INFORMATION SESSION:
October 21 at 5:00PM in UT-Austin’s Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 430.
UT-Austin’s Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project is now accepting applications from UT undergraduate students of all academic disciplines to participate in its 2025 Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA). The TIA is a competitive, all-expenses paid, intensive academic program focused on intelligence and national security. TIA 2025 will run from May 11 to 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. The submission deadline is January 3, 2025.
Applicants must be UT-Austin undergraduate students with plans to graduate in December 2025 or later with a strong academic record and demonstrated interest in public affairs. U.S. citizenship is required.
For more information on eligibility and the application process, click HERE.
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