The Flagship Program
Eight weeks in Washington.
A lifetime of consequence.
Each summer we select twelve extraordinary college men for the Washington Program. They arrive in June for eight of the most demanding and rewarding weeks of their young lives — paid professional work by day, serious study by night, and weekends spent in rooms most people never see.
Internships
High-level paid placements in scholars' fields.
Scholars are placed in substantive roles at congressional offices, federal agencies, think tanks, law firms, financial institutions, media, and nonprofits. Placements are selected to match individual scholar interests — not to fill slots.
Academics
A rigorous seminar in ethics and first principles.
Weekly seminars in constitutional principles, economic fundamentals, and ethics — taught by scholars, judges, and practitioners. Reading lists are demanding. Discussion is Socratic. Graduation is earned.
Activities
Private briefings and unrepeatable access.
Cohort dinners with Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, Cabinet officials, and leading entrepreneurs. Museum closures, private tours, and the kinds of rooms you cannot otherwise enter at 20 years old.
The Summer
What a Washington Scholar receives.
- ✦Weekly leadership and professional development workshops
- ✦Cohort housing in a university residence hall
- ✦Living stipend, meals, and transit
- ✦Constitutional and ethics seminars with faculty and jurists
- ✦Private briefings with senior government and industry leaders
- ✦Capstone: scholar-led policy analysis and presentation
Cost to the scholar
Zero.
The program is fully funded by donors who believe in the preparation of extraordinary young men. See how to sponsor a scholar.
300+
Scholars since 2003
6
Rhodes Scholars
9
Truman Scholars
2
Fulbright Scholars
15
Harvard Law graduates
21
PhD recipients
5
Medical doctors
20+
Years of impact
Ready to apply?
Applications open each September.
We select twelve scholars each year. The application is competitive, and deeply personal — we are selecting not just for talent, but for character.