Founded in 2001, HMCSF is one of the best civic engagement conferences under the umbrella organization of Harvard Model Congress, the nation’s oldest government simulation conference run exclusively by undergraduates at Harvard College.​ First and foremost a teaching institution, HMC is also the most dynamic model congress simulation available to high school students.

Over the course of the conference, HMCSF 2026 will offer students the unique opportunity to dive into the issues and debates facing the United States Congress today. Our approach, centered around small-group learning, inspires debate, cooperation, and legislation — while also forcing students to expand their own perspectives and to understand the issues at hand in a new, more nuanced way.