Cultivating our next generation of public service leaders
The Robertson Foundation for Government invests in the future of the United States by cultivating public service leaders and catalyzing globally engaged talent for the federal workforce.
With an emphasis on foreign policy, international relations, and national security, RFG supports graduate academic fellowships, government internships, professional development, and career networking.
Melissa Alvisi
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Cody Arigo
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
JaKyah Beatty
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Meet our 2024 & 2025 Fellows
The RFG Fellows are among the most promising students from some of America’s leading schools of public service, policy and administration.
Colleen Bowman
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Morgan Conville
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
Laura Fairman
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Andrew Harrison Gasparini
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Forrest Gatrell
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Indira Gunness
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
McKenzie Hartman
University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy & Strategy
Abigail Huie
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
Javier De Leon
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Anna Misenti
University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy & Strategy
Yolanda Nosakhare
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Samuel Park
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
Olivia Parker
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Eugene La’mont Parrish
University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy & Strategy
Grace Pettey
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Zoe Prin
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Jackson Rice
University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy & Strategy
Marja Ritchie
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
Emma Viquez
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
RFG Fellowships fund master’s degrees in international affairs, policy, public administration and related fields at select partner universities that are among the top ranked across the nation.
197
75%
25
40+
Current News & Events at RFG
NEWSLETTER
July 2023
The Robertson Report
- RFG Congratulates the Graduating Class of 2023
- RFG Fellows Begin Federal Summer Internships
- Alumni Spotlight: Reflections of a Commercial Service Officer
- Chronicles of a Boren Fellow: Studying Swahili in Tanzania
- RFG Joins with the Virtual Student Federal Service to Recognize This Year’s Top Virtual Interns
- Making the CHIPS Act Pay Off: How to Boost STEM Talent to Meet Industry Needs
Impact Stories
Jul 20
Making the CHIPS Act Pay Off: How to Boost STEM Talent to Meet Industry Needs
RFG is proud to recognize Emily Ashbridge (Bush, 2023) as the winner of the Dr. Michael Schneider Professional Writing Award for the second quarter of 2023. Check out her award-winning piece below titled, “Making the CHIPS Act Pay Off: How to Boost STEM Talent to Meet Industry Needs.” This piece was originally published by the […]
Impact Stories
Jul 20
RFG Joins with the Virtual Student Federal Service to Recognize This Year’s Top Virtual Interns
The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) held their Virtual Intern of the Year Awards on May 31, 2023. In support of this event, the Robertson Foundation for Government partnered with the VSFS Program to highlight the important contributions of virtual student interns to Federal Government initiatives. As part of that support, RFG gave cash awards […]
Fellows in the News
Jul 20
Chronicles of a Boren Fellow: Studying Swahili in Tanzania
In April 2023, RFG Fellow, JaKyah Beatty (UMD, 2024), returned from her travels abroad as a Boren Fellow studying Swahili in Tanzania. While abroad, JaKyah had the opportunity to learn a critical language, progressing from having no prior knowledge of Swahili to reaching an advanced intermediate fluency in the language after nine months of intensive […]