Application Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2025
LOCATION: USA
ISP offers predoctoral, postdoctoral, and advanced research non deferrable fellowships for one year, with a possibility for renewal. ISP seeks applications from political scientists, lawyers, economists, those in the natural sciences, and others of diverse disciplinary backgrounds. ISP also encourages applications from women, minorities, and citizens of all countries.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants for predoctoral fellowships must be in a doctoral program, have passed general examinations prior to appointment, and have made significant progress on their dissertations. Applications for postdoctoral/advanced research fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, university faculty members, and employees of government, military, international, humanitarian, and private research institutions who have appropriate professional experience.
CV/ Resume
Unofficial transcript (pre-doctoral fellow applicants only)
Research statement (3–5 pages)
Writing sample (less than 50 pages)
Should be one published or unpublished piece written by the applicant (co-authored pieces not accepted) in English that will demonstrate his/her English-language writing ability
Can be a journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, white paper, etc. you have produced in your field
Contact information for 3 recommenders submitting letters on your behalf
Only a limited number of funded fellowships are available: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding. All applicants should indicate clearly whether they are seeking full or partial funding from the International Security Program and indicate other potential funding sources. Nonstipendiary appointments are also offered.
Application Deadline: The fellowship application period for the 2026–2027 academic year will open Wednesday, October 1, 2025 and close Monday, December 1, 2025. Recommendation Letters are due December 15, 2025. Applicants will be notified by February 15, 2026.
BENEFIT:
The International Security Program offers annual stipends of 56,000 USD to postdoctoral research fellows and 46,000 USD to predoctoral research fellows. Postdoctoral fellows who have received their Ph.D. within the past five years are benefits-eligible; predoctoral fellows and postdoctoral fellows who received their Ph.D. more than five years ago will receive full or partial reimbursement for health insurance premiums.
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