Paid Fellowships Opportunities

Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)

IAPS AI Policy Fellowship

A four-month remote-first AI policy research program with a mandatory two-week Washington DC residency.

📍 United States / Remote worldwidePaidMedium

#fellowship#ai-policy#remote

Apply → iaps.ai

International Visegrad Fund

Think Visegrad Fellowship

A six- to eight-week fellowship at Central European think tanks in Czechia, Hungary, Poland, or Slovakia, producing a policy paper.

📍 Czechia, Hungary, Poland, SlovakiaPaidMedium

#fellowship#policy#central-europe

Apply → think.visegradfund.org

📍 Brussels, BelgiumPaidMedium

Bruegel Visiting Fellowship

Bruegel

A flexible-duration research fellowship, from days to a year, for economists at a leading Brussels-based EU economic policy think tank.

#fellowship#economics#eu-policy

Apply → bruegel.org

Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

Yale Jackson School Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship

A five-month hybrid program for sixteen Global South climate and clean-energy practitioners, with sessions at Yale and in Paris.

📍 United States / France (hybrid)PaidHard

#fellowship#climate-policy#global-south

Apply → jackson.yale.edu

📍 Washington, DC, USAPaidHard

Stimson Center South Asia Program Junior Fellowship

Stimson Center

A one-year, full-time Washington DC-based fellowship for early-career analysts researching South Asia security issues.

#fellowship#south-asia#security

Apply → stimson.org

Institute for Global Affairs (Eurasia Group)

Institute for Global Affairs Nonresident Fellowship (Independent America Program)

A one-year nonresident program for scholars and analysts working on rethinking US foreign policy for new global realities.

📍 United States (nonresident)PaidMedium

#fellowship#foreign-policy#think-tank

Apply → instituteforglobalaffairs.org

Zoological Society of London

ZSL EDGE Fellowship

A 28-month leadership and training program for conservationists focused on Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species.

📍 Global SouthPaidHard

#fellowship#conservation#wildlife

Apply → edgeofexistence.org

The Company of Biologists

Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowship

Funds collaborative lab visits for graduate students and postdocs in cell biology, developmental biology, and experimental biology.

📍 International (UK-based)PaidMedium

#fellowship#biology#collaboration

Apply → biologists.com

L'Oréal Foundation / UNESCO

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talents

Selects fifteen top women scientists globally each year from national and regional L'Oréal-UNESCO winners for added international recognition and support.

📍 GlobalPaidHard

#fellowship#women-in-stem#science

Apply → fondationloreal.com

Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics

Simons Foundation

Provides research support for graduate students in the final years of a mathematics PhD.

#fellowship#mathematics#phd

Apply → simonsfoundation.org

#fellowship#botany#plant-biology

Torrey Botanical Society Graduate Student Research Fellowship

Torrey Botanical Society

Funds graduate research in plant biology and botany.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

Apply → torreybotanical.org

General

McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY

Funding and editorial support for deeply reported business and investigative enterprise stories.

📍 United States (international topics)PaidMedium

#fellowship#business-journalism#investigative

Apply → towknight.org

📍 United States / InternationalPaidHard

PowerLines Documentary Photography Fellowship

PowerLines Productions

A three-month documentary photography fellowship focused on economic and human issues.

#fellowship#photography#documentary

Apply → powerlinesproductions.org

#fellowship#audio-journalism#canada

CanadaLand Audio Journalism Fellowship

Canadaland

A fellowship for producing a twenty- to thirty-minute audio journalism project published on the Canadaland network.

📍 CanadaPaidMedium

Apply → labs.canadaland.com

📍 United Kingdom (Global South focus)PaidMedium

One World Media Fellowship

One World Media

A year-long program supporting global journalism and documentary storytelling from the Global South, with an assigned executive producer and workshops.

#fellowship#journalism#global-south

Apply → oneworldmedia.org.uk

International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)

Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

Supports the career development of an early-stage female or nonbinary journalist covering human rights and social justice, including MIT coursework and major newsroom internships.

📍 United States (international applicants)PaidHard

#fellowship#journalism#human-rights

Apply → iwmf.org

General

Carter Center Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism

The Carter Center

Supports journalists producing in-depth reporting on mental health issues, with structured mentoring throughout the fellowship.

📍 United States / InternationalPaidMedium

#fellowship#journalism#mental-health

Apply → cartercenter.org

📍 United States (international projects)PaidHard

Points North Fellowship

Points North Institute

Supports early-to-mid-career nonfiction filmmakers, including an unrestricted grant for a feature documentary in post-production.

#fellowship#documentary#film

Apply → pointsnorthinstitute.org

Firelight Media Documentary Lab

Firelight Media

A twelve-month fellowship for filmmakers of color working on a first or second feature documentary, with production mentorship.

