The Ivy Scholars Program at Yale University

Important updates (as of 4 May 2012):

1. Early-admission accepted students: Congratulations! We are currently working with the University to add the Ivy Scholars Program to Yale's online registration and payment system where you will be able to download the required registration and health forms, pay your Ivy Scholars Program tuition by check, credit card, and wire transfer, and submit your completed and signed forms and other required materials. We expect this system to be available sometime during the week of 7 May 2012.

2. Regular admission applicants: We are in the process of considering applications received as of 4 May 2012 for the very limited number of spaces left in our programs.

3. We are no longer accepting any new applications for any of our 2012 programs. All three of our programs will be full with the applications already received. Our waiting lists will consist of students who have already submitted applications as of 4 May 2012.

4. Contacting us: The BEST WAY of contacting us is via email at: ivy.scholars@yale.edu

5. Bookmark this website: We will post updates on this website as information becomes available.

2012 Ivy Scholars Program

Sponsored by International Security Studies and
The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy
Yale University

The Ivy Scholars Program is a college-level global leadership development initiative for outstanding high school scholar-leaders sponsored by International Security Studies at Yale University and is an outreach program of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, ISS's strategic leadership education initiative dedicated to developing global leaders in government, business, public service, and education sectors for the 21st century.

The Program is designed for exceptional high school student scholar-leaders who aim to become senior leaders in their home countries whether they be future presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, corporate directors, public service, civic leaders, or educators. The goal of the Program is to study and apply the lessons of the world's greatest strategists and leaders spanning over 2,500 years to contemporary and future issues of the 21st century.

Our Program in American Political Philosophy, Law, and Economics (APPLE) will feature in-depth study of the great ideas and thinkers in American political philosophy, democracy, constitutional law, political economy, applied economics, and financial literacy with advanced training in scholarly research methods and academic writing skills

Designed for rising junior and senior high school students as well as post-high school, pre-college students, this highly selective program features instruction by top scholars and practitioners in philosophy, political science, constitutional law, political economy, economics, and financial literacy in both lecture and small-group seminar settings.

Our Global Leaders Development Program is designed for rising sophomore and junior year students (2nd and 3rd year in high school) and our Studies in Grand Strategy Program is for rising seniors in high school (the final grade prior to entrance to university level study) and includes lectures by Yale faculty and distinguished scholars from other Ivy League universities, seminars on leadership and Grand Strategy respectively, mentoring sessions with distinguished alumni and rising professionals, and intensive workshops dedicated to developing skills essential for leadership such as public speaking, specialized writing formats, networking, social and professional etiquette, study skills, time management and more.

The Ivy Scholars Program attracts the most talented high school scholar-leaders from across the United States and around the world. Our 2011 class included high school leaders from the United States, Canada, European Union, Latin America, the Middle East, and all regions of Asia.