Council on Foreign Relations. Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowships

Fellowship Affairs administers the following fellowship programs:

International Affairs Fellowship

Launched in 1967, the IAF program seeks to bridge the gap between analysis and action in foreign policy by inviting individuals from the academic, business, government, media, and religious communities to engage in a variety of policy studies and actively participate in policymaking. CFR awards approximately ten fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals. The program is only open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents between the ages of twenty-seven and thirty-five who are eligible to work in the United States.

International Affairs Fellowship in Nuclear Security, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation

The IAF in Nuclear Security, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers university-based scholars valuable hands-on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field by placing researchers in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners. CFR will award approximately two fellowships annually. The program is only open to faculty members with tenure or on tenure-track lines at accredited universities and who propose to conduct policy-relevant research on nuclear security issues. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States and be between the ages of twenty-nine and forty.

International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd.

Founded in 1997, the IAF in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the rising generations of leaders in the United States and Japan. CFR awards a small number of fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals. The program is only open to U.S. citizens between the ages of twenty-seven and forty-five.

International Affairs Fellowship in India

Launched in 2008, the IAF in India enables several outstanding young leaders to expand their professional horizons and enhance their understanding of India by spending up to a year on policy oriented research or related professional activity in India. The program is currently on hold.

International Affairs Fellowship in South Korea, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies

The recently launched IAF in South Korea, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the rising generations of leaders in the United States and South Korea. CFR awards a small number of fellowships to highly qualified individuals with outstanding project proposals. The program provides fellows the opportunity to carry out research while affiliated with the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in South Korea, and is only open to U.S. citizens.

National Intelligence Fellowship

The Intelligence Fellowship provides an opportunity for an outstanding individual from the U.S. intelligence community to expand his or her knowledge of international relations through study, research, and reflection.

Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship

Named in honor of Edward R. Murrow, the fellowship is awarded each year to a distinguished foreign correspondent or editor. The program enables the fellow to spend nine months at CFR.s headquarters in New York and engage in sustained analysis and writing and expand his or her intellectual and professional horizons.

Military Fellowship

Every year, each military service nominates an outstanding candidate for a military fellowship. These fellowships enable officers to broaden their understanding of international affairs and U.S. foreign policy by spending a year in residence at CFR in New York.

Cyrus Vance Fellowship in Diplomatic Studies

The Vance Fellowship is offered to a U.S. Foreign Service officer nominated by the U.S. Department of State. The fellow spends about a year affiliated with CFR, reflecting on issues of foreign policy and participating in CFR programs.

Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship

Made possible by a generous grant from the Stanton Foundation, the fellowship offers younger scholars studying nuclear security issues the opportunity to spend a period of twelve months at CFR offices in New York or Washington, DC, conducting policy-relevant research. The program is only open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States. Candidates must be junior (non-tenured) faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral candidates from any discipline who are working on a nuclear security related issue.

House of Representatives. Subcommittee Hearing: Building One DHS: Why is Employee Morale Low?

Subcommittee Hearing: Building One DHS: Why is Employee Morale Low?

Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 | Mar 22, 2012 9:00am

Chairman McCaul on the hearing:

“Secretary Napolitano wants to build "One DHS." She cannot accomplish this while the Department consistently ranks as one of the lowest in employee morale in the U.S. Government. In the Partnership for Public Service Best Places to Work Survey, DHS ranked 31 of 33 in 2011. This is unacceptable. Our hearing will examine the cause for low morale and ways to fix the problem. We look forward to hearing the testimony of Admiral Thad Allen, a proven leader who knows how to both build morale in an organization and accomplish the mission.”

Opening Statements

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman
[opening statement available upon commencement of hearing]]

Witnesses

Panel I
Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.)       Senior Vice President  Booz Allen Hamilton

Panel II
Ms. Catherine Emerson   Chief Human Capital Officer  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. David Maurer           Director  Homeland Security and Justice Team Government Accountability Office
Mr. Max Stier                 President and CEO  The Partnership for Public Service
Dr. Jeff T. H. Pon           Chief Human Resources Officer  Society for Human Resource Management


[full text of testimonies available upon commencement of hearing]

How to Collaborate Effectively With Lawyers During a Crisis

How to Collaborate Effectively With Lawyers During a Crisis

Federal Advisory Committees Database

Federal Advisory Committees Database 

Agency	Committees
ACUS-Administrative Conference of the United States	1
ADF-African Development Foundation	1
AID-Agency for International Development	2
BBG-Broadcasting Board of Governors	1
CCR-Commission on Civil Rights	51
CFTC-Commodity Futures Trading Commission	4
CNCS-Corporation for National and Community Service	2
DHS-Department of Homeland Security	25
DOC-Department of Commerce	63
DOD-Department of Defense	48
DOE-Department of Energy	25
DOI-Department of the Interior	111
DOJ-Department of Justice	11
DOL-Department of Labor	13
DOS-Department of State	24
DOT-Department of Transportation	23
EAC-Election Assistance Commission	3
ED-Department of Education	27
EPA-Environmental Protection Agency	21
EXIM-Export-Import Bank of the United States	2
FASAB-Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board	1
FCAH-Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities	1
FCC-Federal Communications Commission	8
FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	3
FRTIB-Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	1
GSA-General Services Administration	2
HHS-Department of Health and Human Services	268
HUD-Department of Housing and Urban Development	1
JBEA-Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries	1
MMC-Marine Mammal Commission	1
NARA-National Archives and Records Administration	6
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration	5
NCFRR-National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform	1
NEA-National Endowment for the Arts	4
NEH-National Endowment for the Humanities	2
NRC-Nuclear Regulatory Commission	3
NSF-National Science Foundation	54
OPM-Office of Personnel Management	6
PC-Peace Corps	1
RATB-Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board	1
RRB-Railroad Retirement Board	1
SBA-Small Business Administration	19
SEC-Securities and Exchange Commission	1
SSA-Social Security Administration	2
STB-Surface Transportation Board	2
TRES-Department of the Treasury	14
TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority	1
USDA-Department of Agriculture	166
USTR-Office of the United States Trade Representative	4
VA-Department of Veterans Affairs	24