Since 1966 The Fellows Program at the Institute of Politics has cornerstone of Institute life and the only program of its kind at Harvard University or anywhere else. The highly selective Fellows Program provides six positions each semester to elected officials, high-ranking government officials, foreign dignitaries, campaign leaders, policy makers, political journalists and other key participants in the political process. Ranking indicates the year of the fellowship.

Common Recipients

Recipient Total People
Ned Lamont $14,051,844 Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Nicholas R Carbone
Democratic National Committee $686,016 Dennis W Archer, Gaston Caperton, Karen Gordon Mills, Margaret A McKenna, Eddie Bernice Johnson, James Ralph Sasser, Karen Shepherd, Jolene Unsoeld, Joseph A Cari Jr, Barry B Direnfeld, Lynn G Cutler, Simon Lazarus, Ned Lamont, Jill Lynette Long Thompson, Vernon E Jordan Jr, William Forrest Winter, John Joyce Gilligan, Richard Wilson Riley, Madeleine M Kunin, Patrick Joseph Lucey, Linda Moore Forbes, David C Wilhelm, Thomas Geoghegan, Skip Humphrey, Ada Elizabeth Deer, Newton N. Minow, Frances Ulmer, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Gillian Martin Sorensen, John W Mack, Tom Hayden, John C Culver, Lynda Bird Johnson, Thelma Duggin, Barbara K Bodine, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, George Edward Moose, Percy Charles Wilson, Kim Gandy, William Cowan, Betty Friedan, Richard H Davis, John Palfrey, Richard E Tuttle, John Wofford, Frederick H Schultz, Charles Weltner, Bernard Robert Gifford, Philip Hoff, Peter L Szanton, Barry Carter, Robert M Shrum, Art Torres, Evelyn Dubrow, Neil Staebler, Carol Bellamy, Karen Burstein, Algernon Johnson Cooper Jr, Evelyn Murphy, Robert B Choate, Eugene Eidenberg, Andrew Maguire, Harriet Richardson Michel, Jesse L White Jr, Josie Heath, Stanley Sheinbaum, Daniel Kemmis, Donald M Fraser, Alice K Wolf, Lynn Williams, John Bullard, Myrth York, Donna Brazile, Michael Ellis Murphy, Beth Nolan, Gil Garcetti, Vicki Divoll, Caroline Croft, Kathy Taylor
Barack Obama $667,135 Dennis W Archer, Karen Gordon Mills, Margaret A McKenna, Jonathan D Schwartz, Paul Sarbanes, Brad Carson, Karen Shepherd, Wyche Fowler Jr, Eldon Beau Boulter, Sonal Shah, Lynn G Cutler, Simon Lazarus, Ralph G Neas, Ned Lamont, Jill Lynette Long Thompson, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Tom Vilsack, William Forrest Winter, Richard Wilson Riley, Jim Doyle, Patrick Joseph Lucey, Stephanie Cutter, Linda Moore Forbes, David C Wilhelm, Lana Pollack, Thomas Geoghegan, Roxanne Qualls, Ada Elizabeth Deer, Terrence B Adamson, Newton N. Minow, Frances Ulmer, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Jeffrey Davidow, Gillian Martin Sorensen, Meredith Bagby, John W Mack, Tom Hayden, John C Culver, Maggie Williams, Lynda Bird Johnson, Thelma Duggin, Susan Eisenhower, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, George Edward Moose, Percy Charles Wilson, J Joseph Grandmaison, William Cowan, Vicki J Huddleston, Richard H Davis, David Filvaroff, John Palfrey, John Wofford, Leroy Wehrle, L Craig Johnstone, Frederick H Schultz, Bernard Robert Gifford, Philip Hoff, Peter L Szanton, Barry Carter, Michael Dively, Robert M Shrum, Louis R Gigante, Carol Bellamy, Karen Burstein, Nicholas R Carbone, Algernon Johnson Cooper Jr, Eugene Eidenberg, Francis H Duehay, Andrew Maguire, Lovida Hardin Coleman Jr, Michael C Janeway, Harriet Richardson Michel, Jesse L White Jr, Lee A Daniels, Margery Ann Tabankin, Stanley Sheinbaum, Daniel Kemmis, Donald M Fraser, Alice K Wolf, John Bullard, Myrth York, Donna Brazile, Beth Nolan, Gil Garcetti, Melanie Campbell, Vicki Divoll, Jane L Campbell, Gina Glantz, Caroline Croft, Steve Kerrigan
