Programs
For Undergraduates
Society of Fellows
The Society of Fellows is an undergraduate fellowship program dedicated to the study of liberty and its moral conditions. Through the Society of Fellows, the School of Civic Leadership aims to model a culture of intellectual freedom that is friendly to economic liberty, civic virtue, and constitutional government. The Society of Fellows program includes an annual conference, opportunities to engage in small-group discussions with visiting speakers, a stipend, and a study trip to Europe.
Summer Honors Symposium
The Summer Honors Symposium brings together a community of students and scholars to discuss a theme relevant to the political, ethical, or economic dimension of human liberty. Over the course of three days in early summer, Summer Honors Symposium participants will discuss readings on a that year’s topic as seen from the point of view of philosophy and public policy.
Affiliate Fellows Program
The Affiliate Fellows Program is designed to provide UT students who are interested in the School of Civic Leadership, but who are not currently members of our primary fellowship programs, with an opportunity to get to know our student fellows and staff and to attend several of our private events. Our private events include receptions, lunches, and coffee meetings with invited speakers, where students have the opportunity to ask more involved and conversational questions than public talks or formal seminars can typically accommodate. These events are otherwise only available to our student fellows.
Policy Research Lab
The Policy Research Laboratory (PRL) is a two-part program in which Dr. David Puelz trains undergraduate students in the programming, data science, and economics tools needed to participate in cutting edge policy research. Students will also learn how to engage with civics using data and evidence. At the end of the course, a select group of students are matched to research projects to apply the skills learned in class as a paid research assistant. The course is offered in both the fall and spring semesters in the School of Civic Leadership and is open to all students and grade levels at UT Austin.
