Term Length: Summer, 6 Weeks
US Citizenship Not Required

Undergraduate students (of any class year) and recent graduates (up to one year post graduation) are welcome to apply. International students, whether studying abroad or in the United States, are also welcome to apply. Students must be 18 years of age prior to the start of the program.

Ideal candidates for the program have a serious interest in political thought, political philosophy and public policy. Students with academic backgrounds from political science to philosophy, economics to classics, and even English to chemistry are welcome to apply, as long as they have and can demonstrate a deep interest in the subjects of our fellowship. Applicants should be serious thinkers and strong writers. Past students have come from all over the world and all over the United States, from across the ideological spectrum, and from a variety of academic backgrounds.

Hudson Institute Political Studies offers a fellowship in political theory and practice to college students and recent graduates. All students participate free of charge, reside in complimentary housing in Washington, D.C., and receive a stipend of $3,000.

To apply, you will need to provide basic contact information and 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 the fellowship (that is, generally on a subject of political science, philosophy, literature, history, classics, policy, foreign affairs, or government).
  • Some schools, some programs, and some professors do not assign essays for coursework relevant to Political Studies. If this prevents you from submitting a writing sample, please upload:
    • documentation from your school, academic advisor, or professor (as appropriate) explaining this policy
    • a 1,000 word answer to the personal statement question you not did originally choose, attempting to imitate an academic writing sample.
      • What book has influenced you most and why? or
      • What do you hope to gain from the serious study of politics?
• Letter of Recommendation
  • Upon submission of your application, your professor (or other qualifying individual) will receive an automated letter of recommendation request from Hudson Institute Political Studies.
  • It is your responsibility to seek out a letter of recommendation well before your recommender receives this automated request, and to notify them that they will receive the request when you submit your application. Please give your recommender adequate time to compose and submit a letter. Letters can be turned in by your recommender.
• Professional style headshot of yourself