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 E&E), 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 $35 will be charged once you have completed the above requirements
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – Early Application Deadline – Receive a $200 tuition discount for completing your application by this deadline
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – Priority Application Deadline – Receive a $100 tuition discount for completing your application by this deadline
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – Final Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and limited spots are available. Program sites will close as soon as they are full, which could be before the Final Application Deadline.
FTE will be following all COVID-19 guidelines required by the college, county and state of each program site. For a list of current requirements regarding vaccinations, masks, and testing please review the COVID-19 Campus Policies page.
Economics for Leaders (EFL)
| Date | Site | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June 5-11, 2023 | University of Texas - Austin, TX | OPEN |
| June 12-18, 2023 | Yale University, Session 1 - New Haven, CT | CLOSED |
| June 12-18, 2023 | Rice University - Houston, TX | OPEN |
| June 19-25, 2023 | UC Berkeley, Session 1 - Berkeley, CA | CLOSED |
| June 26 - July 2, 2023 | Yale University (Advanced) - New Haven, CT | OPEN |
| June 26 - July 2, 2023 | UC Berkeley, Session 2- Berkeley, CA | OPEN |
| June 26 - July 2, 2023 | UCLA - Los Angeles, CA | OPEN |
| July 3-9, 2023 | Cornell University, Session 1 - Ithaca, NY | OPEN |
| July 3-9, 2023 | Yale University, Session 2 - New Haven, CT | CLOSED |
| July 10-16, 2023 | Cornell University, Session 2 - Ithaca, NY | OPEN |
| July 10-16, 2023 | Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA | OPEN |
| July 17-23, 2023 | University of Washington - Seattle, WA | OPEN |
| July 17-23, 2023 | Duke University - Durham, NC | OPEN |
| July 24-30, 2023 | Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN | OPEN |
| July 31 - August 6, 2023 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI | OPEN |
| July 31 - August 6, 2023 | UCLA (Advanced) - Los Angeles, CA | OPEN |
The advanced programs offered at Yale University (June 26-July 2, 2023) and UCLA (July 31-August 6) require 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 | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June 12-16, 2023 | EFL Virtual, Session 1 | OPEN |
| June 19-23, 2023 | EFL Virtual, Session 2 | OPEN |
| July 3-7, 2023 | EFL Virtual, Session 3 | OPEN |
| July 24-28, 2023 | EFL Virtual, Session 4 | OPEN |
Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy (EGE)
| Date | Site | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June 19-25, 2023 | Yale University - New Haven, CT | OPEN |
| July 24-30, 2023 | Columbia University - New York, NY | OPEN |
Environment & the Economy (E&E)
| Date | Site | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June 26 - July 1, 2023 | UC Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA | OPEN |
Alumni Leadership Academy (ALA)
| Date | Site | Status |
|---|---|---|
| July 10-14, 2023 | American University -Washington, D.C. | OPEN |
The Alumni Leadership Academy is open to students who have completed an FTE student program in 2020-2022 and have not started their first year of college. Students who will attend a program in 2023 prior to the start of ALA are also eligible to apply, but may be placed on a waitlist until admission status is confirmed.