ISI Graduate Fellowship Program

Deadline: February 1

Please read the FAQ linked on the application page before you submit.

ISI’s Graduate Fellowship Program is characterized by the observation of Richard M. Weaver that “a liberal education specifically prepares for the achievement of freedom.” After more than fifty years, the ISI graduate fellows program boasts some of the most distinguished figures in the academy and public life. Each year ISI grants Richard M. Weaver Fellowships to students who intend to use their advanced degree to teach, and Henry Salvatori Fellowships to students doing graduate work related to the American Founding. Each of these fellowships seeks to uphold the idea of academic excellence and the role of education in producing persons capable of making reasoned choices in favor of liberty.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens who will be enrolled in a full-time graduate program
  • Those attending pre-professional (medical, law, divinity, business, etc.) programs are ineligible

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS (ONLY ONLINE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED)

  • An original, 1,250- to 2,500-word essay responding to the following question:

“What is the relationship between liberal education and a free society?”

  • Headshot (color photo)
  • One-page CV or résumé of prior education, awards, fellowships, and internships
  • Five- to ten-page personal, philosophical, and professional autobiography
  • Five- to ten-page academic writing sample
  • Two academic letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work (if award is granted, official transcripts must be provided by the issuing institution or the applicant)
  • Brief responses to the following:
    • Why the applicant has chosen teaching as a profession
    • Why the applicant desires a fellowship
    • How the applicant learned of the ISI Graduate Fellowship Program
    • Signed declaration of intent to teach

(Personal philosophical statement and academic writing samples must be 12-point standard font and double spaced.)

Visit this link to learn more: https://home.isi.org/students/fellowships#sthash.TF28J1fC.dpuf

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