About the Summer Academy
Description
The Urban Institute Summer Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research is a unique and challenging program of skills-building, career development, and mentoring for minority undergraduates interested in careers in public policy research.
The year-long fellowship begins with an intensive eight-week summer program. Our summer program gives students between their junior and senior year of college the skills and exposure crucial to obtaining highly competitive entry positions in the field. After students successfully complete the summer program, we follow up with continued mentoring, research conference opportunities, job and graduate school counseling, and research paper publication during their final year of college.
Program Mission
While minorities and persons from distressed communities are often the subject of social programs and policies, they are greatly underrepresented in the field of public policy research. Adding the voices and perspectives of researchers from diverse backgrounds will make a valuable contribution to the field.
Approach
The unique multi-pronged approach of The Urban Institute Summer Academy will provide our students with:
- policy knowledge
- technical skills training
- guided research projects
- career skills development
- exposure to policy research careers
- senior-year follow-up
Policy Areas
Students will build their knowledge of important public policy issues in the following areas:
- Poverty and Income Support
- Employment Policy
- Education Policy
- Health Policy
- Housing and Urban Neighborhoods
- Crime and Justice Policy
- Federal Budget and Tax Policy
The application deadline is March 5, 2010. All application packages must be postmarked by this date to be considered. See the "How to Apply" page for application instructions.
Email: summeracademy@urban.org
The UI Summer Academy is supported by a generous grant from the Ford Foundation
