CSIS Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship
- Organization: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: December 13, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington, D.C. think tank, runs a year-long, part-time fellowship for experienced American professionals who want to understand strategy and statecraft. Through 2027 the cohort meets over discussion dinners in Washington with current and former senior officials and leading experts, then closes with a multi-day summit and war game in early 2028. It is built for people with ten or more years in their field, not for students or early-career applicants. **What you get:** - Seven discussion dinners in Washington, D.C., from April to November 2027, with senior U.S. and allied government officials, former officials and subject matter experts - A place at the Strategy and Statecraft Summit in early 2028 outside Washington, D.C., an intensive multi-day programme with an extended war game or simulation; CSIS covers the summit costs, including all travel - Direct conversations with national security practitioners who served at the highest ranks of the U.S. government, and well-published policy scholars - Membership of the fellowship's alumni network of rising national security leaders **What you'll do:** - Attend every dinner and the summit; CSIS expects full attendance - Keep up with 3 to 5 hours of reading or other materials each month - Contribute your own professional experience and views to group discussions - Take part in scenario-based discussions and a war game or simulation at the closing summit **Key dates:** - Applications close Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time - Seven dinners in Washington, D.C., April to November 2027 - Strategy and Statecraft Summit in early 2028, at a venue outside Washington, D.C. **More information:** - The application asks for a statement of interest of no more than two pages, a resume or CV, and at least one professional reference (reference letters are not required) - CSIS says the statement must be written by the applicant independently and without the use of AI - CSIS does not cover travel to the Washington dinners, so fellows based outside the D.C. area pay their own way to all seven - Questions go to Christine McLaughlin, Chief of Staff of the CSIS Defense and Security Department