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $265,673 Dennis W Archer, Gaston Caperton, Barney Frank, Paul Sarbanes, Martin Frost, Joseph A Cari Jr, Lynn G Cutler, Joe Trippi, Vernon E Jordan Jr, William Forrest Winter, Richard Wilson Riley, Stephanie Cutter, Linda Moore Forbes, David C Wilhelm, Percy Charles Wilson, Kim Gandy, Evelyn Dubrow, Karen Burstein, Eugene Eidenberg, Andrew Maguire, Harriet Richardson Michel, Stanley Sheinbaum, Myrth York, Jane L Campbell
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $242,621 Dennis W Archer, Gaston Caperton, Margaret A McKenna, Martin Frost, James Ralph Sasser, Wyche Fowler Jr, Joseph A Cari Jr, Barry B Direnfeld, Lynn G Cutler, Cleta Mitchell, Ralph G Neas, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, William Forrest Winter, Patrick Joseph Lucey, Stephanie Cutter, Linda Moore Forbes, Frances Ulmer, John C Culver, Lynda Bird Johnson, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, George Edward Moose, William Cowan, Leroy Wehrle, Frederick H Schultz, Peter L Szanton, Louis R Gigante, Evelyn Dubrow, Neil Staebler, Carol Bellamy, Robert B Choate, Eugene Eidenberg, Stanley Sheinbaum, Alice K Wolf, Lynn Williams, Raymond D Strother, Myrth York, Beth Nolan, Steve Kerrigan, Thomas A Devine
Republican National Committee $214,625 Thomas W Luce III, Barbara M Barrett, Catherine Ann Bertini, Lamar Alexander, Robin Hayes, Nancy Lee Johnson, William Floyd Clinger Jr, Lynn Morley Martin, David Alan Stockman, David Keene, Ben Ginsberg, Buddy Roemer, Jim Doyle, Alex Castellanos, Ken Blackwell, John A Schall, Kerry Healey, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Victor H Ashe, Thelma Duggin, Clarke T Reed, Gilbert Carmichael, J Robert Vastine Jr, Lovida Hardin Coleman Jr, Marguerite Sullivan
Robin Hayes $168,038 Robin Hayes, Susan Molinari
Hillary Clinton $162,954 Dennis W Archer, Gaston Caperton, Karen Gordon Mills, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Jonathan D Schwartz, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Bart T Stupak, Paul Sarbanes, Ted Strickland, Martin Frost, Charles Spittal Robb, David Hampton Pryor, Paul Martin Simon, Karen Shepherd, Wyche Fowler Jr, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Sonal Shah, Joseph A Cari Jr, Barry B Direnfeld, Lynn G Cutler, Simon Lazarus, Betsey Wright, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Tom Vilsack, Richard Wilson Riley, Madeleine M Kunin, Stephanie Cutter, Ken Blackwell, David C Wilhelm, S B Woo, Roxanne Qualls, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Gillian Martin Sorensen, Tom Hayden, Lynda Bird Johnson, Thelma Duggin, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, Kim Gandy, J Joseph Grandmaison, David Filvaroff, John Wofford, Bernard Robert Gifford, Barry Carter, Martin A Linsky, Michael Dively, Pierre Pelham, Art Torres, Evelyn Dubrow, Carol Bellamy, Karen Burstein, Evelyn Murphy, Robert B Choate, Eugene Eidenberg, Francis H Duehay, Nanette Falkenberg, Harriett Woods, Tom Loftus, Margery Ann Tabankin, Stanley Sheinbaum, Alice K Wolf, Kathryn J Whitmire, Mike Sullivan, Myrth York, Donna Brazile, Beth Nolan, Melanie Campbell, Mary Beth Cahill, Jane L Campbell, Caroline Croft, Steve Kerrigan
