The Washington Semester Program allows students to spend a semester taking coursework at American University, completing a research project, and engaging in an intensive internship experience in Washington D.C.  

Model UN conferences are actual simulations of the workings of the United Nations, with delegates assuming the positions currently pending among the countries they represent. Over the past 20 years, Austin College students have earned ...

SEPA focuses on engaging students in community development through grant writing as an entrepreneurial endeavor, teaching technical aspects of grant writing and providing hands-on grant writing experience with a local nonprofit agency over the summer.

The Austin College Pre-Law Society seeks to further students’ understanding of the law and the legal profession. To fulfill these objectives, speakers—law professors, judges, lawyers, law students, and politicians—are brought to the campus throughout the year to present programs for the Pre-Law Society. 

Students who major in Political Science or International Relations can compete in their sophomore year for a $20,000 scholarship, divided between their junior and senior years. 

The Asia-Pacific Scholars program is a special opportunity for students to investigate the vital role of the Asia-Pacific region in current and future geopolitics through academic coursework and experiential learning.