminars in Political Science from the Hertog Foundation in the US 2020

DÉTAILS OPPORTUNITÉ

Récompense totale

0 $

Organisation à but non lucratif

Hertog Foundation

Région

Amérique

Pays hôte

États-Unis

Date limite

14 janv. 2020

Niveau d'études

Premier cycle

Spécialités

Lettres Sciences Humaines

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Algérie , Comores , Egypte , Jordanie , Liban , Mauritanie , Oman , Qatar , Soumalie , Syrie , Émirats arabes unis , bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Maroc , Palestine , Arabie Saoudite , Soudan , Tunisie , Yemen

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

The Hertog Foundation offers seminars for undergraduate, postgraduate and young professionals, usually, begin on a Friday evening and conclude Sunday afternoon. Each seminar is centered around in-depth, student-driven dialogue on a set of curated readings.

Hertog Weekend Seminars provide a rare opportunity to engage in high-level intellectual discussion and debate on the most influential works in political thought and the most pressing policy issues facing the United States with renowned scholars, leading experts, and a community of peers from across the country.

Funding:

The Hertog Foundation provides travel, lodging, meals, and all course materials.

Selection Criteria:

A typical competitive applicant meets the following criteria:

An undergraduate GPA > 3.5
Strong letter(s) of recommendation from a professor or another individual who is in a position to comment on the applicant’s academic or professional qualifications.
A statement of purpose that tells us how the applicant’s interests and ambitions relate to the preferred program. The statement of purpose is very important and deserves careful attention.
An academic writing sample that demonstrates the applicant’s powers of analysis and independent thought, and not only their ability to do scholarly research or comment on a text.

About:

The Hertog Foundation offers several highly competitive and selective educational programs for outstanding individuals who seek to influence the intellectual, civic, and political life of the United States. It offers programs in three main areas: Political Thought & Philosophy; War & Foreign Affairs; and Economics & Domestic Policy.

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