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Eligibility: The Tikvah-Hertog Summer Institute on Economics and the Human Good is open to all undergraduates at U.S., Israeli, and international colleges and universities, including current undergraduates who will have completed their undergraduate degrees by the time the Institute takes place.
To apply to the Tikvah Summer Institute on Economics and the Human Good, please click the "Register" button below. You will be asked to fill out an online registration form consisting of basic information and an uploaded Word or PDF file.
The Word or PDF file should include the following documents:
- a curriculum vitae or resumé
- an official academic transcript
- one of the following three types of essays: (a) an essay of no more than 500 words in which you introduce yourself to a classmate; (b) an essay of 500 to 1,000 words describing a philosophical, literary, or religious text that has had a profound influence on the way you understand the world; or (c) an essay of 500 to 1,000 words discussing an issue of economics and morality that is relevant to your local, regional, or national community (the essay should be in English; but if English is not your first language, your essay will be read with this fact in mind)
- In addition, the Word or PDF file may contain the faculty recommendation that is a required part of the application.
However, as an alternative, you may ask the faculty member providing your recommendation to e-mail it in Word or PDF form to tikvahecon@tikvahfund.org..
Applications have now closed. If you are chosen as a finalist, a staff member of the Institute will ask to interview you by phone.