Application are open for much awaited Stanford University Fellowships for Future Leaders By 2021, USA
Launched in 2005, the Draper Hills Summer Program (DHSF) is a three-week intensive academic training program held annually at Stanford University’s Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. The program brings together a group of 25 to 30 mid-career professionals in law, politics, government, private business, civil society and international development from all regions of the world. This training program provides a unique forum for emerging leaders to connect, exchange experiences, and receive academic training to enrich their knowledge and advance their work.
For three weeks during the summer, fellows participate in academic seminars that expose them to the theory and practice of democracy, development and the rule of law. Taught by leading Stanford professors from Stanford Law School, the Graduate School of Business, and the economics and political science departments, these seminars enable emerging leaders to explore new institutional models and frameworks to enhance their ability to promote change. democratic in their countries of origin. .
Guest speakers from private foundations, think tanks, the government and the judicial system provide a professional perspective on issues so pressing in the field. The Summer Fellows also visit Silicon Valley tech firms such as Benetech, Google, and Twitter to explore how tech tools and social media platforms are being used to catalyze democratic practices on a global scale.
The program is funded by the generous support of Bill Draper and Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills.