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United States, Indiana, Notre Dame
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Requirements
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image Counselor Report
image 1 Recommendation
image English Test
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image Standardized Test Scores *
image Activities List *
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Jul 20 — Jul 31
Price range
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Key Facts

Leadership Seminars is a competitive, 10-day program on Notre Dame's campus for academically talented students who show impressive leadership within their communities. Tuition, housing, and meals for admitted students will be paid for by Notre Dame.

Interest Areas:
Economics & Finance
Enrichment
Law, Government, Politics
Leadership
Natural Sciences & Ecology
Social Sciences
Grade:
Grade 11
Other features:
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Academics

Global Issues: Violence and Peace in the Modern Age

This seminar begins by investigating pressing contemporary challenges, with a focus on war and violence, examining how extremist nationalism coupled with dehumanizing ideologies can engender war and mass atrocities, systemic discrimination, and entrenched poverty and inequality. Focusing on three areas of the world – the Middle East, central Africa and the United States - we explore these problems from a global and local perspective.
The second part of the seminar turns to various peacebuilding strategies and actors. We examine how international institutions like the United Nations can promote the rule of law and reduce armed conflict, how nonviolent social struggles can advance justice and lessen discrimination, and how restorative justice practices can help overcome mistrust and reduce conflict in local communities.
The seminar concludes with a visit to several community peacebuilding organizations in Chicago, where we will learn about practical strategies to mitigate violence and poverty, and build trust and resilience among neighbors.

The Environment: Science, Policy, Ethics

This leadership seminar will explore a wide array of interesting and thorny problems related to the environment, including climate change and species preservation, air and water quality, sustainable agriculture, and prudential resource extraction. We will think about these problems in a broader social context, interrogating questions of global justice and the differing responsibilities and needs of developed and developing countries. We will also delve into matters some might regard as “science fiction,” including protecting the natural environments of other worlds, establishing permanent, human settlements on the Moon and Mars, mining minerals on asteroids, and landing probes on distant worlds, like Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

The Power of Investing: Financial Literacy and the Miracle of Compound Interest

In order to invest for change, we must first understand the basics of financial literacy and the role it plays in accumulating assets. By crafting a lifelong financial plan, students will learn about the fundamentals of finance and the tools of wealth creation. Topics include investing inside and outside retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and tax considerations. The goal is to ensure your financial security, so you can select the career of your choice, help those in need, and support important social causes.


Business: What Is It Good For?


This seminar draws on philosophy, business, and economics to evaluate the purpose and practice of business. We will examine several competing perspectives, including some drawn from Catholic social teaching, to explore whether, and if so, how, one can be virtuous while at the same time engaging in business in a market economy.
By the end of the seminar, you should be able to:
- Explain how a market economy works and what role business plays in it.
- Articulate and evaluate central challenges, including moral challenges, that business and market economies face.
- Articulate and evaluate Catholic positions on core areas of business and economics.
- Express your own position on the connection between business and the common good.

Inequality in America America's Social and Economic Inequities


The US is the most unequal high-income economy in the world, with wealth inequality rising. The top ten percent of American families controlled nearly 70 percent of the wealth in the US in 2022. Over the last fifty years, the poverty rate in the US has remained stagnant. Students in this course will develop a critical understanding of the historical and contemporary causes and consequences of inequality and how it is reproduced in society.
The first half of this course will center on a critical analysis of various sources and outcomes of inequality, focusing on education, political representation, residential segregation, and racial disparities. The second half of the course will explore the opportunities of countervailing inequality, asking what is to be done. Students will research policy solutions, drawing on a range of interdisciplinary sources.

Format

In-person, residential

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Eligibility

We welcome students who meet the following criteria to apply to Leadership Seminars:

1 - You must be a current high school junior who will be entering your senior year fall of 2024 and planning to attend college immediately after high school.

2 - Admitted students are generally in the top 10% of their class, having pursued the most rigorous curriculum offered in their high schools.The mid-range SAT score for math & reading is 1300-1500 or 31 and above for the ACT. Please note, standardized test scores are not required, but are preferred in order to enhance a student's application.

3 - Demonstrated leadership abilities in school, church, community, and/or social organizations.

4 - At least 16 years-old by or on August 1, 2024.

Application Components
image Official Transcript
image Counselor Report
image 1 Recommendation
image English Test
image Online Application From
image Application Fee
image Standardized Test Scores *
image Activities List *

Interested students must submit:
1 - online application;
2 - high school transcript;
3 - counselor report;
4 - one letter of recommendation from a high school teacher.
5 - If you plan to submit standardized test scores, you may scan a copy of your electronic score report and upload it in the online application when instructed to do so; Scores will be accepted up until February 28, 2024. Standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, or PSAT) are encouraged to enhance a student's Summer Scholars application, but they are not required.
6 - A TOEFL score or a submitted DuoLingo Online English Test is required for International applicants who do not attend an English-speaking high school.
7 - Major credit card for payment of $60 application fee.
8 - Applications and all supporting documents must be submitted by January 23, 2024. Files will be reviewed once all application materials are received.

Tuition & Aid
Leadership Seminars
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If you are admitted into this highly competitive program, students' tuition, housing, and meals will be paid by the University.
Students are responsible for the following fees:
1 - A non-refundable $60 application fee to be submitted at the time of application.
2 - A non-refundable enrollment fee of $150 must be submitted once a student has been notified of their admission to Leadership Seminars. This enrollment fee must be paid no later than April 22, 2024 to secure a place for the student in the program.
3 - Students are required to pay for travel expenses to and from the University.

 

Financial Aid

Application fee waivers and aid for travel expenses are granted rarely and only in extreme circumstances. Enrollment fee waivers are not available. Please note that submitting a request for financial assistance does not guarantee an application fee waiver and all admitted Leadership Seminars students must pay the $150 enrollment fee.

Notre Dame Leadership Seminars image
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United States, Indiana, Notre Dame
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Requirements
image Official Transcript
image Counselor Report
image 1 Recommendation
image English Test
image Online Application From
image Application Fee
image Standardized Test Scores *
image Activities List *
image
Jul 20 — Jul 31
Price range
0 USD
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Need Help?
Learn more about the application process in the Blog or by scheduling a free consultation with the Summer Program adviser
Speak with an adviser Learn more in the blog

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