Summer Seminars (Multiple Programs)
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- High school students (rising juniors and seniors)
- Undergraduate students (advanced)
- Graduate students (pre-dissertation)
- Professional students (law, medicine)
- Students from across the United States
Other requirements
- Programs available for:
- Young professionals in policy, law, and related fields
- Early career faculty, post-docs, and ABDs
- Programs held in Princeton, New Jersey
Overview
Summer Seminars Overview
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Program Description
The Witherspoon Institute offers intensive summer seminars exploring vital moral questions in social, philosophical, legal, and political thought. These small seminars are taught by leading scholars and constitute the core of the Institute's effort to encourage and inform outstanding young men and women who aspire to academic careers and rigorous scholarship.
Focus Areas
- Natural law theory
- Moral philosophy
- Political thought
- Legal theory
- Ethics (medical, business, social)
- Classical tradition
- Constitutional law and originalism
- Religious liberty
- Family and social policy
Eligibility
Programs available for:
- High school students (rising juniors and seniors)
- Undergraduate students (advanced)
- Graduate students (pre-dissertation)
- Professional students (law, medicine)
- Young professionals in policy, law, and related fields
- Early career faculty, post-docs, and ABDs
Specific Seminars Offered (Historical)
- Moral Life and the Classical Tradition
- Principles of American Politics
- First Principles
- Natural Law and Public Affairs
- Moral Foundations of the American Constitutional Order
- Church & State
- Thomistic Seminar in Philosophical Anthropology
- Medical Ethics: A Natural Law Perspective
- Moral Foundations of Law
- Themes in Aquinas and Charles Taylor
Philosophy
The Institute emphasizes:
- Serious engagement in moral inquiry
- Presumption of unchanging moral duties and goods discernible in human nature
- Freedom from philosophical relativism
- Formation of persons, not just content delivery
- Intellectual courage and virtue cultivation
- Socratic friendships and civility
Geographic Scope
- Programs held in Princeton, New Jersey
- Some programs offered in Washington, DC (as of 2020)
- Open to students from across the United States
How to Apply
Application Process
Application Platform: Submittable (as of 2019 onwards)
General Steps:
- Visit winst.org/summer for specific seminar information
- Review particular requirements for each seminar
- Submit application through Submittable
- No late submissions accepted
Deadlines (Historical Examples)
- 2017: Varied by seminar (March 19 - April 16)
- 2018: February 18, 2018
- 2019: February 11, 2019
- 2020: February 11, 2020
- 2021: Applications opened November 6, 2020
- 2022: Applications opened November 9, 2021
Application Materials
Specific requirements vary by seminar. Check individual seminar pages for:
- Required documents
- Essay/narrative prompts
- Academic credentials
- Recommendation letters (if applicable)
Contact for Questions
Email: summer@winst.org
What Witherspoon Institute Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $50K
- Median grant
- $50K
- By dollars: New Jersey 100%. Top recipient cities: Princeton, NJ.
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