CISAC Fellows spend the academic year engaged in research and writing, and are expected to participate in seminars and to interact and collaborate with leading faculty and researchers. Natural scientists have the opportunity to conduct research on the scientific and technical aspects of security topics, as well as to work in collaboration with faculty members. The CISAC fellowship provides an unparalleled opportunity for scholars and professionals to explore complex international problems and innovative solutions in a collegial and collaborative environment.

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We aim to bring the knowledge, perspective, and passion of a diverse group of recent college and graduate school alumni into the world of DC think tanks and advocacy groups to build expertise and resolve global conflicts.

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Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees nominated by several hundred participating universities and colleges. James C. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars. Please see your school’s nominating official to learn more about the college application process and please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements.

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Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy at Georgia Tech has a complete listing of options that align perfectly with ACDIS students. Visit their website to learn more about the opportunities listed. Options like Graduate Fellows Program & Young Fellows Program, NNSA Graduate Fellowship, Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship, and more!

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The MLEF is a highly competitive 10-week summer educational fellowship program for students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors. MLEF is sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. Students are onsite at NETL researching for 9 weeks, followed by a 1-week technical forum at an offsite location.

The MLEF program was created in 1995 to improve opportunities for under-represented students in STEM fields and strengthen a diverse pipeline of future STEM professionals. The program provides participants the unique opportunity to gain direct research experience with fossil energy at various DOE national laboratories across the country. Participants gain insight into how DOE is working to meet the energy challenges of the future, including policy and regulation, project finance, and strategic performance measures.

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Demographics in America are shifting towards a more diverse workforce. And yet, minorities are under-represented in the STEM workforce that the country depends upon for innovation and growth.

The Minority Education Institutions Student Partnership Program offers talented undergraduate and graduate students 10-week summer internships with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its national laboratories.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) regularly engages interns and fellows in the sciences, engineering, and liberal arts through a variety of internship and fellowship programs. 

These programs arrange opportunities for scientists and engineers at the post-secondary and post-doctoral levels to gain firsthand experience conducting and managing research, development, and demonstration at a nationwide scale. Interns and fellows contribute their knowledge and skills to federal agencies and networking with their peers. Internships and fellowships can equip scientists with a solid understanding of how government operates and partners with the scientific community.

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The Project on Managing the Atom, at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers fellowships for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, and mid-career professionals, for ten months. Research topics of interest include aspects of nuclear nonproliferation policy, nuclear weapons strategy, arms control, disarmament processes and verification, the future of nuclear energy, regional conflict and nuclear weapons, security for nuclear weapons and materials, and other issues of nuclear policy.

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The National Nuclear Security Administration Minority Serving Institutions Internship Program (NNSA-MSIIP) provides paid opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Minority Serving Institutions. NNSA-MSIIP is open to all academic backgrounds.

NNSA-MSIIP offers summer or year-long internship opportunities with the NNSA, national laboratories, and site offices. Internships involve projects focused on engineering, science, research, technology, policy, business, and government relations.

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USIP's Peace Scholar Fellowship program awards non-residential fellowships to Ph.D. candidates enrolled at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to conflict management, peacebuilding and security studies. Since 1988, the program has supported the dissertations of 427 scholars, many of whom have gone on to distinguished careers in research, higher education and policy making.

This program partners with the Minerva Research Initiative to support additional fellowships. Currently, the program awards up to 18 fellowships per year, and awards support both research and writing stages of work on dissertations.

Applications from members of groups traditionally under-represented in the field of international relations, peace and conflict studies, security studies, and other related academic disciplines, as well as diplomacy and international policymaking, are strongly encouraged. USIP funds up to 18 Peace Scholars for a 10-month, non-residential fellowship. Peace Scholars receive stipends of up to $20,000 paid directly to the individual in three tranches. Peace Scholar awards may not be deferred.

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Applications Open - Thursday, September 12, 2024

Applications Deadline - Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 4PM EDT

Nuclear Security Fellows Program

Overview

The Nuclear Security Fellows Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject. Fellowships are available for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars and for junior faculty.  Fellows are expected to produce policy-relevant research, including book manuscripts, draft articles, dissertations, chapters in edited volumes, or reports.  Nuclear security as a subject of study is an umbrella term that includes nuclear war, nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear force posture, and, as it relates to nuclear security, nuclear energy. 

Eligibility

Fellowships are available to scholars with a PhD or equivalent degree (e.g., MD or JD) from the United States or abroad.  PhD candidates must have at least three chapters of their dissertation completed, and their dissertation topic must be in nuclear security.  Proposed research for the fellowship must be consistent with the mission of the program described above.

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Nuclear security is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. The spread of nuclear weapons to unstable and hostile states, the risk of conflict between nuclear-armed nations, and the potential for terrorist groups to acquire nuclear arms all demand new thinking and creative policy solutions. The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers younger scholars studying nuclear security issues the opportunity to spend twelve months at CFR’s offices in New York or Washington, DC, conducting policy-relevant research. This transformational program enables selected fellows to lead a project of their own design, conduct original research, write at least one policy-relevant document, and contribute to the Council's work on nuclear security issues. The fellows will also be mentored by the fellows of CFR's David Rockefeller Studies Program.

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