Description
The Council on Foreign Relations is seeking applicants for its 2026–27 Technologist-in-Residence fellowship, sponsored by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation. This transformational program enables early-and mid-career technologists with a demonstrated interest in foreign policy to spend ten months at the Council’s New York or Washington, DC, office researching and writing about issues at the intersection of technology and foreign policy or national security.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for anyone looking to shape the national conversation on the connection between U.S. foreign policy and emerging technologies.
Applications are open through February 27, 2026. Visit www.cfr.org/fellowships/technologist-residence for more information.
Requirements
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Council on Foreign Relations does not sponsor applicants for employment visas.
- Applicants must be early-career or mid-career professionals.
- Applicants must have a strong record of professional achievement in the technology sector and a demonstrated interest in the field of foreign policy.
- Applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Strong preference is given to applicants currently working at a private-sector technology company. A PhD is not required for university-based applicants, though successful candidates from academia typically hold an advanced degree. The program does not fund pre- or postdoctoral research, work toward a degree, or the completion of projects on which substantial progress had been made before the fellowship begins.
