About TFAS

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao speaks to the 2004 summer institutes' graduates.

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) was founded in 1967 to help instill in young people an appreciation for the American form of government and the free enterprise system. TFAS sponsors Institutes that teach college students about the principles and values upon which the United States was founded.

The following Institutes are held in Washington, D.C. in partnership with Georgetown University:

Summer Institutes:

• The Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems
  For students interested in public policy, international affairs, and economics.
• The Institute on Political Journalism
  For students looking to pursue a career in journalism, communications, and PR
• Institute on Business and Government Affairs
  For students interested in lobbying, associations, and government affairs offices
• The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
  For students looking to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector, volunteering, and fundraising.

Fall and Spring Semesters:

• Capital Semester
  For students looking to spend their fall or spring semester gaining public policy experience in our nation's capital while studying at Georgetown University.

Each Institute offers classroom study, internships, and special events. The summer Institutes have a combined enrollment of 330 and the semester enrollment is approximately 40. Students in the summer are housed together at Georgetown University while the Capital Semester students live in furnished residential buildings located on Capitol Hill.

Other programs sponsored by TFAS include an Institute in the Czech Republic for students from Central and Eastern European countries, an Institute in Greece for students from the Eastern Mediterranean region, an Institute in Hong Kong for students from countries in Asia, and a week-long Institute in Prague which brings together both working journalists and student journalists from Europe. For more information about TFAS International Institutes, please visit www.tfasinternational.org.