Fellowships

CIS fellowships bring faculty, researchers, and other experts to the Institute to conduct research and engage with the MIT community.

Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF): Ukraine

Selected faculty and researchers from universities in Ukraine or the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences are invited to spend a semester at the Institute, learning MIT’s unique approaches to research and teaching.
GMAF project

Robert E Wilhelm Fellowship

This prestigious fellowship is open to individuals with significant experience in international public policy, typically having held senior positions as appointed or elected government officials, as senior officials in international organizations, or as leaders of non-government organizations.
Bob Wilhelm and John Githongo

Security Studies Fellowships

CIS’s Security Studies Program (SSP) offers fellowship opportunities for researchers, scholars, and members of the military who are investigating issues related to national security and foreign policy.
Security Studies Fellowships

MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT)

MIT-ETT fellows are a cohort of faculty from Nigerian universities who spend an intensive semester at MIT, learning innovative, creative, and student-centered teaching strategies in computer science education.
ETT Fellowship

Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

Designed for women and nonbinary journalists, Elizabeth Neuffer fellows conduct research and sharpen their journalism skills. In addition to completing CIS coursework, the fellowship includes internships at The Boston Globe and The New York Times.
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, journalists in the field