[From Philanthropy Today] The Robertson Foundation for Government is establishing a scholarship fund to encourage graduate students to pursue careers in federal service, The Washington Post reports.
The foundation, operated by heirs to the A&P supermarket fortune, will provide full financial support to students in the fields of national security, foreign policy, and international development who pledge to work at least three years for a federal agency within five years of graduating. The foundation will select four or five partner universities in the coming weeks, director Bill Robertson said.
The Robertson family was involved in a protracted donor-intent fight with Princeton University during the past decade over Princeton's use of a $35-million, 1961 gift intended to prepare students for careers in public service. The case was settled last year, with the university agreeing to pay some $60-million to the foundation.
Read a Chronicle of Philanthropy article about the Robertson/Princeton dispute.
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