Policy in Action Program Application

Cape Town Policy in Action Program

WILLIAMS/EPRI/CIEE

July – November 2016

TWO-STAGE APPLICATION PROCESS

Minimum Program Requirement: GPA of 3.0 or higher

Note: Applicants are strongly advised to attend a program information session or contact [email protected] for more information. Expedited application review and committee interviews are available to students facing decision constraints, though no early decision program is in place.

STAGE ONE: WILLIAMS PRE-APPLICATION

Submit the following information electronically to the Williams Policy in Action Pre-Selection Committee (care of [email protected]) by 5pm on February 22nd 2016:

  • A personal statement answering the following questions:

1. Why do you want to participate in this program?
2. How do you expect the Cape Town Policy in Action Program to further your intellectual goals?
3. What is the extent of your experience or knowledge about Third World countries?
4. How will the program and fieldwork relate to your coursework at Williams?
5. Which Economic Policy Research Institute projects interest you and why? See their website here.

  • A copy of your resume.
  • The name of at least one Williams faculty member who will serve as a reference (the Committee will contact him/her).

STAGE TWO: GENERAL APPLICATION

Once you are notified of acceptance into the Policy in Action Program, fill out the Williams CIEE online application here and submit it by April 1st, 2016.