Honors Program

The 2012 – 2013 ISI Honors Program

“American Exceptionalism”

Click here for this year's Honors Program Brochure.

July 15–July 21, 2012
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia

Application Postmark Deadline:
January 17, 2012

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The ISI Honors Program is a highly selective yearlong mentoring fellowship for fifty of the nation’s most promising undergraduates.

“The Honors Program has literally been one of the most important intellectual events of my life. I came away from the summer conference with a good sense of the direction I want to go academically and personally.”

—ISI Honors Fellow, Yale University

Honors Fellows are assigned an Academic Mentor who guides them through reading projects and advises on intellectual questions and career options. Fellows explore the West’s intellectual tradition at a weeklong, all-expenses paid summer conference, at weekend colloquia, and through online correspondence.

“I take heart in knowing that there is a broad community that shares questions which concern me and am, vitally, compelled to continue my own studies with greater tenacity and thoughtfulness.”

—ISI Honors Fellow, Louisiana State University

Fellows receive an array of ISI publications, including American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia and Modern Age, and are notified of employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities.

“The Honors Program has helped me to better understand the complexity of the debates that constitute our contemporary political discourse, as well as to see new ways of approaching the problems that we each face separately as individuals and that we face together as citizens of our nation.”

—ISI Honors Fellow, University of Texas

Application Requirements

To apply for admission to the ISI Honors Program, assemble the following:

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One-page résumé
Three-page personal philosophical statement
Five- to ten-page academic writing sample
Two academic letters of recommendation
Official transcripts of undergraduate work

Application Guidelines

The postmark deadline for Honors Program materials and applications is January 17, 2012. The 2012–2013 ISI Honors Fellows will be announced in April 2012. All applicants will be notified by email.
Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduates for academic year 2012-2013.
Personal philosophical statement and academic writing samples must be 12 point standard font, and double spaced.
Academic letters of recommendation must be sent by the recommender.
Transcripts may be mailed by the issuing institution or the applicant.

Note: Applications that do not meet the above criteria will not be considered.

Appying Online (Strongly Preferred)

Follow the steps below to apply via the Honors Program online portal:

Create a MyISI profile. You will be notified within 1–2 business days that your profile has been established.
After your profile has been established, access the Honors Program portal here.

Appying via Mail

If you prefer to use hard materials, include the application requirements with an application form and mail them to the address below:
Honors Program
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
3901 Centerville Road
Wilmington, DE 19807-1938

For more information on the Honors Program, please e-mail honors@isi.org or call (800) 526-7022.

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