Washington Semester Program

From embassy headquarters to non-governmental organizations, from think tanks to lobby groups and advocacy organizations, and from consulting firms to media outlets, Washington, D.C. is both the capital of the United States and a focal point for many of the world's international and public policy activities.  Undergraduates from any course of study who would value first-hand policy experience are invited to apply to Carnegie Mellon's Washington Semester Program (http://www.cmu.edu/ir/wash-dc-semester-program.html), which is sponsored by the university's International Relations and Politics Program. Through this semester-long program, students live, work, and study in Washington, D.C., coming into direct contact with political, business, and community leaders and the most pressing political and policy issues of the day. The International Relations and Politics Program will sponsor policy events and forums in Washington for Carnegie Mellon students participating in the program to further enrich their Washington experience and to help them better understand how Washington functions as a hub of international and public policy decision making.  Carnegie Mellon students accepted to WSP are eligible to apply for Friedman Fellowships, which help defray the costs of a semester in Washington.