#fellowship#documentary#film

Apply → firelightmedia.org

General

Alicia Patterson Fellowship

Alicia Patterson Foundation

Supports in-depth written journalism projects over six- to twelve-month periods.

📍 United States (international topics)PaidHard

#fellowship#journalism#long-form

Apply → aliciapatterson.org

Founder

Echoing Green Fellowship

Echoing Green

An eighteen-month fellowship for early-stage social entrepreneurs, providing a stipend, capacity-building support, and a peer community.

📍 Global (USA-based)PaidHard

#fellowship#social-entrepreneurship#funding

Apply → echoinggreen.org

Founder

Breakthrough Energy Fellows – Southeast Asia

Breakthrough Energy / Temasek / Enterprise Singapore

A regional hub supporting early-stage climate-tech entrepreneurs developing technology capable of cutting emissions at scale.

📍 Singapore / Southeast AsiaPaidHard

#fellowship#climate-tech#startup

Apply → breakthroughenergy.org

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)

OWSD Early Career Fellowship

Supports early-career women scientists from developing countries to advance their research programs.

📍 Global SouthPaidHard

#fellowship#women-in-stem#research

Apply → twas.org

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) / TWAS

OWSD PhD Fellowship for Women Scientists

Funds women from science-and-technology-lagging countries to pursue PhDs in natural, engineering, or IT sciences at Global South host institutes.

📍 Global South (Africa, Asia, Latin America)PaidHard

#fellowship#women-in-stem#phd

Apply → twas.org

Roma Education Fund / Open Society Foundations

Roma Graduate Preparation Programme

A nine-month intensive preparatory program for Roma graduates aiming for English-language master's programs at top European universities.

📍 Europe (multi-country)PaidHard

#fellowship#roma#europe

Apply → romaeducationfund.org

📍 United Kingdom (international applicants)PaidHard

British Academy International Fellowship

The British Academy

Supports emerging international research talent, including health-related humanities and social science work, to spend two years based in the United Kingdom.

#fellowship#research#uk

Apply → thebritishacademy.ac.uk

📍 United Kingdom (international applicants)PaidHard

Royal Society Newton International Fellowship

The Royal Society (UK)

Funds early-career overseas researchers, including in biomedical and health sciences, to conduct two years of research in the United Kingdom.

#fellowship#research#uk

Apply → royalsociety.org

Auckland Medical Research Foundation

AMRF Career Advancement Fellowship

Supports researchers three to five years post-PhD advancing toward independent biomedical research careers in New Zealand.

📍 New ZealandPaidHard

#fellowship#biomedical-research#new-zealand

Apply → medicalresearch.org.nz

Auckland Medical Research Foundation

Auckland Medical Research Foundation First Fellowship

Supports outstanding graduates roughly two years post-PhD pursuing a biomedical research career in New Zealand.

📍 New ZealandPaidHard

#fellowship#biomedical-research#new-zealand

Apply → medicalresearch.org.nz

Fulbright Program / Fogarty International Center (NIH)

Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health

Funds roughly ten researchers annually to conduct public health or clinical research in resource-limited settings abroad.

📍 United States (international placement)PaidHard

#fellowship#public-health#global-health

Apply → us.fulbrightonline.org

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

KidneyCure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

Funds postdoctoral fellows conducting original nephrology research under sponsor guidance.

#fellowship#nephrology#research

Apply → kidneycure.org

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

ASN KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award

Funds PhD students conducting original kidney biology or disease research under the guidance of a named sponsor.

#fellowship#nephrology#research

Apply → asn-online.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Funds recent MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduates conducting basic cystic fibrosis research, with two application rounds each year.

#fellowship#cystic-fibrosis#research

Apply → cff.org

📍 Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesPaidMedium

The Africa Institute Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

The Africa Institute

A residency and grant supporting African and diaspora creative writers working on a major literary project, based in Sharjah.

#fellowship#writing#africa

Apply → theafricainstitute.org

📍 Minnesota / New York City, USAPaidHard

Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship

Jerome Foundation

A flexible three-year fellowship for early-career generative artists across seven fields — dance, film, literature, music, theater, technology arts, and visual arts.

#fellowship#arts#usa

Apply → jeromefdn.org

National Endowment for the Arts

NEA Translation Project Fellowships

Federal fellowships for individual literary translators bringing prose, poetry, or drama into English, prioritizing underrepresented languages and voices.

