Fellowships & Grants

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars welcomes outstanding and award winning scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its non-partisan dialogue. Each year, the Center hosts around 160 scholars who conduct independent research on national and/or international issues addressing key public policy challenges. Through its scholars, the Center enriches crucial policy debates and provides a platform for scholars in the tradition of President Wilson to bring the worlds of policy and ideas together. The Center hosts scholars in residence through a variety of ways including its flagship international Fellowship Program, its Public Policy Scholar Program and through individual Center Scholar Programs.

The Stories of the Arab Spring
Robin Wright illuminates the rejection of both autocrats and extremists in the Muslim world. More

Senior Scholar Skip Burkle Receives Medicine Award

Dr. Burkle has been recognized by the World Association for Disaster & Emergency Medicine. More

Fellow Henry Farrell's Award-Winning Blog
"The Monkey Cage" documents the intersection of political science and public policy. More

Fellowships at the Wilson Center

Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff. The Center accepts non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals that address key challenges of past, present and future issues confronting the United States and the world.

Fellowship Application Due October 1

Complete Your Application Today!

Apply Now

Current Scholars

Raghda Abushahla
// Leaders for Democracy Fellow, Maxwell School of Syracuse University
May 02, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Thomas Adams
// Senior Scholar
Jun 01, 2010 - May 31, 2012
Michael Adler
// Public Policy Scholar
Dec 31, 2007 - Aug 24, 2012
Lawrence K. Altman
// Fellow
May 02, 2011 - Aug 24, 2012
Eric Arnesen
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Margot Badran
// Senior Scholar
Aug 01, 2009 - Jul 01, 2013
Robert M. Baum
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Ruth Greenspan Bell
// Public Policy Scholar
Jun 06, 2011 - Dec 21, 2012
Leah Bendavid-Val
// Senior Scholar
Jan 01, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2010 - Sep 30, 2012
Leslie Bethell
// Senior Scholar
Dec 01, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013
David Birenbaum
// Senior Policy Scholar
Feb 01, 2011 - Feb 28, 2013
James P. Brennan
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Roberto Briceño-León
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Mary Brown Bullock
// Senior Scholar
Jan 25, 2007 - Jan 31, 2013
Frederick Burkle
// Senior Scholar
Aug 01, 2010 - Aug 31, 2012
William Burr
// Senior Scholar
Aug 01, 2011 - Aug 01, 2013
Lazaro Cardenas Batel
// Senior Scholar
Sep 15, 2011 - Sep 14, 2013
David Ciepley
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Julia Clancy-Smith
// Fellow
Jan 01, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Kenton Clymer
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Warren Cohen
// Senior Scholar
Jun 01, 2009 - Jun 30, 2013
Marie-Therese Connolly
// Senior Scholar
Sep 21, 2011 - Jul 31, 2012
John Milton Cooper
// Senior Scholar
Jan 01, 2010 - Dec 31, 2013
Coline Covington
// Senior Scholar
Nov 01, 2011 - Oct 31, 2013
Zdenek David
// Senior Scholar
Feb 01, 2004 - Jan 31, 2013
Rochelle A. Davis
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Adeed Dawisha
// Public Policy Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - Jun 01, 2012
Kathi Diamant
// EuropeanStudies Title VIII Scholar
Feb 01, 2012 - Feb 01, 2013
Taylan Dogan
// Public Policy Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - Dec 21, 2012
Mikulas Fabry
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Murray Feshbach
// Senior Scholar
Oct 01, 2002 - Sep 30, 2012
Jo Freeman
// Senior Scholar
Jul 01, 2006 - Jun 30, 2012
Nobuo Fukuda
// Public Policy Scholar
May 01, 2011 - Apr 30, 2013
Flavia Gasbarri
// European Studies Program Italian Junior Scholar
