The Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative
The Program
The Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative features two types of scholarships - undergraduate and graduate.
Undergraduate Scholarships
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will annually select at least five Scholars in the Nation's Service drawn from Princeton juniors. Those selected as Scholars will spend their final two college years completing their majors, taking selected courses in public policy, learning about career opportunities in the federal government, and spending the summer after their junior year in a federal government internship. After graduation, the recipients will be known as Charles and Marie Robertson Government Service Scholars and will serve for two years in the federal government. The Scholars will then return to Princeton to enroll in the two-year Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.) degree program at the Woodrow Wilson School. The scholarship fully funds the summer internship and M.P.A. degree. The two-year federal government placement may be wholly or partially funded through the School depending on government funding of the particular position.
Graduate Scholarships
Up to five graduate Scholars will be selected from applicants applying to the M.P.A. two-year degree program. Those selected as graduate Scholars will first serve two years in the federal government, as Charles and Marie Robertson Government Service Scholars, and then enter the graduate program. Each selected graduate Scholar will receive a salary for two-years of federal government service as well as a full scholarship for tuition and living expenses while enrolled in the M.P.A. degree program.
The Woodrow Wilson School and the Partnership for Public Service (a Washington, D.C.-based, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing public service) will work closely with Scholars and participating federal agencies to determine the best two-year government work placement. Supplemental seminars and other activities designed to enhance overall learning and development experience will be provided in collaboration with the Partnership for Public Service on the Princeton campus, as well as in Washington, D.C.