APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
You may start an application at any time, however only completed applications will be reviewed. Below are the steps you will need to complete before your application may be reviewed.
Please Note – You will be asked to rank your top three program/sites in the application. By ranking your selections, you are not applying to multiple programs, but instead are indicating your 1st, 2nd and 3rd site program/site preferences. If you are interested in being reviewed for acceptance to two or more programs (i.e. EFL and EGE or EFAH), please email admissions@fte.org upon submission of your application so a note can be added to your file.
- Basic Personal Information – Name, address, current high school, current grade (must be 10th or 11th grade)
- Letter of Recommendation – Qualified letters can come from a teacher, advisor or coach
- Transcript – A full high school transcript, showing all in progress and completed coursework
- Personal Statement – You will be asked to respond to a prompt in 750 words or less
- Application Fee – A fee of $25 will be charged once you have completed the above requirements
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- February 9, 2022 – Early Application Deadline – Receive a $200 tuition discount for completing your application by this deadline
- March 16, 2022 – Priority Application Deadline – Receive a $100 tuition discount for completing your application by this deadline
- April 13, 2022 – Final Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage students to submit their application as soon as possible.
Should COVID-19 policies and procedures set forth by any university partner require FTE to cancel in-person programs in the future, programs will be transitioned to a virtual format.
Economics for Leaders (EFL)
| Date | Site | Program Delivery | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6-12, 2022 | University of Texas, Austin, TX | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 13-19, 2022 | Yale University, Session 1 - New Haven, CT | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 13-19, 2022 | Rice University - Houston, TX | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 13-19, 2022 | Washington University - St. Louis, MO | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 20-26, 2022 | UC Berkeley, Session 1 - Berkeley, CA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 20-26, 2022 | UCLA - Los Angeles, CA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 27 - July 3, 2022 | UC Berkeley, Session 2 - Berkeley, CA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 27 - July 3, 2022 | Tufts University - Boston, MA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 27 - July 3, 2022 | Yale University, Session 2 - New Haven, CT | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 4-10, 2022 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 4-10, 2022 | Emory University, Atlanta, GA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 11-17, 2022 | University of Washington - Seattle, WA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 11-17, 2022 | Northwestern University - Evanston, IL | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 18-24, 2022 | Brown University, Session 1 - Providence, RI | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 25-31, 2022 | Brown University, Session 2 - Providence, RI | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 25-31, 2022 | UC Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| August 1-7, 2022 | UCLA - Los Angeles, CA (Advanced Course, Prerequisite Required) | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
| August 1-7, 2022 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
The advanced program offered at UCLA (August 1-7) requires students to have taken economics prior to the start of the program. Please visit Program Content and Topics for more information.
Economics for Leaders Virtual (EFL Virtual)
| Date | Program | Program Delivery | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13-17, 2022 | EFL Virtual, Session 1 | Virtual Instruction | Apply Now |
| June 27 - July 1, 2022 | EFL Virtual, Session 2 | Virtual Instruction | Apply Now |
| July 18-22, 2022 | EFL Virtual, Session 3 | Virtual Instruction | Apply Now |
| August 1-5, 2022 | EFL Virtual, Session 4 | Virtual Instruction | Apply Now |
Economic Forces in American History (EFAH)
| Date | Site | Program Delivery | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 20-26, 2022 | Yale University - New Haven, CT (Advanced Course) | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
The advanced EFAH program requires students to have completed economics coursework prior to the start of the program or to have attended an EFL program.
Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy (EGE)
| Date | Site | Program Delivery | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 25-31, 2022 | University of Chicago - Chicago, IL | In-Person Instruction | Apply Now |
Leadership Academy
| Date | Site | Program Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 11-15, 2022 | American University, Washington, D.C. | $750 | Apply Now |
The Leadership Academy is open to students who have completed Economics for Leaders (EFL), Economic Forces in American History (EFAH), and/or Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy (EGE) in 2019 – 2021 and have not started their first year of college.