National Security Fellowship
Forecasted
National Security Fellowship supports military officers’ national security policy research on strategy, decision-making, and technology to explore how these issues shape security and governance.
Funder: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
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Summary: The National Security Fellowship sits within the Belfer Center’s Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy program at Harvard Kennedy School.
Description
The National Security Fellowship is based at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, within its Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy program. Fellows include military officers with backgrounds in operational command, strategic planning, defense acquisition, special operations, and military education. Their profiles connect the fellowship to national security policy research and interests in strategy, policy, decision-making, and how technology shapes security and governance.
The fellowship’s research and events page introduces its fellows and links to individual profiles. Examples include Brian Chesko, an Air National Guard officer bringing combat flying and Pentagon planning experience to national security policy research, and Randolph Fleming, whose interests include technology’s influence on security and governance. Patrick Holland’s profile also links to his article on the U.S. military’s use of history in judgment.
