Council on Foreign Relations
/OVERVIEW: The Council on Foreign Relations offers a grouping of fellowships that align with the organization’s foreign policy interests.
IP TAKE: CFR selects candidates based on the originality of their proposal. Applicants from a widely recognized and respected university or news outlet will be the most successful. This is a supportive funder that likes to build relationships where applicable.
PROFILE: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) was founded in 1921 as a think tank specializing in American foreign policy and international affairs. Members and past members include many senior politicians, high-ranking administration officials, prominent members of the community, and media figures. It seeks to be "a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help […] better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.” The council supports higher education and journalism through a series of fellowships.
Grants for Higher Education
The Council on Foreign Relations supports higher education and international relations scholars via research and writing fellowships. The International Affairs Fellowship seeks to shrink the divide between the study of US foreign policy and its making. Previous fellows include a former secretary of state, and U.S. ambassadors to NATO and the United Nations. The International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars provides tenured academics practical foreign policy experience through placement at a U.S. government agency, in Congress, or with an international organization. The International Affairs Fellowship in International Economics “offers business economists as well as university-based economics scholars hands-on experience in the U.S. government to expand their range of thinking and work on international economic policy.” The Historian-in-Residence Fellowship provides “distinguished historians the opportunity to spend time at CFR writing a book about a significant historical event that offers lessons that can be applied to contemporary foreign policy challenges.”
The council also offers a handful of regional fellowships designed to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between the US and the host country, and to provide fresh insights into the country and the region. International Affairs Fellowship host countries include India, Japan, and Canada.
Grants for Journalism
The council supports journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship, which supports one distinguished foreign correspondent or editor each year with a ten month residency at the council’s New York headquarters. The fellow also receives a $75,000 stipend and a modest travel grant. To be eligible, applicants must be US citizens, have distinguished credentials in the field of journalism, and “have covered international news as a working journalist for print, broadcast, or online media widely available in the United States.” Applicants can view past fellows here and apply here.
Important Grant Details:
Applicants should be sure to read the awards’ descriptions, eligibility criteria, and application process carefully, as each fellowship has its own requirements. The Historian in Residence fellowship accepts applications by invitation only; all others have rolling application windows.
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