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This interdisciplinary program serves to introduce advanced students to the principles of public policy. If you are thirsty not only for knowledge but for understanding, and if you are impatient to make the world a better place, this may be the perfect course for you.
Non-credit
Residential
Accepts International Students
Financial Aid
This interdisciplinary program serves to introduce advanced students to the principles of public policy.
You will draw lessons from economics, psychology and game theory to understand how humans make choices and how information and incentives influence those choices. You will study political philosophy and jurisprudence to articulate a defensible theory of the just relationship between citizen and state. You will learn about how political science and particularly public choice theory and mechanism design enable us to implement legislative and regulatory solutions to economic, environmental and social problems.
The theme for this year's symposium is Energy & Environment Policy.
We will also explore how climate models are constructed and tested, why multinational cooperation is so elusive, and how incentives can be used, not only to discourage behaviour which causes environmental damage but also to encourage problem-solving innovations.
More generally the curriculum will include the Law of Unintended Consequences, Public Choice Theory (sometimes called the economics of politics), and Game Theory & Mechanism Design.
Accommodation is at the Princeton Theological Seminary (five minutes' walk from city center) in single rooms with shared bathroom facilities.
Each bedroom will have blankets, sheets and towels. All the rooms have air conditioning.
Lunch and dinner are provided everyday except Sunday, 9 July, when we provide brunch and dinner. Most meals are served in the dining hall.
Free WiFi.
Access to the library.
Coin operated laundry machines.
We are offering a shuttle service from/to Newark Liberty International Airport and from/to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an extra charge.
AGES 16 – 19
It is your responsibility to determine whether you need a visa and, if so, what kind of visa you need and how you should apply for it. Every overseas student must have a valid passport to enter the United States. For your purpose of travel, please select “Tourism or Visit”. Depending on your country of citizenship you may find that you are able to enter the USA on the Visa Waiver programme (ESTA). We can provide individual support, on request, for those who will need a visa.
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SELECTIVE ENTRY
Each year we receive around three applications per place. Our Dean of Admissions then makes a decision based on the two components of the selection process, below:
PART I: WRITTEN APPLICATION
You should submit a written application via our website. This gives you the opportunity to show us that you are bright, curious, open-minded and ambitious.
Your school grades should be included in your application. In recent years the median student admitted to our summer schools has earned, or is predicted to earn, the highest possible grades in nine or ten subjects at GCSE, or a GPA in the top decile of students.
Your academic record, though, is one of the least important things about your application, and every year we accept several students whose grades do not reflect their potential, so please use the written application to tell us about why you would be great for our course, and why our course would be great for you.
PART II: ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW
At least two-thirds of all candidates are then invited to interview with our Academic Dean or one of our other senior faculty members. This interview normally takes place at your school or online, via Zoom, and should take 20 to 25 minutes. It is intended to test how you listen, how you think, and how you formulate and present arguments. A successful candidate will demonstrate precision of thought, intellectual flexibility, responsiveness to new information, and logical discipline. We hope you will find the interview exciting, as this is a good indication that you will enjoy our courses.
Deadline
APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2023 ARE NOW CLOSED.
You can now pre-register for our 2024 summer schools.
Official applications will open on Wednesday, 1 November 2023.
Jul 02 - Jul 15
2 weeks
Residential
Financial Aid
One in five students at the John Locke Institute summer schools will receive some form of financial support from a philanthropic trust created by the Institute.
If we encounter a student of unusually high ability, or a student who will significantly add to the intellectual, social or cultural diversity of our community, we will invite that student to submit an application for a merit-based scholarship. This will involve writing an essay of 1500 - 2000 words and sometimes an additional interview, this time with our Director. These scholarships are worth £500.
For scholarship recipients from low-income families, this award can be topped up by a means-tested bursary. Typically this would cover a minority of the fees, but in rare circumstances this can cover the entire cost of attending the summer school, including a contribution to travel expenses.
Before submitting a financial aid application, candidates must first be accepted to one of our courses.
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