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INFORMATION

• Application Procedure
• Frequently Asked Questions
• The Fellowship Experience
• New Fellows Portal

FELLOWSHIPS BY PROGRAM

• International Security Program
• Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
• Environment and Natural Resources Program

ALL AVAILABLE FELLOWSHIPS

• Agricultural Innovation in Africa
• Emerging Issues in Science, Technology and Public Policy
• Empirical Studies of Gender and Political Violence
• Energy Transformation
• Ernest May Fellowship
• Geopolitics of Energy
• Information Technology Policy and Security
• International Security Program
• Iran Project
• Managing the Atom
• Middle East Initiative
• Recanati-Kaplan Foundation Fellowship
• Science, Technology & Globalization
• Solar Geoengineering & Climate Policy
• Stanton Nuclear Security
• Sustainable Development of Energy Sector in China
• Sustainable Energy and the European Union
• Technology & Innovation
• Water-Energy Nexus

FELLOWSHIPS

 

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers research fellowships during the academic year to individuals who wish to devote their time to research and writing in the fields of science and international affairs. Fellows are selected by the Center's major research programs and are expected to work collaboratively with other Center researchers, as well as on their own projects. The Belfer Center Fellowship Program is known for its selectivity and the high quality of its participants.

Belfer Center fellows research a wide variety of topics, ranging from security issues such as nuclear proliferation and terrorism, to climate change and energy policy. Recent fellows have come from countries as diverse as Pakistan, Russia, Korea, Iran, Israel, India and China, and from professions including academia, business, government and the media.

Furthering Leadership Careers

The Belfer Center attracts top talent from graduate programs around the world. Our fellows and other alumni often go on to assume major leadership roles in academia, government, business and other fields.

Notable alumni include:

• Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Karen Elliott House, former publisher, Wall Street Journal
• Albert Carnesale, former Chancellor, UCLA
• Jendayi Frazer, former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. State Department
• John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
• Allison Macfarlane, former Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Daniel Poneman, former Deputy Secretary of Energy
• Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Elizabeth Sherwood Randall, Deputy Secretary of Energy

Please consult the sidebar for information on our application process, available fellowships, and life as a Belfer Center Research fellow.