Tuition, Payment Plans, and Benefits

2026 In-Person ProgramDatesPrice
Advanced Law & Justice Reform InternshipJuly 12th - July 18th, 2026$3800
Advanced Medical & Public Health InternshipJune 28th - July 4th, 2026
July 5th - July 11th, 2026
July 12th - July 18th, 2026
July 19th - July 25th, 2026
July 26th - August 1st, 2026
$3500
Advanced Medical Neuroscience InternshipJune 28th - July 4th, 2026
July 5th - July 11th, 2026
July 12th - July 18th, 2026
$4000
AI & Emerging Technology InternshipJuly 5th - July 11th, 2026$4000
Criminal Law & Trial InternshipJuly 19th - July 25th, 2026
July 26th - August 1st, 2026
$3500
Cybersecurity & Defense InternshipJuly 12th - July 18th, 2026
July 19th - July 25th, 2026
$3500
International Leadership & Business Internship June 28th - July 4th, 2026
July 5th - July 11th, 2026
July 12th - July 18th, 2026
July 19th - July 25th, 2026
July 26th - August 1st, 2026
$3500
Jumpstart ProgramJune 28th - July 4th, 2026$3500
National Security & Diplomacy InternshipJuly 26th - August 1st, 2026$3500

Tuition for our programs is all-inclusive. 

Meals and Room and Board at Georgetown Campus Included
All Materials, Facility/Lab Fees, Transportation to Tour Sites Included
Lectures, Mentor Sessions, and Workshops Included
College Admissions Counseling Sessions Included
College Prep Benefits Package Included
Personalized Individual Student Websites Included

Tuition does not include transportation to/from Washington, D.C. 

Flexible Tuition Payment Options

Leadership Initiatives offers several convenient ways to pay for your tuition:

Pay in Full
Pay within 14 days of enrollment and receive the highest available discount.

  • Pay in Full: $150 discount

Payment Plans
Pay over time with zero interest and receive a tuition discount based on the plan you choose:

  • 3-month plan: $75 discount

  • 6-month plan: $50 discount

  • 9-month plan: No discount

  • 12-month plan: No discount

Additional details:

  • Participants may pay their remaining tuition balance in full at any time with no penalty.

  • LI’s payment plans are not a loan from a financial institution or bank but do require the completion of a repayment agreement.

Once more than $500 towards tuition has been collected, the student will have access to one year of PrepScholar SAT or ACT training, college application, essay editing and access to our mentorship program is made available within three business days.

Scholarships

As a 501(c)3 Nonprofit organization, all Leadership Initiatives programs are heavily subsidized by our sponsors allowing us to offer programs with academic benefits at a lower cost than for-profit institutions who do not offer them.

For our 2026 Summer Internship Programs, we’ve received additional funding opportunities from our sponsors, which include Microsoft’s Youthspark program, the Starbucks Foundation, GlobalGiving, the International Youth Foundation, PrepScholar, and the Future First Foundation.

We’ve received over $500,000 in grant money to fund scholarship assistance for students across the nation.

A portion of these funds are reserved for scholarship assistance  in the form of $500.00 Future Leaders Mentorship Scholarships. For the 2026 Summer Internship sessions, we have allocated 300 Future Leader Mentorship Scholarships which are available on a first-come first-served basis. These scholarships have been divided amongst our nine development programs.

If you are interested in claiming one of these scholarships, please email registration@lichange.org.

Please Note: Our Scholarships Do Not Stack. This means you cannot receive more than one scholarship to attend our summer programs.