Scholarships and Fellowships

Eisenhower Institute Scholarship Programs

Dwight D. Eisenhower's vision of democracy included educated citizen leadership to deal with the role of government in a free society, the relationships between domestic and international issues, and the thoughtful understanding of world affairs. As an important part of carrying forward his legacy, The Eisenhower Institute manages a program of annual academic scholarships for graduate and undergraduate American students. Click on the title of each scholarship for more detailed information.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower/Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship Program

This fellowship is offered to American PhD students currently in the process of writing their dissertations at the following institutions: University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Kansas University, Princeton University, Stanford University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, the University of Texas at Austin, Vanderbilt University, The University of Virginia, and Washington University in St. Louis. Fields of study covered by this fellowship include international relations, security studies, government, economics, business administration, and history.

Through this fellowship program, the Institute aims to promote the study of a broad range of topics that will contribute to the intellectual growth of tomorrow's leaders. The fellowship is offered annually and is worth $10,000 for each winner.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower/Ann Cook Whitman Scholarship for Perry High School

Ann Cook Whitman (1908-1991) served for many years as President Eisenhower's personal secretary. This scholarship is made possible by a generous bequest from Whitman and is awarded annually to outstanding graduating seniors from Perry High School in Perry, Ohio, which she attended. Each scholarship supports four years of undergraduate education, and is awarded based on need and merit. The goal of this scholarship is to help students obtain undergraduate degrees in furtherance of their education and leadership skills.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower/Ann Cook Whitman Washington, DC Scholarship Program 

The Eisenhower Institute was able to establish a second high school scholarship program from Ann Cook Whitman's bequest; this one aims to further educational opportunities for African-American high school students in Washington, DC. Four high schools are eligible to have their graduating seniors compete for this scholarship: Spingarn, H.D. Woodson, Ballou, and Eastern. Each scholarship supports four years of undergraduate education and is awarded based on need and merit. The goal of this scholarship is to help students from the inner city obtain undergraduate degrees in furtherance of their education and leadership skills.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower/Conrad Hilton Scholarship Program

This scholarship is awarded annually to support Gettysburg College seniors or juniors who are planning to study abroad and who demonstrate that their coursework and travel plans satisfy the objectives outlined by the full set of scholarship guidelines. The goal of this scholarship is to help encourage and assist students who: bring a strong international orientation to their studies; exhibit, through extracurricular activities, an interest and awareness of the role they can perform in bettering the world; and show, through their career aspirations and corresponding curriculum choices, an appreciation of the role that international travel, global trade, and cross-cultural exchange can play in fostering international understanding and world peace.

2008-2009 Awardees 

2007-2008 Awardees

2006-2007 Awardees

2004-2005 Awardees

2002-2003 Awardees

For more information on The Eisenhower Institute's high school, undergraduate, and graduate scholarship and fellowship opportunities contact Jane Kratovil at
(202) 628-4444 or by email at this address.