Seminars
SUMMER 2024 ‘POWER AND DEMOCRACY’ SEMINAR WASHINGTON D.C.
SUMMER 2024 ‘POWER AND DEMOCRACY’ SEMINAR WASHINGTON D.C.
Session 1:
- June 16th to July 6th
- Georgetown University Campus
Session 2:
- July 7th to July 27th
- Georgetown University Campus
Seminar Overview
The F.A.B. Fund ‘Power and Democracy’ program, created and taught by University of Oxford and Harvard academics, is offering an intensive and exceptional seminar on American government and political culture.
F.A.B. Fund programs uniquely combine the highest standards of academic course content alongside rigorous and wide-ranging exposure to well established and active practitioners in the political arena. The program deliberately unites academic study with direct experience: a combination often lacking or unavailable for many students who wish to actually ‘experience their education’ and thereby deepen their knowledge.
Beyond this unique educational experience, the F.A.B. Fund is committed to cultivating civic ties between citizens from nations the world over as you will be studying with a diverse group of fellow students. Our programs also deliberately aim at collapsing the cultural and ideological barriers between people, generating a degree of mutual understanding and respect through increased knowledge and direct contact.
Washington DC is best suited to provide this mix of ideals, ideas and experience. Our students attend morning courses taught by our F.A.B. Fund trained academics and, in the afternoon, leave the Georgetown University campuses for direct and exclusive contact with leading politicians, diplomats, party figures, scholars, journalists, military experts and public intellectuals.
Tentative Seminar Course Content and Activities Schedule
*For the June 16th to July 6th (session 1); the July 7th – July 27th session (2) at the Georgetown University campus
Your stay will be on the beautiful campus of Georgetown University (for sessions 1 and 2). All F.A.B. Fund classes will also be held in lecture halls on campus. Students will be placed in double room apartments. Single rooms are available upon request for an increased charge.
Round trip international airfare from London to Washington DC is provided in the cost of the program. The tuition also covers all transportation in day transfers between the campus and the Washington D.C. metro as well as all city day trips within Washington proper that are outlined above in the ‘practical engagement’ schedule. American students or foreign nationals who will be traveling from within the United States can opt to receive a 550 Pound flight voucher to deduct against the total cost of the seminar.
Students are free in the evenings, although there will be a sizable number of events at Embassies, Institutes and various political organizations that are available to those interested. The transportation costs for evening events are not included in the price.
This course is open to students of all major courses of study, from all nations and all backgrounds. The only course pre-requisite is sufficiency in English and the minimum GPA requirement is a 2.5 at an accredited academic institution – exceptions can be made upon submission of a written request, explanatory note and select interview.
For those interested in the taking the seminar for U.S. university credit – you may register by contacting Dr. Mason C. Meiringer at director@liberaldemocracy.fund
The summer seminar, including round trip flights from London, all transportation in Washington, Georgetown University campus accommodation, all practical engagement political and cultural events and F.A.B. Fund daily academic course instruction as well as all class reading materials is 3,950 Pounds.
- All ‘Power and Democracy’ summer seminars are limited to 30 people per session.
- Acceptance is based on a first-come first-serve basis and the final deadline for early admissions applicants is January 27th; for general applicants it is April 27th.
- To apply simply click ‘submit application’ below and follow the instructions. You may also directly contact us at admissions@liberaldemocracy.fund for more application information.
- Whilst early admissions ends on January 27th, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until then to apply given the limited spaces and seminars and the high interest.
- In case of acceptance, you will be notified by email from our admissions department and provided instructions on how to secure your place on the seminar.