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Scholarships and Fellowships
Progress of Ideas Scholarship
The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation (RSF) was founded in 1925 with the mission to promote the ideas of 19th century social reformer, Henry George. Our Progress of Ideas Scholarship (POI) program echoes that original organizational charge in its focus on economic equity and social justice, and its drive to discern and challenge the drivers of inequality in our systems of governance and taxation.
The scholarship supports the cost of attendance for students in fields of study related to the organization’s mission. We are seeking recipients whose lived experiences have engendered in them a commitment to social justice and a drive to make the world a better place for all people.
Long ago, Henry George wrote, “Social reform is not to be secured by noise and shouting; by complaints and denunciation; by the formation of parties, or the making of revolutions; but by the awakening of thought and the progress of ideas. Until there be correct thought, there cannot be right action; and when there is correct thought, right action will follow.” It is with this in mind that we have created our Progress of Ideas Scholarship.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance, and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals.
The application period for the 2024-2025 school year is now closed. Stay tuned for announcements on the 2025-2026 application process.
2024 - 2025 POI Scholarship Recipients
Raef Makrai Economics
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Emelina BrownFinance
University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
Aharon Dardik Philosophy/Political Science
Columbia University
Columbia University
Allison Tate Public Policy
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Joseph Silvi Environmental Engineering Science
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Current/Past POI Scholarship Recipients
Jessia Avila
Columbia University
2023-2024
2023-2024
Christopher Badillo Stanford University2023-2024
2024-2025
2024-2025
Kyla Denwood Georgetown University2023-2024
2024-2025
2024-2025
Brittaney KeyYale University2023-2024
2024-2025
2024-2025
Alexandra Roth New York University2023-2024
Tori Vestal
University of Kentucky
2022-2023
2023-2024
2022-2023
2023-2024
Armani M. Arnold Michigan State University2022-2023
Willa F. White Austin College2022-20232023-2024
Olga RodriguezUniversity of California, Berkeley2022-20232023-2024
Tess E. Gellert New York University2022-20232023-2024
Neighborhood Fellows Program at Tufts University
RSF is happy to support Fellows in the Neighborhood Fellows Program at Tufts University within the department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP). RSF has contributed $25,000 to support five fellows for the 2022-2023 school year. The Neighborhood Fellows Program recruits up to five experienced urban leaders each year to UEP’s mid-career Master in Public Policy (MPP) program. Its objective is to increase enrollment among people of color who work in urban communities in Boston and surrounding cities on issues of urban community politics, economics, education, housing, and social life.
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Supporting Georgist Scholarship in Higher Education
Our scholarships support the cost of attendance for students in fields of study related to RSF’s mission, including economics, urban planning, and public policy. The 2022-23 academic year was the first in which we granted awards, and even as a brand new opportunity, RSF received nearly 250 applications for its 5 awards – a number which continues to grow as awareness of the program increases.
So who are our ideal scholars? Our criteria are simple: we’re looking for undergraduates in their Junior and Senior years of study, as well as graduate students at any level, whose lived experiences and personal convictions position them to draw inspiration and purpose from Henry George’s teachings throughout their lives.
In short, we want to ensure that the decision makers of tomorrow are supported in obtaining the educational credentials they will need for success; and can draw on an understanding of Georgist economics, tax policies, and ethics, in their roles as citizens, business owners, and political and thought leaders.