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The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt educational organization whose purpose is to convey to successive generations of college youth a better understanding of the values and institutions that sustain a free and virtuous society.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and college seniors applying for graduate
school or current graduates (with the exception of the Simon
Fellowship, where students must be seniors or recent graduates).
Applicants must be familiar with ISI's mission and programs.
Applicants may apply for more than one fellowship, but may
only receive one ISI fellowship during his or her academic
career. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law) schools
are ineligible.
Applications for the Graduate Fellowship starting in the
fall must be postmarked by mid-February of the same year
(see scholarship website for exact dates). Winners
are announced in April.
Fellowships Offered
Richard M. Weaver Fellowship
The Fellowship assists future professors who are dedicated to the idea of liberal education. The Fellowship pays tuition and a stipend of $5,000. The essay required is "Liberal Education and the Free Society."
Western Civilization Fellowship
The Fellowship supports at the graduate level a new generation of scholars who value the West and are studying its institutions, values, and history. It awards each recipient $20,000 for dissertation work related to the intellectual, economic, political, socia, or religious heritage of Wester civilization. The essay required is "Liberty in the Western Tradition."
Henry Salvatori Fellowship
The Fellowship is designed for graduate students who are trying to understand and appreciate both the principles of the founding fathers and the culture that formed their convictions and ideals. It provides $10,000 to each recipient for graduate work related to the American founding. The essay required is "Liberty and the American Founding."
Bache Renshaw Fellowship
The Fellowship provides support to future Doctors of Education who appreciate the importance of our Western heritage and are capable of training future teachers in the liberal arts. It provides full tuition and a living stipend of $12,000 for doctoral study at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education. The essay required is "Teachers in a Free Society."
William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose
Graduating college seniors may be interested in this unrestricted cash grant for students who, on the basis of their academic record and extra curricular activities, have demonstrated a desire and capability to strengthen civil society. The top award of $40,000, and two additional grants of $5,000 each, will be given to applicants who have concrete plans for improving the civic life of their community.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and college seniors or recent graduates who are familiar with ISI's mission and programs. As part of the application, students must include a clear statement of how they will use the award. Preference is given to applicants who can est articulate their past efforts, future plans, and individual philosophy for living a life of noble purpose.
