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The Robertson Foundation for Government is is a nonprofit family foundation dedicated to "helping government meet its talent needs by identifying, educating and motivating top U.S. graduate students to pursue federal government careers in foreign policy, national security and international affairs." The Foundation offers fellowships to Master's Degree students at five parter schools:
 * The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
 * The Maxwell School at Syracuse University
 * The University of Maryland School of Public Policy
 * The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at The University of California, San Diego
 * The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University

History and Background
In 1961, Marie Robertson donated $35 million in The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company stock to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In 2002, Robertson's heirs sued Princeton, arguing that the money had not been used in accordance with the stated mission, to "strengthen the Government of the United States and increase its ability and determination to defend and extend freedom throughout the world by improving the facilities for the training and education of men and women for government service."

The Robertson Family and Princeton settled out of court, with Princeton agreeing to pay $60 million to the newly-established Robertson Foundation for Government by 2018.

The first class of Robertson Fellows entered school in 2010, with the first graduates coming in 2011.

Program Parameters
The Robertson Fellowship is modeled after U.S. military academies, providing full tuition and fees to participants but requiring three years of employment in the U.S. Federal Government rather than military service to satisfy its terms. The Robertson Foundation pays for Fellows' tuition, fees, and miscellaneous other costs (such as internship stipends or travel costs) during the two years of the Master's program (except at the Fletcher School, whose agreement with the Robertson Foundation is for students' second year of study only).