Applications call for Wilson Center Fellowship Program 2020/21

As the situation around COVID-19 develops, the Woodrow Wilson Center will continue to process fellowship applications. As deadlines approach, the center will assess whether extensions are appropriate.

Summary

The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program and to take advantage of the opportunity to engage actively in the Center’s national mission. The Center awards approximately 15-20 residential fellowships each year. Fellows will be affiliated with one or more of the Wilson Center programs/projects and are encouraged to interact with policymakers in Washington, D.C., with Wilson Center staff, and other scholars who are working on similar research and topics.

Fellowship

Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists, and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.

Eligibility 

• Citizens or permanent residents from any country (applicants from countries outside the United States must hold a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1 visa even if they are currently in the United States).
• Citizens or permanent residents from any country (applicants from countries outside the United States must hold a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1 visa even if they are currently in the United States).
• Academic candidates must be at the post-doctoral level and have published a book or monograph beyond the Ph.D. dissertation.
• Practitioners or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement.
• English proficiency as the Center encourages the exchange of ideas among its fellows.

Ineligibility

• Applicants working on a degree (even if the degree is to be awarded prior to the proposed fellowship year).
• Proposals of a partisan or advocacy nature.
• Primary research in the natural sciences.
• Projects that create musical composition or dance as well as projects in the visual arts.
• Projects that are the rewriting of doctoral dissertations.
• The editing of texts, papers, or documents.
• The preparation of textbooks, anthologies, translations, and memoirs.

Eligibilities and Application Guidelines 

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