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
National Republican Senatorial Committee $64,064 Barbara M Barrett, Robin Hayes, Susan Molinari, Lynn Morley Martin, Ben Ginsberg, Juleanna Glover, Cleta Mitchell, Kerry Healey, Joseph Burt Dial
Chris Dodd $61,700 Gaston Caperton, Martin Frost, David Hampton Pryor, James Ralph Sasser, Wyche Fowler Jr, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Joseph A Cari Jr, Barry B Direnfeld, Lynn G Cutler, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Stephanie Cutter, John C Culver, Rose Styron, J Joseph Grandmaison, Evelyn Dubrow, Carol Bellamy, Nicholas R Carbone, Stanley Sheinbaum, Michael Ellis Murphy
Barbara Boxer $54,665 Joseph A Cari Jr, Lynn G Cutler, Ralph G Neas, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Jeffrey Davidow, Tom Hayden, Ann Lewis, Rose Styron, Art Torres, Evelyn Dubrow, Carol Bellamy, Evelyn Murphy, Robert B Choate, Eugene Eidenberg, Margery Ann Tabankin, Stanley Sheinbaum, Kathryn J Whitmire, Myrth York, Gil Garcetti, Gina Glantz
George W Bush $54,314 Thomas W Luce III, Barbara M Barrett, Catherine Ann Bertini, Robin Hayes, Nancy Lee Johnson, Susan Molinari, William Floyd Clinger Jr, Lynn Morley Martin, David Alan Stockman, Ben Ginsberg, Peter B Teeley, Cleta Mitchell, Jane Maria Swift, David Beasley, Alex Castellanos, Martin J Connors III, Kerry Healey, Karen Hughes, Victor H Ashe, Lionel Sosa, Thelma Duggin, Charles Graves Untermeyer, Richard H Davis, Clarke T Reed, Gilbert Carmichael, Lovida Hardin Coleman Jr, Chris Henick, James M Lombard, Leslie A Goodman, Marguerite Sullivan, Steven Schrage, Farah Pandith
Brookings Institution $50,000 Ned Lamont
Standing With Conservatives $50,000 Lamar Alexander
Mississippi Republican Party $46,910 Clarke T Reed, Gilbert Carmichael
Bingham McCutchen LLP PAC $46,054 Barry B Direnfeld
George Nethercutt $43,750 Barbara M Barrett, George Nethercutt, Cleta Mitchell, Ernest Istook
Dan Sullivan $42,600 Barbara M Barrett, Ben Ginsberg
Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee $42,300 Ned Lamont, Nicholas R Carbone
Ohio Democratic Party $42,263 Ted Strickland, Vernon E Jordan Jr, John Joyce Gilligan, David C Wilhelm, Cathleen Douglas Stone, Thelma Duggin, Jane L Campbell
John Sarbanes $35,850 Margaret A McKenna, Paul Sarbanes, Stanley Sheinbaum
Patton Boggs PAC $35,000 Ben Ginsberg
Steve Horn $34,081 Steve Horn
Arlen Specter $32,000 Lamar Alexander, David Alan Stockman, Barry B Direnfeld, David Keene, George Nethercutt, Juleanna Glover, Peter B Teeley, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Alex Castellanos, Thelma Duggin, Lovida Hardin Coleman Jr
Jeanne Shaheen $31,325 Gaston Caperton, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Martin Frost, Lynn G Cutler, Ned Lamont, Vernon E Jordan Jr, Richard Wilson Riley, Stephanie Cutter, Tom Hayden, John C Culver, Lynda Bird Johnson, Alan Khazei, Ann Lewis, J Joseph Grandmaison, John Wofford, Evelyn Murphy, Susan McLane, Eugene Eidenberg, Margery Ann Tabankin, Stanley Sheinbaum, Alice K Wolf, Kathryn J Whitmire, Myrth York, Donna Brazile, Mary Beth Cahill, Jane L Campbell, Thomas A Devine
Heather Wilson $30,350 Barbara M Barrett, Artur Davis, Robin Hayes, Nancy Lee Johnson, Alex Castellanos, Chris Henick
Nicola S Tsongas $27,750 Cheryl A Jacques, Cathleen Douglas Stone, J Joseph Grandmaison, William Cowan, Eugene Eidenberg, Alice K Wolf, Mary Beth Cahill, Steve Kerrigan
North Carolina Republican Executive Committee $27,600 Robin Hayes, Cleta Mitchell