The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute fosters relationships among the younger generation of Europeans and Americans to build strong linkages and an awareness of shared values. The summer Institute engages 45 teenagers from Europe and ten American teenagers (ages 16 - 18) in a four-week U.S.-based exchange program that aims to reinforce the transatlantic relationship.
During the Institute, participants will explore transatlantic relations, leadership development, critical thinking, diplomacy, community activism, and the media in order to unite young adults around common goals, using the legacy of Benjamin Franklin as a framework. American youth are eligible to participate in the institute, but do not travel abroad.
Participants must be:
Not open to public applications. Candidates are invited or nominated to participate.
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens and 16-18 years old. All European countries are eligible to participate.
This program is administrated by Wake Forest University. More information are available here.