Grants and Fellowships

James Madison Graduate Fellowships

Named in honor of the acknowledged Father of the Constitution, the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation was established by the U.S. Congress in 1986. It seeks to encourage high school teachers of American history and social studies by providing support for a master's degree concentrating in the history of the U.S. Constitution.

Each year the Fellowship Foundation awards at least one fellowship in each state to outstanding college seniors and recent graduates who intend to pursue full-time study for a master's degree. Fellows are eligible for up to $24,000 in support for no more than two years of study in any accredited graduate program which emphasizes "the origins, principles, and development of the Constitution of the United States." In return, Madison Fellows must agree to teach full time in a secondary school for at least two years following tenure of the fellowship.

In addition, Madison Fellows will attend, at the expense of the Foundation, a six-week summer institute in the Washington, D.C., area which provides intensive instruction in the history of the U.S. Constitution.

Candidates may be nominated by Washington and Lee (up to three nominees per year) or may apply directly. Students wishing to be nominated by Washington and Lee should make their intentions known to a liaison no later than December 1; information about direct applications is available in September from the James Madison Fellowship Program Office, P.O. Box 6304, Princeton, NJ 08541-3604.

Liaisons: Professor Ted DeLaney (History) and Associate Dean Ikeda.

James Madison Fellowship Web Site