Roosevelt Scholars Legislation in Brief

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Roosevelt Scholars in the Media

Roosevelt Scholars has received significant attention from the media. To view statements of support and articles about Roosevelt Scholars, please click on the links below.

Partnership Statement »
Price-Shays Statement »

A Scholarship and an Incentive
The Washington Post
Tuesday, July 12, 2007
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Group Proposes Scholarships to Fill Mission-Critical Jobs
Government Executive
Wednesday, July 13, 2007
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Graduate-Level Scholarships Aim at 'Mission-Critical' Jobs
The Washington Post
Friday, May 23, 2008
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New Bill will Provide Incentives for Recent Grads
The East Carolinian
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Roosevelt Scholars

The Partnership is excited to announce that Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have introduced H.R. 6160, the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2008, an important piece of legislation which, if enacted, will better enable the federal government to recruit a new generation of leaders who will fill critical positions.

What is the Roosevelt Scholars Act?

The Roosevelt Scholars Act would create a scholarship program to fund graduate-level education in mission-critical fields in exchange for a federal service commitment. The Act would establish a small foundation to administer the scholarships of up to $60,000 per year, for a maximum of five years, for students to complete an advanced degree in high-demand, high-need fields including engineering, information technology, foreign languages and public health. In return, these scholars will commit to three to five years of service in a federal government agency.

The Roosevelt Scholars program would incentivize more of the talented young people our government needs to enter the federal civil service. The program is necessary because our federal government faces an unprecedented workforce crisis as experienced workers begin to retire and the pipeline of talent available to replace them continues to thin. Utlimately, the Roosevelt Scholars program would help restore prestige to federal service by raising awareness about federal opportunities and rebranding the government as a place where the best and brightest go to make a difference.

Legislative text of H.R. 6160 »

What organizations have expressed support for the Roosevelt Scholars Act?

Support for the Roosevelt Scholars Act is growing every day! Many college and university presidents and nonprofit and association leaders have signed on to a letter of support to Representatives Price and Shays. Other organizations have opted to write their own personalized letter of support to Members of Congress. If your organization would like to add its name to our master letter please contact Caroline Pettit at cpettit@ourpublicservice.org.

Master letter of support for Representatives Price and Shays
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Additional letters of support

Arkansas State University
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Duke University
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Mount St. Mary's University
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Yale University
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What can you do to help?

If you would like to show your support for this program, please call, email, or write a letter to your Senators or Representative.

U.S. Capitol Switchboard
(202) 224-3121

U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate
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Sample letter of support for students »
Sample general letter of support »

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