Reagan Institute Launches Society of Fellows to Support Early Career Scholars
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute has announced the launch of the Reagan Institute Society of Fellows, a multi-year fellowship program designed to provide early-career scholars with a structured pathway toward tenure-track positions. The initiative aims to address the lack of resources available to promising Ph.D. graduates during their transition into serious scholarship. Five founding partner universities—Dartmouth, George Washington University, The Ohio State University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Vanderbilt University—will participate in the program. The fellowship offers two distinct tracks: a five-year appointment involving residence at the Reagan Institute followed by a faculty role, and a three-year graduate fellowship for doctoral candidates completing their dissertations. Applications for the inaugural cohort are due by January 15, 2027, with appointments scheduled to begin on September 1, 2027. The program focuses on disciplines including U.S. political history, civic thought, science and technology studies, and law and economics.
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