An interdisciplinary, signature academic center at Mizzou, the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy provides a home for all MU undergrads whose interests lie at the intersection of history, politics, government, law, and more, and who want to find other students who share this passion for studying the nuances of civic life.
Why wait until you’re at Mizzou to get involved? High school sophomores and juniors can get a head start on life at the Kinder Institute over the summer, while high school seniors can apply to study with us during their first year on campus.
As they’re applying to Mizzou, high school seniors can sign up for the Democracy Lab FIG, where they’ll spend their first year on campus studying the revolutionary and constitutional origins of the US with peers who share their interest in the past, present, and future of democracy.
Rising high school juniors and seniors can apply to spend a week in July on the MU campus in Columbia studying the design, history, and application of the US Constitution with similarly civic-minded students from around the nation.
Different Double Majors with Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Institute Study Abroad and Study Away Programs
Students Orgs that Peers at the Kinder Institute Will Introduce You To
Whether it’s studying in DC, traveling to Oxford or South Africa, majoring in Constitutional Democracy, or joining our Fellows or ASH Scholars cohorts, once you’re on campus, you’ll be introduced to the wide array of exciting programs that the Kinder Institute runs for MU undergrads.
Our goal is to make the Kinder Institute experience as accessible as possible. Students of any and all majors can apply to our programs, including the Democracy Lab FIG. We try to run Honors and non-Honors sections of as many core classes for the BA as we can, and we hope to make double-majoring in Constitutional Democracy and any degree at the university attainable for students who want to go that route.
First-year students at Mizzou who are taking part in our Democracy Lab FIG can apply for one of four scholarships associated with that program. In addition, we offer yearly stipends to all undergraduates in our ASH Scholars cohorts and the opportunity to apply for need-based funding to help offset tuition and travel costs for all students participating in our study abroad and DC-based programs.
Alums of our programs have gone on to law school and graduate school, to receive Fulbright, NSF, and Twain Fellowships, to run national campaigns, and even win elections to serve in the Missouri House of Representatives. Other post-college paths have included work at:
