The Fellowship

We’re thrilled to announce our next FPI-Bard Fellow cohort. It includes a mathematician focused on data, a former intelligence analyst focused on national security and climate change, a former NYPD official focused on counterterrorism and extremism, and experts in immigration, the rule of law and the UN, Russia, the EU and Turkey, and the Middle East. We’ll kick off our workshop next week. That will include a deep dive on op-ed writing, understanding how to pitch an editor, and preparing for media appearances.

Drumroll….

Top row from left to right: Kimberly Brown, Amy Hawthorne, Heather Ashby, Naureen Kabir     Bottom row from left to right: Aisha Najera Chesler, Fayrouz Saad, İlke Toygür, Erin Sikorsky

Narrowing down this group was difficult. We received an amazing number of applicants from women working across the foreign policy and national security space, including someone who studies the brain!

We’ve said this before – but it’s worth saying again. When you see an event that doesn’t include women or when someone (probably a man🙄) comments that he couldn’t find a woman who is an expert in that,” tell them to try harder. The women are there. After nearly a dozen fellowship calls, we have proof.

When will we announce our next class? Good question! Sign up for our newsletter for updates.

Here’s some more info about the FPI-Bard Fellowship. We’ll continue to update the site and add more detailed information when we put out a call for the next class.

Questions? Email us!

What is the FPI-Bard Fellowship? The FPI-Bard Fellowship is for mid-career women in foreign policy who are eager to share their expertise and engage in policy discussions. In particular, we’re looking for experts eager to publish an op-ed.

What does “women in foreign policy mean?” It means if you work at a university, a think tank, in government, in the private sector, at an NGO, at a multilateral organization. This is a program for experts, who work on foreign policy, international relations, and national security issues. It is not a journalism fellowship.

So journalists shouldn’t apply? Journalists are welcome to apply, if they have a particular op-ed that they would like published.

What does the fellowship entail? The fellowship is a six-week online workshop that covers such topics as op-ed writing, media training, editorial story pitching, and public speaking. It is intended for women over 30 in the middle of their careers in international relations, finance and investing, technology, foreign policy, or national security.

How many fellows? There are between five-nine slots.

Is there a cost? No. You will have to roll up your sleeve and work hard, however.