Event Overview
THE PROGRAM: Young America's Foundation's signature program is now approaching its 41st year! The 41st Annual National Conservative Student Conference will educate and inspire college students with the principles of individual freedom, a free-market economy, a strong national defense, and traditional values.
Students hear from policy leaders, authors, and activists who cover a broad array of topics —just blocks away from the National Mall and our National Monuments, and learn the best ways to stand up for and advance conservative ideas on campus just in time for the start of your fall semester!
THE EXPERIENCE:
- Meet nearly 40 prominent conservative leaders and be inspired by their stories
- Improve your understanding of conservative ideas
- Learn critical techniques to strengthen your club’s presence on campus
- Learn ways to promote conservative principles to your classmates
- Network with like-minded peers from across the country
- Gain access to invaluable resources you can use to stand up against the Left and advance freedom
- Stay in a luxury room for 5 nights at the Renaissance Hotel, located in the heart of Washington, DC
- Only two students per room
- Three full meals a day
- Minutes from national monuments and other Washington, DC, attractions
- And much more!
THE SPEAKERS: Top leaders of the conservative movement will be posted as they are confirmed.
THE FAQs: Click here to download all the National Conservative Student Conference details.
THE COST: The $500 fee is broken into two components, a $100 tuition fee and a $400 deposit. After attending the full program and following all conference guidelines your $400 deposit will be refunded by check on Saturday morning upon check out. The $100 fee is your final out of pocket cost to attend the program. Almost everything is included, such as your food (three meals per day), 5 nights in a luxury hotel (only two students per room), tuition, materials, and other related costs. While many books may be provided, some are sold at the conference, so you may want extra spending money if you plan to purchase the speakers’ books to be signed.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS: Click here for all the answers to all your questions.
APPLY HERE: Click here to apply.
Renaissance Hotel
999 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Liz Wheeler
Host of "Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler" on One America News Network
Liz Wheeler is a 26 year old, young conservative hailing from the heart of the Midwest. During college, Liz served on the Board of Zoning Appeals for her hometown in Ohio (and was the youngest person in the city’s history to hold that position). At the same time, Liz co-authored a book with 13 other…
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Scott Walker
Former 45th Governor of Wisconsin
Scott Walker served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as Milwaukee county executive (2002 to 2010) and in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1993 to 2002). Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Walker was raised in Iowa and in Delavan, Wisconsin, before attending Marquette University. While in school, he worked…
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Lila Grace Rose
Pro-life Activist
Lila Rose is a speaker, writer and human rights activist. Lila founded and serves as president of Live Action, a media and news nonprofit dedicated to ending abortion and inspiring a culture that respects all human life. Live Action’s groundbreaking news coverage and compelling videos reach several million people weekly across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Lila’s media appearances…
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George Allen
Former U.S. Representative, Senator, and Governor
George F. Allen served the Commonwealth of Virginia for over twenty years, as Governor, in both bodies of the United States Congress, and as a delegate holding Thomas Jefferson’s seat and Assistant Minority Leader in the Virginia General Assembly. Sworn in as Governor in 1994 George Allen brought sweeping reform that made Virginia a national…
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Rachel Campos-Duffy
Fox News Contributor
Rachel Campos-Duffy may have gotten her start as one of the stars of the iconic show, MTVs The Real World: San Francisco, but today she is ranked one of “Newsmax’s 50 Most Influential Latino” leaders and sought after for her honest, insightful, and often humorous real-world view of the news cycle and American public policy.…
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Marc Short
Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
Marc Short served as assistant to the President and director of legislative affairs at the White House for President Donald J. Trump. Prior to joining the Trump administration, Short was president of Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the largest free-market business league in the U.S., with an annual budget exceeding $300 million. He also served…
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Mia Love
Congresswoman
Mia B. Love is a former Representative of the 4th Congressional District of Utah. Love was elected to office in 2014. She is the first and only Republican black female to ever serve in The United States Congress. Love was appointed as the only freshman to serve on the Select Panel for Infant Lives, to…
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Walter Williams
Economist, Commentator, Professor, Columnist, Author and Speaker
Walter E. Williams, the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, is a well-known lecturer and social critic respected for his logical discussions of current issues. Formerly a national fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at Temple University, he is currently an adjunct scholar at the Heritage Foundation and…
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Angela 'Bay' Buchanan
Former Treasurer of the United States
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Bay Buchanan, then 32, to be Treasurer of the United States. She became the youngest person to ever hold the position. In the following thirty years, Buchanan remained at the forefront of American politics. Working on six presidential campaigns and chairing three of them, hosting her own national radio…
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Alex Marlow
Editor-in-Chief, Breitbart News
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Kristan Hawkins
President, Students for Life of America
Kristan Hawkins is a Christian, wife, mother, grassroots activist, author, speaker, and a human rights advocate. President of Students for Life of America, she was recruited in 2006 to launch SFLA’s full-time operation. Since then, she has built up a small organization made up of a few dozen student groups scattered around the country to…
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Burt Folsom
Distinguished Fellow at Hillsdale College, Historian and Author
Historian Burt Folsom of Hillsdale College is the longest serving faculty member of Young America’s Foundation’s student programs, where he consistently receives top ratings from the young people he reaches at each YAF event. Dr. Folsom is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, and he received his B.A. from Indiana University, his M.A. from the University…
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Robert George
Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
Professor George holds Princeton's celebrated McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence and is the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. He is chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). He has served on the President’s Council on Bioethics and as a presidential appointee to the United States…
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Patrick X Coyle
Young America's Foundation Vice President, Activist, Author and Speaker
Patrick Coyle is the vice president for Young America’s Foundation. Human Events named Mr. Coyle as one of the top ten young conservative activists in the nation, citing his success in reaching hundreds of thousands of students by sending high profile conservative speakers to college campuses. He is also co-editor with Foundation president Ron Robinson…
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Brian Brenberg
Executive Vice President and Chair of Business and Finance, The King’s College
Professor Brian Brenberg serves as an Executive Vice President and Chair of the Program in Business and Finance at The King’s College. Prior to joining the King’s faculty, he worked in the financial services and medical device industries, as well as public policy research and philanthropy. He earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business…