Pell Summer Institute of Politics 2025 Application

Thank you for your interest in the Pell Summer Institute of Politics at Salve Regina University. Please complete the following form by our deadline of April 15. Decisions will be released on a rolling basis. Any questions can be directed to pellcenter@salve.edu.

If attending this program would be a financial burden for your family, please click here to provide information that will be used for scholarship consideration. Both the application and scholarship application forms need to be submitted by the deadline to be considered for a limited number of scholarships.

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*What year will you graduate from high school and be eligible to enter college?

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Application Essays

*The Pell Center seeks to utilize a liberal arts education in the Mercy tradition as a route to engaged and informed citizenship. In this application essay, answer the question "what policy challenge matters most to you and what role does politics play in its solution?" Please write an essay response that is no more than 500 words in length.

One Letter of Recommendation from a Recent Teacher

If you are not submitting a letter of recommendation at this time, please confirm the following statement:

My letter of recommendation will be sent directly to Dr. Jim Ludes, pellcenter@salve.edu, before the application deadline on April 1.