ETSU Faculty Representative:
Website:
http://www.jamesmadison.com
Award: Up to $12,000 a year to cover
tuition, fees, books, and room and board, for two years.
Eligibility: Applicants must be US
citizens, have completed a bachelors degree by the time the
fellowship is initiated, and be (or plan to become) employed as
a teacher of American History, American Government, or Social
Studies at the secondary-school level. If applicants already
have a graduate degree, they may apply only after three years
has passed from when the previous degree was awarded.
When to Apply: Applications are
usually due in early March.
Established by Congress in 1986, the James
Madison Fellowship is designed to improve the instruction of the
US Constitution in secondary schools by supporting the training
of those who will teach the subject. The Fellowship offers two
years of support to its recipients, during which time they are
to complete either a MA or MAT in History or Political Science
or a MEd, MAE, or MSE in Education (with a focus on American
government, politics, or political theory). For those already
working full-time, Senior Fellow positions are also available,
which allow recipients five years in order to complete their
degrees part-time. In addition to their regular coursework,
Fellows will also earn six credits taking part in the mandatory
"Summer Institute on the Constitution" held at Georgetown
University each summer. At least six additional credits of
Constitutional study are also required. Upon completion of their
degree, all recipients must teach at least one year of American
History, American Government, or Social Studies at the
secondary-school level.
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