John McCain $155,052 Barbara M Barrett, Catherine Ann Bertini, Robin Hayes, James Ramstad, Nancy Lee Johnson, Susan Molinari, William Floyd Clinger Jr, George Nethercutt, Ben Ginsberg, Juleanna Glover, Buddy Roemer, Jane Maria Swift, Alex Castellanos, Bruce Herschensohn, Kerry Healey, Beth Myers, Mark McKinnon, Lionel Sosa, Brett O'Donnell, Richard H Davis, Clarke T Reed, V Lance Tarrance Jr, Eugene Eidenberg, Lovida Hardin Coleman Jr, Barbara Pieper, Chris Henick, James M Lombard, Michael Ellis Murphy, Alvin S Felzenberg, Chriss Winston
Emily's List $128,445 Margaret A McKenna, Karen Shepherd, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Lynn G Cutler, Betsey Wright, Jeanne Shaheen, Stephanie Cutter, Deborah Arnesen, Gillian Martin Sorensen, Lynda Bird Johnson, Ann Lewis, Kim Gandy, Betty Friedan, Richard H Davis, Evelyn Dubrow, Karen Burstein, Robert B Choate, Susan McLane, Josie Heath, Stanley Sheinbaum, Kathryn J Whitmire, Myrth York, Beth Nolan, Mary Beth Cahill, Jane L Campbell, Gina Glantz, Beverly Perdue
National Republican Congressional Committee $122,600 Robin Hayes, James Ramstad, Nancy Lee Johnson, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Susan Molinari, Lynn Morley Martin, Eldon Beau Boulter, Ben Ginsberg, Margaret Spellings, Alex Castellanos, Kerry Healey, Joseph Burt Dial, Leslie A Goodman
DNC-Non-Federal Individual $110,500 Joseph A Cari Jr, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Ann Lewis, Frederick H Schultz, Stanley Sheinbaum
Right to Rise USA $107,119 George Nethercutt, Kerry Healey
RNC Republican National State Elections Committee $106,025 Thomas W Luce III, Robin Hayes, Alex Castellanos, Richard H Davis, Clarke T Reed, Chris Henick, Leslie A Goodman
Mitt Romney $104,600 Thomas W Luce III, Barbara M Barrett, Robin Hayes, Nancy Lee Johnson, Susan Molinari, William Floyd Clinger Jr, Ben Ginsberg, Ernest Istook, Meghan O'Sullivan, Margaret Spellings, Richard Wilson Riley, Jim Doyle, Alex Castellanos, Karen Elliott House, Ken Blackwell, Martin J Connors III, Kerry Healey, John McClaughry, Beth Myers, Mark McKinnon, Victor H Ashe, Ann Lewis, Dennis Carey, Larry McCarthy, Ben Coes, Alvin S Felzenberg, Steven Schrage
NRSC - Nonfederal $100,000 David Alan Stockman
John Kerry $81,149 Don Riegle, Gaston Caperton, Margaret A McKenna, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Jonathan D Schwartz, Ted Strickland, David Hampton Pryor, James Ralph Sasser, Karen Shepherd, Wyche Fowler Jr, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Sonal Shah, Joseph A Cari Jr, Barry B Direnfeld, Lynn G Cutler, Simon Lazarus, Ralph G Neas, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, William Forrest Winter, David C Wilhelm, Lana Pollack, Lisa R Davis, Skip Humphrey, Roxanne Qualls, Frances Ulmer, Ronald Blackwell, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Jonathan J. Cowan, Maxine Issacs, Gillian Martin Sorensen, Tom Hayden, John C Culver, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, George Edward Moose, Percy Charles Wilson, Frederick Zollo, J Joseph Grandmaison, Vicki J Huddleston, David Filvaroff, John Palfrey, John Wofford, Frederick H Schultz, Philip Hoff, Peter L Szanton, Barry Carter, Michael Dively, Art Torres, Evelyn Dubrow, Carol Bellamy, Karen Burstein, Evelyn Murphy, Robert B Choate, Eugene Eidenberg, Francis H Duehay, Nanette Falkenberg, Alan J Karcher, Jesse L White Jr, Brock Evans, Margery Ann Tabankin, Stanley Sheinbaum, Donald M Fraser, Alice K Wolf, John Bullard, Myrth York, Beth Nolan, Vicki Divoll, Mary Beth Cahill, Gina Glantz, Caroline Croft, Steve Kerrigan
Romney Victory $78,000 Susan Molinari, Kerry Healey
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee $76,632 Vernon E Jordan Jr
Democratic White House Victory Fund $75,500 Ned Lamont, Thelma Duggin