Apr 01, 2012 - Sep 30, 2012
Brent D. Glass
// Senior Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - Jan 03, 2014
Laura Gomez-Mera
// Fellow
Sep 01, 2011 - Jun 01, 2012
Alan Goulty
// Senior Scholar
Mar 01, 2009 - Feb 28, 2013
Kathryn Graber
// Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar
Jan 01, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Ilan Greenberg
// Public Policy Scholar
May 21, 2012 - Sep 14, 2012
Jacqueline Maria Hagan
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Hope M. Harrison
// CWIHP Senior Scholar
Dec 01, 2009 - Dec 31, 2013
W.E. (Ted) Hewitt
// Public Policy Scholar
Apr 01, 2012 - May 26, 2012
Yair Hirschfeld
// Public Policy Scholar
Jan 01, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Bruce Hoffman
// Distinguished Scholar
May 01, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Bernard Hourcade
// Public Policy Scholar
Mar 01, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Zahid Hussain
// Pakistan Scholar
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Maurice Jackson
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Chen Jian
// Senior Scholar
Dec 01, 2009 - Dec 01, 2013
A. Ross Johnson
// Senior Scholar
Oct 15, 2006 - Oct 31, 2012
Jan Kalicki
// Senior Scholar
Feb 01, 2006 - Jun 30, 2012
Natalya Kaminarskaya
// Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
Mar 01, 2012 - Jun 01, 2012
Yedida Kanfer
// Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar
Sep 01, 2011 - May 30, 2012
Yuree Kim
// Korea Foundation Junior Scholar
Jan 09, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Linda Kirschke
// East European Studies Research Scholar
Feb 15, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
George Kopits
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2011 - Aug 31, 2013
Piotr H. Kosicki
// Title VIII Research Scholar
May 10, 2012 - Jun 30, 2012
John A Koumoulides
// Senior Scholar
Jan 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2013
William Krist
// Senior Policy Scholar
Dec 01, 2011 - Sep 30, 2013
Dennis Kux
// Senior Policy Scholar
Dec 01, 2011 - Sep 30, 2013
Giwon Kwon
// Public Policy Scholar
Jan 25, 2012 - Nov 16, 2012
Michael J Lacey
// Senior Scholar
Jun 01, 2010 - Jun 30, 2012
Jody LaPorte
// Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar
Feb 01, 2012 - Jul 31, 2012
Melvyn P. Leffler
// Senior Scholar
May 01, 2011 - Apr 30, 2013
Joanna I. Lewis
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Wm. Roger Louis
// Senior Scholar
Feb 01, 2012 - Feb 01, 2014
Danielle Lussier
// Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar
May 21, 2012 - Aug 28, 2012
Sang-yoon Ma
// History and Public Policy Scholar
Dec 31, 2011 - Jul 31, 2012
Attila Marjan
// Public Policy Scholar
Jul 01, 2010 - Jul 01, 2031
Dan M. Martin
// Senior Scholar
Nov 01, 2011 - Oct 31, 2013
Mark Mazzetti
// Public Policy Scholar
Oct 01, 2011 - Oct 01, 2012
Wilfred M McClay
// Senior Scholar
Jul 01, 2008 - Jun 30, 2012
Tara McKelvey
// Public Policy Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - May 25, 2012
Sonya Michel
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2011 - Aug 31, 2013
William Milam
// Senior Scholar
Nov 18, 2002 - Oct 31, 2012
Aaron David Miller
// Distinguished Scholar
Dec 31, 2005 - Dec 31, 2012
William Green Miller
// Senior Policy Scholar
Jan 01, 2003 - Dec 31, 2013
Alexander Mirtchev
// Senior Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - Jan 03, 2014
Julia Moore
// Senior Scholar
Jul 01, 2009 - Jun 30, 2013
James Morris
// Senior Scholar
Dec 01, 2009 - Dec 31, 2013
Caryle Murphy
// Public Policy Scholar
Sep 12, 2011 - Jun 01, 2012
Irfan Nooruddin
// Fellow
Jan 17, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Erzen Oncel
// Visiting Scholar
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Petre Opris
// Romanian Scholar
Mar 01, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
David Ottaway
// Senior Scholar
Dec 22, 2006 - Dec 31, 2013
Luis Pásara
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Eleonore Pauwels
