The NextGen Summer Policy Academy is a three-week program for scholars across the nation who are interested in pursuing careers in public service.  The program commences with a one-week stint in Washington DC for the 75 scholars in the 2025 cohort, then 25 scholars spent the remaining two weeks at one of three sites: UC Berkeley, University of Minnesota and University of Washington.  The immersive hands on and place-based curriculum prepared them for providing poster projects in substantive skill areas from policy problem definition to implementation and evaluation, in topic areas ranging from immigration, education, tax reform, to healthcare and human services practice.