Scholarship Description
The ISI Salvatori Fellowship Program seeks to further an understanding and appreciation of the principles held by the American Founding Fathers and the culture that formed their values and views.
Each Salvatori Fellowship recipient receives a $10,000 grant.
Eligibility
The Salvatori Fellowship is granted to current graduate students in a field related to the American Founding.
Applicants must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Graduate Fellowship applicants must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level.
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.) schools are ineligible.
Applicants may apply for more than one fellowship in any given academic cycle. For each fellowship sought, applicants must submit separate copies of all components of the application.
Required Application Materials
An original, five- to ten-page essay responding to the following question: What is the importance of the American Founding to a free society?
Headshot
One-page outline of prior education, awards, fellowships, and internships
Three- to five-page personal, philosophical, and professional autobiography
Five- to ten-page academic writing sample
Three academic letters of recommendation (Must be sent by the recommender and include the Graduate Fellowships Program Letter of Recommendation Form)
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work (May be mailed by the issuing institution or the applicant)
Brief responses to the following four questions:
Why the applicant has chosen teaching as a profession
Why the applicant desires a fellowship
How the applicant heard about the ISI Fellowship Program
Signed declaration of intent to teach
Personal philosophical statement and academic writing samples must be 12 point standard font and double spaced.
Year of Need: 1st Year Grad, 2nd Year Grad, 3rd Year Grad,
Type: Merit Based
Num Awards: 1
Min Award:
Max Award: 10,000
Deadline: 2024-12-31
Website: http://home.isi.org
Sponsoring Organization
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
3901 Centerville Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807-1938
Contact Person:
Phone: (800) 526-7022 / (302) 652-4600
Fax: (302) 652-1760
Web: http://home.isi.org/programs/fellowships
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