Fellowships

Fellows are expected to pursue research aligned with the priorities of the Arctic Initiative, focusing on the challenges and opportunities arising from the rapid transformation of the Arctic. A particular emphasis is placed on assessing the adequacy of existing governmental and international policies, programs, laws, and regulations in addressing these evolving issues, and exploring how they can be improved.

The National Security Fellowship is a 10-month research fellowship for U.S. military officers at the Lt Col/Colonel rank and their civilian counterparts who show promise of rising to the most challenging leadership positions within their organizations.

The Recanati-Kaplan Foundation Fellows Program educates the next generation of thought leaders in national and international intelligence and supports their research to develop policy-relevant knowledge for the most pressing security issues. Since 2012, the Belfer Center has hosted intelligence officers from the US and foreign intelligence services for a full academic year of study at Harvard University.

This fellowship supports the Kuwait Program’s broader objective of advancing evidence-based, rigorously scientific solutions to public policy challenges facing the State of Kuwait, the Gulf region, and the world.

Prior to applying, please read through the detailed information below regarding eligibility, priority research areas, expectations, and application requirements.

Fellows will contribute to our ongoing research projects on energy policy, climate policy, climate finance, and energy technology innovation.

The Project on Managing the Atom 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.

The International Security Program develops and trains new talent in security studies by hosting pre- and postdoctoral research fellows. The International Security Program offers fellowships in the following research areas: U.S.

The Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs aims to help build the next generation of men and women who will bring professional history to bear on strategic studies and major issues of international affairs.

The Geopolitics of Energy Project Fellowship focuses on topics related to the intersection of international politics, security, and energy.

The Emirates Leadership Initiative Research Fellowship at the Middle East Initiative provides junior and mid-career policy-oriented scholars with a ten-month stipend and access to Harvard’s libraries and other resources to pursue an independent research project on a critical public policy area relevant to the UAE, the Gulf region, and the broader Arab world.

The Belfer Young Leaders (BYL) Student Fellowship Program helps prepare a community of high-achieving Harvard Kennedy School students to cultivate 21st century, global ideas and to gain the strong analytical and innovative leadership skills necessary to excel in the global affairs arena.

The Technology and Geopolitics Fellowship is hosted by the Program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy (ETSAGP). ETSAGP, under the leadership of Belfer Center Director Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan and Program Director Dr. Michael McQuade, conducts scholarship, builds communities of practice, and trains leaders for an era in which scientific advancement and emerging technologies are ever more crucial drivers of global policy, governance, and geopolitics.