#fellowship#translation#literature

Apply → arts.gov

Center for Plant Conservation

Center for Plant Conservation Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

An annual fellowship for the study and conservation of rare and endangered US plant species, especially in the Carolinas and southeastern US.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium

#fellowship#botany#conservation

Apply → saveplants.org

U.S. Department of State / Young African Leaders Initiative

Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI)

A fully funded six-week leadership institute in the United States for young African leaders across business, civic, and public management tracks.

📍 United States (six-week institute)PaidHard

#fellowship#africa#leadership

Apply → yali.state.gov

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Oxford)

A fellowship giving working journalists three to six months at Oxford to research a topic of their choice in journalism practice, combined with academic seminars.

📍 Oxford, United KingdomPaidHard

#fellowship#journalism#oxford

Apply → reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

Government of Punjab / Indian School of Business

Punjab Good Governance Fellowship Program

A fellowship placing graduates as Governance or District Development Fellows within the Punjab state government, combined with structured training at the Indian School of Business.

📍 Punjab, IndiaPaidMedium

#fellowship#governance#india

Apply → punjab.gov.in

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

German Chancellor Fellowship

A twelve-month fellowship funding a self-designed project year in Germany for future leaders from the US, Russia, China, India, and Brazil, paired with a German mentor.

📍 GermanyPaidHard

#fellowship#germany#leadership

Apply → humboldt-foundation.de

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (UK)

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships

A short-term professional development placement (six weeks to three months) in the UK for mid-career professionals from Commonwealth developing countries.

📍 United KingdomPaidHard

#fellowship#professional-development#uk

Apply → cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk

Middlebury College / Projects for Peace

Davis Fellows for Peace (Middlebury Language Schools)

A fellowship fully covering the cost of an intensive summer language-immersion program at Middlebury's Language Schools for students committed to peacebuilding work.

📍 Middlebury, Vermont, USAPaidMedium

#fellowship#language#peacebuilding

Apply → middlebury.edu

The Breakthrough Institute

Breakthrough Generation Fellowship

A ten-week paid fellowship in Berkeley, California, training college students in environmental and energy policy through an ecomodernist lens, including original research and writing.

📍 Berkeley, California, USAPaidMedium

#fellowship#climate-policy#research

Apply → thebreakthrough.org

Schmidt Futures / Rhodes Trust

Rise Global Winners Program (Rhodes Trust / Schmidt Futures)

A continuation track for RISE-recognized teenagers, offering ongoing mentorship, funding for independent projects, and access to a lifelong support network.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium

#fellowship#funding#mentorship

Apply → risefortheworld.org

Reuters / Durham University

Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism

A nine-month fellowship pairing early-career journalists with Reuters mentors to build investigative-reporting skills, combining newsroom placement with academic study at Durham.

📍 United KingdomPaidHard

#fellowship#journalism#investigative

Apply → durham.ac.uk

Schmidt Futures / Rhodes Trust

RISE (Rhodes Trust / Schmidt Futures)

A global talent search identifying teenagers for a lifetime of support — scholarships, mentorship, and community — aimed at helping them pursue work that benefits others.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium

#fellowship#scholarship#youth

Apply → risefortheworld.org

📍 Remote (online)PaidMedium

Non-Trivial Fellowship

Non-Trivial

An online fellowship supporting ambitious teenagers and young adults to pursue independent research, policy, or entrepreneurial projects with direct funding and mentorship.

#fellowship#youth#research

Apply → non-trivial.org

London School of Economics / Atlantic Institute

Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity

A fully funded year at LSE for professionals working to reduce social and economic inequality, combining an academic program with a global fellows network.

📍 London, United KingdomPaidHard

#fellowship#inequality#leadership

Apply → lse.ac.uk

Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

FASPE Fellowships

A two-week program in Germany and Poland that takes early-career professionals from fields like law, medicine, journalism, and business through the history of the Holocaust to examine present-day professional ethics.

📍 Germany and PolandPaidMedium

#fellowship#ethics#professional-development

Apply → faspe-fellows.org

Thomson Reuters Foundation / University of Oxford

Thomson Reuters Foundation Journalist Fellowship Programme

A fully funded fellowship at Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, giving working journalists three to six months to research and reflect on a topic in their field.

📍 Oxford, United KingdomPaidHard

#fellowship#journalism#oxford

Apply → reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

📍 Multiple countriesPaidHard

Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Rotary Foundation

A fully funded fellowship at one of Rotary's Peace Centers worldwide for a master's degree or professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution.

#fellowship#peace#conflict-resolution

Apply → rotary.org

Obama Foundation / Columbia University

Obama Foundation Scholars Program

A nine-month, non-degree leadership program at Columbia University for young professionals already working on community and civic challenges in their home countries.

📍 New York, USAPaidHard

#fellowship#leadership#civic-impact

Apply → obama.org