Tocqueville Scholars
Scholarships for future leaders
The Tocqueville Scholars program is a 4-year scholars program grounded in the ideas of Alexis de Tocqueville, with the goal of educating exceptional students in America’s constitutional, economic, and political foundations.
About Tocqueville Scholars
The Tocqueville Scholars program prepares students to become civic leaders in government, law, business, and public affairs through an in-depth curriculum. Students in the program will receive a $1,250 scholarship each semester they are active in the program.
Program Requirements
Students completing the Tocqueville Scholars Program will complete the American Civics Minor. The course outline below indicates the course schedule for the duration of the four-year program. The program is open to any academic major.
| Year One | Fall Semester IAC 101: Foundations of American Citizenship | Spring Semester IAC 102: Visions of America |
| Year Two | Fall Semester IAC 201: Construction and Reconstruction of the American Republic | Spring Semester IAC 203: Constitutional Foundations |
| Year Three | Fall Semester IAC 305: Democracy in America | Spring Semester IAC 202: Civil Society and the State |
| Year Four | Fall Semester IAC 412: Philosophical Foundations of American Politics | Spring Semester IAC 495: Special Topics in American Civics |
Co-Curriculum Requirements
Tocqueville Scholars will be required to attend the public lectures hosted by the IAC.
Other co-curricular activities include: semesterly reading group; cohort outings to government agencies; plus additional co-curricular programs to be determined.
Application Process
The process includes a completed online application with short essay questions and two required letters of recommendation (one letter of recommendation should be from a current teacher or faculty member). Following the application review, students will interview with the Program Review Committee.
Applications are closed.
Being a Tocqueville Scholar has shown me how nondivisive politics can be. In our current political climate, everything feels so divided, and political polarization often leads to everyone pointing fingers. All the discussions I’ve had within the program have been refreshingly inclusive, no matter the differing opinions within the group.
claudia church
Sophomore Tocqueville Scholar
