We are excited to offer a robust suite of interactive summer programming to support our members’ intellectual formation and career advancement. This series provides students with opportunities to encounter AHS in its national breadth and connect with renowned practitioners and scholars and fellow students alike.

Stay tuned for updates regarding future Summer Series.

Social Events and Professional Development

  • Welcome to DC Happy Hour
  • Movie Nights

Hamilton National Fellowship

The Hamilton National Fellowship provides grants to students and recent graduates with summer internships at DC-based institutions. Learn more and apply here.

Student Leadership Conference

The 2026 Student Leadership Conference (SLC) will take place between July 30 and August 2 in Washington, D.C. The four-day conference will give students an opportunity to engage with scholars in foreign policy and national security through expert panels, chapter training, and professional development exercises. Learn more.

Field Visits

Students located in DC over the summer will have the opportunity to visit diplomatic installations and meet with their personnel to develop an understanding of diplomacy, regional issues, and their respective histories of American partnership. More information and an RSVP page will be available here soon.

Yorktown Staff Ride

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, we are excited to host an expert-led staff ride to Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia in July. Students will be designated a historical figure and asked to research their assignment, culminating in an in-character speech on the tactical, political, and personal decisions made by the figure at Yorktown in 1781. Accepted students will receive breakfast, lunch, and dinner along with bus transportation to and from the battlefield. This staff ride will be a day trip during a weekend in July. More information and an application page will be available here soon.

Book Club

Students located in DC over the summer will also have the opportunity to participate in a biweekly book club on the history of American statecraft hosted by a member of AHS staff. This will culminate in a talk and Q&A with the book’s author. More information and a signup page will be available here soon.