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The Phyllis & Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation partners with Boston’s leading institutions to promote and nurture emerging leaders in the fields of public policy, neurodegenerative disease, mental health and the arts.

Together, the Foundation improves the quality of life in Boston and beyond while mobilizing new generations of collaborative leaders who inspire, innovate and influence.

About the Fellows

Meet the Fellows and get inspired by their stories.

TOTAL

1,485

FELLOWS

TOTAL

1,384

FELLOWS

1,359

PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS

101

MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS

25

ART PRIZE WINNERS

1,359

PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS

101

MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS

25

ART PRIZE WINNERS

1,068

PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS

110

MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS

23

ART PRIZE WINNERS

56%

continue to work
in pulic policy*

*From the 2020 Rappaport Institute on the Impact of the Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship on Career Trajectories

The unrestricted, flexible funding you provide through the MGH Research Scholars program allows scientists to take new discoveries as far as they can, as fast as they can, toward new possibilities in prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.”  

Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, phd scientific director mass general research institute

56%

continue to work
in pulic policy*

*From the 2020 Rappaport Institute on the Impact of the Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship on Career Trajectories

The unrestricted, flexible funding you provide through the MGH Research Scholars program allows scientists to take new discoveries as far as they can, as fast as they can, toward new possibilities in prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.”  

Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, phd scientific director mass general research institute

Kimberly Rhoten: Equality Advocate

2022 Rappaport Institute Fellow & Director of LGBTQ Policy & Strategic Initiatives for the City of Boston Kimberly Rhoten advocates for Boston’s LGBTQ community.

Dr. Rebecca Gillani: Inflammation Investigator

2023 MGH Rappaport Research Fellow Dr. Rebecca Gillani is Researching Therapies to Restore Neurologic Function in People with MS.

Kimberly Rhoten: Equality Advocate

2022 Rappaport Institute Fellow & Director of LGBTQ Policy & Strategic Initiatives for the City of Boston Kimberly Rhoten advocates for Boston’s LGBTQ community.

Dr. Rebecca Gillani: Inflammation Investigator

2023 MGH Rappaport Research Fellow Dr. Rebecca Gillani is Researching Therapies to Restore Neurologic Function in People with MS.

Jerome Lyle Rappaport

1927-2021

Jerry Rappaport’s life was one of tireless activism that continues to live on through the Rappaport Foundation. Since founding the Harvard Law School Forum at 19, Jerry Rappaport’s impact as a political activist, attorney, real estate developer and one of Boston’s most influential philanthropists spanned nine decades. Learn More

Public Policy

The Rappaport Foundation’s Public Policy Fellowship is an experience-based program for academically gifted students interested in pursuing careers in the public sector.

Medical Research

The Rappaport Foundation funds clinical and research scholarships, enabling young scientists to conduct and pursue novel experiments.

Contemporary Art
& Music

The Foundation supports emerging artists and composers through the Rappaport Art Prize and the Rappaport Prize for Music Composition.

Education & Emerging Leaders

The Foundation invests in transformative educational opportunities as well as the teachers and academics inspiring the next generation of leaders.

Our Partners

Public Policy

Medical Research

Contemporary
Art and Music

Public Policy

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellows are passionate, dedicated to public service and committed to bettering communities.”

Vincent Rougeau FORMER Dean, Boston College Law School

If it wasn’t for the Rappaports, I’m certain I never would have attended the Kennedy School, I utter Jerome Rappaport’s name every time I get the chance.”

Peter Koutoujian Middlesex County Sheriff

The Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum will help train the next generation of lawyers to be skillful in understanding all perspectives.”

John F. Manning Dean, Harvard Law School

Medical Research

MGH

The Rappaport Foundation’s philanthropic investment in research at Massachusetts General Hospital has been nothing short of extraordinary.”

Marcela del Carmen, MD, MPH President, Massachusetts General Hospital

The future of healthcare will be brighter and more cost effective because of the Rappaports.”

Joel Katz, MD Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The Rappaport Fellowship arms young scientists with the confidence and results to apply to government and private organizations for financial support.”

Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, McLean Hospital

Contemporary
Art and Music

The Rappaport Prize offers artists to think without limitation in a really creative way.”

Sarah Montross Chief Curator, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum