32nd Annual TFAS Journalism Forum + Awards Dinner

Please save the date for the 32nd Annual TFAS Journalism Forum + Awards Dinner in New York City. Your support enables TFAS to develop the next generation of excellent journalists while honoring today’s leaders who are paving the way.

Developing Courageous Leaders Since 1967

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The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is an educational nonprofit that is developing courageous leaders inspired and equipped to protect and advance the ideas of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic freedom in their communities and throughout the world.

By offering a portfolio of more than 30 academic programs, fellowships and seminars, the TFAS Journey helps cultivate future leaders from high school, all the way through to their university studies and professional careers.

TFAS builds the intellectual rigor and sustained relationships over time that result in deep impact and long-term change. After more than 50 years of programs, the evidence of TFAS’s success is clear. TFAS alumni are the leaders our nation needs right now and in the decades to come.

Today, there are nearly 53,000 TFAS alumni making a difference in their communities and throughout the world by upholding the values essential to the preservation and success of a free society.

Liberty + Leadership Podcast Latest Episode

TFAS President Roger Ream and George Mason University economics professor Dr. Donald J. Boudreaux discuss the triumph of economic freedom.

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TFAS Honors John Tierney, Mary Anastasia O’Grady and Rising Journalists at Journalism Forum + Awards Dinner

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is proud to present John Tierney of City Journal with the Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award for Courageous Journalism and Mary Anastasia O’Grady of The Wall Street Journal with the Thomas L. Phillips Career Achievement Award…

TFAS to Launch America 250 Initiative

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaching in 2026, The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is embarking on a renewed focus to reignite civic education and public appreciation for America’s founding ideals. The initiative will…

TFAS Remembers the Life of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) deeply mourns the heartbreaking loss of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a bright and kind-hearted young leader whose life was tragically and senselessly cut short on July 1, 2025.
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32nd Annual TFAS Journalism Forum + Awards Dinner

Please save the date for the 32nd Annual TFAS Journalism Forum + Awards Dinner in New York City. Your support enables TFAS to develop the next generation of excellent journalists while honoring today’s leaders who are paving the way. This year’s event…
 
 

LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. in Washington, DC!

TFAS programs include academic credit from George Mason University, an internship placement and furnished housing in the heart of Washington, D.C. Students participate in a variety of exclusive guest lectures, site briefings as well as professional development and networking events.

TFAS students leave Washington with 250+ hours of professional experience, an expanded network of contacts, and a greater understanding of the variety of career opportunities.