Pre-doctoral fellowships
The Brady-Johnson Pre-doctoral Fellowships bring outstanding advanced doctoral candidates at other universities to New Haven for a year in residence at Yale. Here, they can take advantage of the university’s resources and scholars to improve and complete their research. A weekly colloquium forms the heart of our academic community, and the pre-doctoral fellows are encouraged to attend regularly and present their work.
Fellows receive a $36,000 living stipend, an additional $3,000 of research support to facilitate travel to archives across the globe, and shared office space. We seek candidates in the fields of international history, security and strategic studies.
Predoctoral fellowships will not be offered in 2025-26.
Questions about the fellowships should be directed to grandstrategy@yale.edu.
Post-doctoral fellowships
Henry Chauncey, Jr. ’57 Post-doctoral Fellowships are funded by the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy for one year, renewable for one additional year.. We seek to attract outstanding junior scholars from around the globe whose work addresses questions of statecraft and grand strategy, broadly defined, and demonstrates excellence in one of a range of academic disciplines and methodologies. Post-doctoral fellows must have completed their PhD degree to begin the fellowship. They are expected to use their time at Yale to conduct original research and prepare manuscripts for publication.
Fellows will work with an active academic community of post-doctoral and pre-doctoral fellows, as well as Yale faculty in history, political science, and other disciplines. Post-doctoral fellows may teach small seminars, if desired. They participate regularly in research colloquia on campus and are granted opportunities to present their work. Post-docs are expected to remain in residence through the duration of their fellowship and contribute to the intellectual life of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and the Jackson School of Global Affairs by participating in their activities and development. Shared office space is provided on Yale’s campus. The salary is $69,000, plus $5,000 for research expenses.
Deadline to apply for 2027-2028 is Friday, January 8, at 11:59pm EST.
Questions about the fellowships should be directed to grandstrategy@yale.edu.
The Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Program funds similar post-doctoral fellowships.
The Kenneth R. Miller, Jr. Fellowship
This fellowship was created in 2004 in honor of Major Kenneth Miller, Jr., U.S. Army Special Forces, who graduated from Yale in 2002. Major Miller, a Foreign Area Officer, died on active duty in June 2003. This fellowship recognizes his leadership skills, his service to his country, and his contributions to the international relations community at Yale.
The fellowship, which offsets the costs of Yale tuition not covered by the recipient’s branch of the armed services, is awarded to active duty U.S. military personnel pursuing a master’s degree at Yale. For more information, contact Liz Vastakis at liz.vastakis@yale.edu.