Public Interest Fellowship Foundation

About Public Interest Fellowship Foundation

Launched in 2015 with a programmatic mission tied to the legacy of The Public Interest journal, The Public Interest Fellowship Foundation funds young and mid-career people working on American constitutional government, national security, public policy, and related intellectual projects. Its work is built around fellowships and short-term awards that give professional development, educational support, and project backing to selected participants. The foundation’s largest recent grant went to Hudson Institute Inc. in Washington, DC for a National Security Grant, signaling the scale at which it supports policy research. Other recent support includes a National Security Grant to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, also in Washington, DC, and a National Security Grant to the Institute for Science and International Security. The foundation also backs new writing through its Book Grant Program and supports fellows through its named fellowship programs, including the Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship on American Flourishing, the Antonin Scalia Fellowship, and the Fellowship on Military History and Strategy. Across these programs, the foundation serves scholars, researchers, authors, and early-career professionals rather than institutions alone.

What Public Interest Fellowship Foundation Funds

National security is a central part of the foundation’s giving. It awarded $113,825 to Hudson Institute Inc. for a National Security Grant, and it also supported the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Institute for Science and International Security through the same program. The book program supports publishing and first-book development. Burns Group Consulting received $14,500 through a Book Grant, showing that the foundation backs authors and projects that advance its educational goals. Its fellowship programs extend into constitutional and civic questions. The Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship on American Flourishing examines the Judeo-Christian tradition and its role in public policy and civil society, while the Antonin Scalia Fellowship focuses on constitutional law, the rule of law, and legal policy. Military history and strategy also appear as a distinct line of support through the Fellowship on Military History and Strategy, which centers on World War II, diplomatic history, and staff-based study in Washington and Europe.

How Public Interest Fellowship Foundation Gives