Where Future Leaders Find Their Foundation

The Acton Institute’s Emerging Leaders Program is a highly selective, eight-week summer fellowship that forms the next generation of leaders in liberty, virtue, and faith. Since its launch in 2017, the program has graduated 143 alumni—a growing network of young professionals committed to advancing the ideas of a free and virtuous society. Each year, Acton selects just 16 to 20 participants from a highly competitive pool; most recently, we received applications from 900+ prospective candidates, representing 74 colleges and universities across four continents and 17 countries.

Fellows engage deeply with the foundational ideas of a free and virtuous society while gaining hands-on experience working alongside Acton’s staff, scholars, and global partners. Through rigorous reading, seminars, mentorship, and professional development, Emerging Leaders are equipped not only with a robust intellectual framework but also with the practical skills and relationships needed to advance human flourishing in their future careers. Alumni have gone on to serve in law, business, ministry, journalism, public policy, and academia—carrying forward Acton’s mission in every sphere of influence.

Your support makes this program possible. From housing and stipends to travel and curriculum development, each gift helps remove financial barriers and opens the door for talented young leaders to grow in wisdom, purpose, and impact. When you give to the Emerging Leaders Program, you are investing in those who will shape the cultural, economic, and spiritual future of our world. Make a tax-deductible gift today and help form tomorrow’s leaders—rooted in truth, ready to lead.

Reach out today

Kevin Augustyn, VP of Advancement

(720) 218-1781 / kaugustyn@acton.org