Washington, D.C. Fellowship

An Inside Look at our Nation’s Capital

The Washington Fellowship is an exclusive, fully-funded opportunity for a select group of Buckley Fellows to spend a week in Washington D.C. meeting with government officials, members of Congress, judges, think tank scholars, journalists, and the people who make the nation’s capital run.

Details

The 2026 D.C.  Fellowship will run during Yale’s 2026 spring break, from the afternoon of Sunday, March 8, through Friday, March 13. This selective fellowship is only open to Buckley Fellows.

The Buckley Institute is grateful to the Paul Bremer Fellowship Fund and the Mark Palmer Fellowship Fund for assisting in covering the costs for students to join the annual trip to Washington, D.C.

Past Speakers

  • Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
  • Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
  • Senator Ted Cruz
  • Senator J. D. Vance
  • Rep. Mike Lawler
  • George Will
  • Peter Berkowitz
  • Scott Walker
  • Mary Katherine Ham

Upcoming Washington D.C. Fellowship

We are not currently accepting applications at this time. For questions, contact info@buckleyinstitute.com.

Program Photos

“[Justice Barrett was the] best closing event to a program of all time! She was so kind and well-spoken. I now have a role model of what a truly successful and intelligent woman looks like.”

— Emma Ventresca ’26

“This [trip] helped me better think through the policy discussions happening on the right and further solidify my future career goals.”

— Grant Shanklin ’27

“No other trip at Yale provides the kind of experiences that this trip did; a truly unique experience.”

— Isaac Oberman ’26

“It is not everyday we get to meet these people and to ask them hard questions. They provide much wisdom, much hope, and much encouragement to conservatives [in] all walks of their life!”

— Mickey Lin ’26

“Meeting Chris Wray, the FBI director, was surreal. It’s one of those experiences that you can only have at Buckley.”

— Will Wang ’26