America’s most prestigious award in constitutional history and government for secondary teachers.
James Madison Graduate Fellowships
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. As funding permits, the Foundation plans to offer one fellowship per state per year.
Applications for 2026 application will open June 1, 2025. Select “Notify Me” below to get an update when it is live.
Videos
James Madison Fellows Speak about the Fellowship Program
A brief introduction to the James Madison Fellowship program provided by actual James Madison Fellows.
Former Secretary of Education speaks about his experience being a James Madison Fellow
John B. King, Jr., New Jersey Fellow, President and CEO of the Education Trust and former Secretary of Education.
The 27th Annual James Madison Lecture
A conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff and Dr. Jeffry Morrison focused on Schiff’s books, “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” and “A Great Improvisation, Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.”
Get Involved
The James Madison Education Fund Inc. is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1994 as a partner organization to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation with a mission to encourage study of the United States Constitution, its roots, its formation, its principles, and its development. The James Madison Education Fund Inc. is privately funded through your generous donations.
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