Wilson Center Fellowship: 2025-26 Competition
The 2025-26 Competition is now open. Apply by October 1.
About the Fellowship
- 9-month residential fellowships
- Open to scholars, practitioners, journalists, and public intellectuals
- Policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals
- Focused on key global challenges
About the Wilson Center
- Established in 1968 as the official national memorial to President Wilson
- Links scholarship to policy issues in Washington
- Conducts research, organizes conferences, and disseminates content
- For more information, visit the Wilson Center Fellowship Application Guidelines.
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. Read more information on visas. Please contact the Center if you have any questions about your eligibility to obtain a J1 visa.)
- For Academic candidates: 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 required
- Ineligibility includes musical composition, visual arts, advocacy nature proposals
Selection Process
- Internal and external review
- Criteria include significance of research, relevance to policy, programmatic alignment
- Projects with relevance to public policy encouraged
- Quality of the proposal and author’s capabilities considered
Benefits
- Furnished office located in Washington, D.C.
- Library, conference rooms, dining room
- Windows-based personal computers provided
- Stipend of $90,000 for a nine-month fellowship
Deadline for Applications
All fellowship applications are due by 11:59 pm on October 1. Results will be announced in March of the following year.
Application Process
Submit your application HERE.
Application checklist includes:
- CV
- Publications list
- Project proposal
- Bibliography
- Reference letters
Your project proposal should address the topic’s importance, originality, methodology, and relevance.
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