Summer Institute in Ecology & Policy of the Chesapeake Watershed

The Summer Institute is open to both current Georgetown University students and visiting students from other universities, through different application links. Please select the correct link below and complete your application:

2025 Georgetown Student Application

2025 Non-Georgetown Student Application

Student applications to the Summer Institute must include:

• A 2-3 paragraph Statement of Interest (in which students explain why they would like to participate in the program)
• The name of a professor or dean who can serve as a reference
• Most recent copy of the student’s unofficial academic transcript

Applications will be evaluated by a committee of department faculty and admissions staff based on prior academic performance, the quality of Statement of Interest, and completed recommendation forms.