AI and National Security Convergence Fellowship
- Organization: The Council on Strategic Risks (Converging Risks Lab)
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: October 20, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The Council on Strategic Risks, a nonprofit and nonpartisan security policy institute in Washington, DC, runs this eight-month fellowship through its Converging Risks Lab, in partnership with the Future of Life Institute. A cohort of about 15 mid-career national security professionals learns how to keep AI under meaningful human control, through biweekly sessions in DC and online, scenario exercises, a closing matrix game and a trip to frontier AI labs. This is the second cohort, running November 2026 to July 2027. **What you get:** - A domestic staff ride to frontier AI labs and other organisations such as a national lab, a military unit or a research institution, with airfare, lodging and meals covered - A seven-month bootcamp of 14 two-hour sessions, half in person at CSR's Farragut Square offices and half virtual - Contact with six senior leaders serving as Senior Advisors to the Fellowship - Kick-off and closing dinners, plus networking with peers and senior officials **What you'll do:** - Work through monthly modules from November to May: autonomous intelligence and control, autonomous cyber and influence operations, CBRN and bioweapons, AI and military integration including NC3, AI-driven escalation with China, testing and verification, and AI literacy in the national security workforce - Take part in two scenario exercises and a capstone matrix game - Attend seven in-person modules, both exercises, the trip and the closing game **Key dates:** - Applications close 20 October 2026 at 5 pm Eastern Daylight Time - Applicants notified by late October 2026 - Fellowship runs November 2026 to July 2027 **More information:** - Questions go to Lily Boland at lboland@csrisks.org - A report on the first cohort is on CSR's website