// Public Policy Scholar
Sep 09, 2011 - May 24, 2013
Susan C. Pearce
// Title VIII East European Studies Fellow
May 21, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Ann L. Phillips
// Public Policy Scholar
May 04, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Ann L. Phillips
// Public Policy Scholar
May 04, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Joseph F Pilat
// Senior Scholar
Jul 01, 2008 - Jun 30, 2012
Roger Porter
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2002 - Aug 31, 2012
Karthick Ramakrishnan
// Fellow
Feb 15, 2012 - Jul 15, 2012
Walter Reich
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2002 - Aug 31, 2012
Xuefei Ren
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
James Reston, Jr.
// Senior Scholar
Oct 01, 2002 - Sep 30, 2012
Fabio Rugge
// Fellow
Oct 31, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Angela Santese
// History and Public Policy Program Junior Scholar
Jan 03, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Bernd Schaefer
// Senior Scholar
Oct 01, 2011 - Sep 30, 2013
Erik R. Scott
// Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar
Apr 25, 2012 - Jul 25, 2012
John W. Sewell
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2003 - Aug 31, 2012
Jill Shankleman
// Senior Scholar
Jul 01, 2011 - Jul 13, 2013
Nancy Sherman
// Public Policy Scholar
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Martin Sherwin
// Fellow
Oct 31, 2010 - Nov 01, 2012
Marc Sommers
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Ronald Steel
// Senior Scholar
Jun 01, 2011 - May 31, 2013
Peter Stoett
// Fulbright Canada -Wilson Center Chair
Jan 03, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Philippa Strum
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2010 - Aug 31, 2012
Joun-Yung Sun
// Senior Scholar
Apr 01, 2010 - Mar 31, 2014
Victor Susak
// Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar
Mar 01, 2012 - Aug 01, 2012
Viktor Susak
// Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar
Mar 01, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Martin Tolchin
// Senior Scholar
Apr 05, 2011 - Apr 14, 2013
Joseph S. Tulchin
// Senior Scholar
Jan 01, 2009 - Dec 31, 2013
Kathleen M. Vogel
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Martin Walker
// Senior Scholar
Aug 01, 2004 - Jul 31, 2012
Herbert F Weiss
// Senior Policy Scholar
Jul 01, 2003 - Aug 31, 2013
Samuel Wells
// Senior Scholar
Oct 01, 2008 - Sep 30, 2012
Richard Whittle
// Public Policy Scholar
Sep 01, 2011 - Aug 31, 2013
Howard J Wiarda
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2008 - Aug 31, 2012
Alexander Wilde
// Senior Scholar
Oct 01, 2009 - Sep 30, 2013
Amy Wilkinson
// Public Policy Scholar
Oct 01, 2007 - Aug 31, 2012
Stephanie Wilson
// U.S. Air Force Defense Fellow
Jul 01, 2011 - May 31, 2012
Robin Wright
// USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar
Oct 01, 2010 - Sep 01, 2012
Junhua Wu
// Senior Scholar
Sep 01, 2011 - Aug 31, 2013
Yafeng Xia
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Stephen M. Younger
// Senior Policy Scholar
Apr 01, 2012 - Mar 31, 2014
Ahmet Yukleyen
// Fellow
Sep 06, 2011 - May 25, 2012
Shen Zhihua
// Public Policy Scholar
Aug 01, 2009 - Jan 01, 2014

Fellowships & Grants

The Stories of the Arab Spring

Senior Scholar Skip Burkle Receives Medicine Award

Fellow Henry Farrell's Award-Winning Blog

Fellowships at the Wilson Center

Fellowship Application Due October 1

Upcoming Application Deadlines

Kennan Institute Title VIII-Supported Short-Term Grant

East European Studies Short-term Research Scholarships

Visiting Arab Journalist Program: 2012

Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholarships

Short-Term Research Grant Program for Romanian Scholars

Kennan Institute Title VIII Research Scholarships

East European Studies Research Grants

Kennan Institute Summer Research Scholarships

East European Studies Summer Research Scholarships

Competition for Japan Scholars

Current Scholars