As its name implies, the Lincoln Fellows Program places special emphasis on the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, no less than the American Founders, believed that free government is possible only if it recognizes and protects the equal natural rights of all human beings. Fellows discuss how the statesmanship and political thought of the Founders and Lincoln should guide policymakers today.
During their stay, Lincoln fellows meet with the Claremont Institute's Senior Fellows and other distinguished visiting scholars to study American politics and political thought. In intensive daily seminars and relaxed evening symposia, fellows discuss a wide selection of great American readings. Topics of study and discussion include the Founding, the Civil War, the Progressive Era, the Great Society, and the enduring modern disputes between liberalism and conservatism. Fellows will also meet editors and writers of our flagship publication, the Claremont Review of Books.
After their participation, Fellows will be invited to attend Institute events and seminars in and around the nation's capital, at which they will be honored.
Lincoln Fellowships are offered to patriotic young professionals including, but not limited to, employees of the United States government and state governments, public policy research institutions, and print and broadcast media.
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2009 Lincoln Fellowship Program.
"The insight of conservatism is the lasting power of America's founding principles. The Claremont Institute articulates these principles with brilliant clarity, and challenges each and every Lincoln Fellow to live up to them. There is no better training ground for a lifelong campaign in the trenches of political warfare."
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Recent Items
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2007 Lincoln Fellows
The Claremont Institute is happy to announce those selected as the 2007 Lincoln Fellows—an impressive and diverse group of accomplished professionals working in government, public policy, business, and academia. -
2006 Lincoln Fellows
The Claremont Institute is happy to announce the names of those selected for our 2006 Lincoln Fellows Program. Lincoln Fellowships are offered to young professionals serving elected officials or appointed policy-makers in the federal government, as well as staff members of national political parties and non-profit institutions that research and publish on public policy and constitutional issues. -
Announcing the 2005 Abraham Lincoln Fellowships in Constitutional Government
The Claremont Institute offers a week-long seminar on the principles of the American Founding for civic-minded professionals who are working in the area of national public policy, and who seek the return of limited constitutional government. The 2005 seminar will run August 6-14 in Southern California. Applications are now available for download. -
Producing "Able and Orthodox" Teachers
Beginning in 1996, we have gathered the rising stars of the conservative movement every other summer for a week-long, intensive seminar in politics: the Abraham Lincoln Fellowship program. Our purpose is to teach them how to be "able and orthodox" teachers. This year's fellows are. . -
Claremont Institute Announces 2002 Lincoln Fellows
The Claremont Institute offers a week-long seminar on the principles of the American Founding for civic-minded professionals who are working in the area of national public policy, and who seek the return of limited constitutional government. The 2005 seminar will run August 6-14 in Southern California. Applications are now available for download. -
Announcing the 2004 Lincoln Fellowship Program
Lincoln Fellowships are offered to young professionals serving elected officials or appointed policy-makers in the federal government, as well as staff members of national political parties and non-profit institutions that research and publish on public policy and constitutional issues. Applications for the 2004 program are available now. -
Shining Light on Title IX
Lincoln Fellow Jessica Gavora, author of Tilting the Playing Field, recently discussed the history and consequences of Title IX with ISI's Campus Magazine.
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Bellesiles Is Out
Miscounting, misinterpretation, and fabrication in his book Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture led to Michael Bellesiles's resignation last week, writes Lincoln fellow Melissa Seckora. -
Thanks a Lott
Lincoln fellow Steven Hayes writes on Trent Lott's statements of flawed conservatism, and the harm it will cause the rest of us. -
Even Lawyers Are Getting Sick of Abuses in Asbestos Litigation
Lincoln fellow John Meroney writes on change in the role of trial lawyers — from modern day folk heroes, to abusers of asbestos cases. -
Despite McCarthy, Red Peril Really Was
Joseph McCarthy never understood the political philosophy of Soviet communism. Therefore, the truth about communism—that it was a global conspiracy organized in Moscow, and that communists were a threat because they acted as apologists and agents of a hostile military power— was largely obscured, writes Lincoln Fellow John Meroney. -
Stop the Madness
Lincoln fellow Steven Hayes writes on the miserable failure of the "Repent with Trent" tour — and those who are paying the price for it. -
Claremont Institute Announces 2005 Abraham Lincoln Fellows
Selected from the rising stars of the conservative movement, Lincoln Fellows study the principles upon which constitutional government rests. This study includes but is not limited to robed jurists who believe that they, not the Constitution, are the supreme law of the land. We are proud to announce the twelve selected for this summer's program.
