There are many reasons to love the Drum Major Institute*, but one of the best is their truly awesome DMI Scholars Program. Every year, DMI takes a number of college sophomores and juniors and puts them through a two week public policy bootcamp in NYC.
The DMI Scholars program addresses one of the most critical challenges facing the progressive movement today: the lack of a pipeline dedicated to supporting and guiding talented young people into the field of public policy. DMI Scholars identifies progressive college students from diverse communities and trains them in the skills necessary to obtain and succeed in entry-level public policy positions .
Our mission is to increase and diversify the pool of strong candidates that enters key professions in the field, better equipping the movement for social change to affect reforms on a policy level.
And the cost? Nothing. Those chosen are provided with transportation, housing and meals for the duration of the program. Oh, and they learn a whole lot.
The deadline to apply for this year's class is Feb 1st. If you are someone you know wants to learn more about public policy and social change in two weeks than you ever thought possible, this is absolutely the program for you.
*(Full disclosure: I am a member of DMI's Netroots Advisory Council.)
