Fellowships and Awards

The Brady-Johnson Pre-doctoral Fellowships bring outstanding advanced doctoral candidates at other universities to New Haven for a year in residence at ISS. Here, they can take advantage of Yale’s resources and scholars to improve and complete their research. ISS’s weekly colloquium forms the heart of our academic community, and the pre-doctoral fellows are encouraged to attend regularly and present their work. They 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 at ISS. We seek candidates in the fields of international history, security and strategic studies.

ISS also hosts 1-2 pre-doctoral fellows in the Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Program. We seek a scholar whose work focuses on the role of the United States in global affairs from World War II to the present, including the conduct of U.S. statecraft, diplomacy, and grand strategy. Applicants should require access to the Henry A. Kissinger Papers or other archival holdings related to American diplomacy at Yale — learn more. The benefits and requirements of the fellowship itself mirror those of the Brady-Johnson Predoctoral Fellows.

The application cycle for ISS pre-docs is currently closed. Please check back in late January 2025 for information on 2025-26 fellowships.

Questions about the fellowships should be directed to Kaete O’Connell at kaete.oconnell@yale.edu.

The Henry Chauncey, Jr. ’57 Post-doctoral Fellowships are up to three positions 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.

The Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Program funds similar post-doctoral fellowships at ISS. We seek scholars whose work focuses on the role of the United States in global affairs from World War II to the present, including the conduct of U.S. statecraft, diplomacy, and grand strategy. Applicants should require access to the Henry A. Kissinger Papers or other archival holdings related to American diplomacy at Yale.

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, International Security Studies, 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 $65,000, plus $5,000 for research expenses.

The application cycle for ISS postdocs is currently closed. Please check back in October 2024 for information on 2025-26 fellowships.

Questions about the fellowships should be directed to Kaete O’Connell at kaete.oconnell@yale.edu

International Security Studies and the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy offer funding for graduate student travel and research. Yale graduate students in history, political science, and global affairs doing work in international history, diplomacy, or security studies, broadly defined, are eligible to apply.

There are two application deadlines each year—November 15 and March 15—for research to be conducted within one year of those dates. (Applicants cannot receive funding more than once per year.)

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ISS Short-term Research and Travel Award
ISS-Grand Strategy Dissertation Research Award

Questions about graduate student awards should be directed to Leslie Powell at leslie.powell@yale.edu.

ISS welcomes applications from externally funded advanced doctoral candidates interested in a year in-residence at Yale. Here, they can take advantage of Yale’s resources and scholarly communities to improve and complete their research. Applicants must be externally funded, either by their home institution or by foundation sources (i.e., Fulbright Scholars, China Scholarship Council).

Sources of external funding often require a letter of sponsorship. ISS cannot issue this letter unless an applicant has provided the following:

• • Letter of introduction that includes the proposed start and end dates of your visit to Yale
  • Documentation of external funding
  • Current c.v.
  • Writing sample

Space is limited. Applications are due November 15 for the following academic year. Those who are selected will work with the Yale Graduate School to apply as a Visiting Assistant in Research (VAR).

To apply, please send the materials listed above to iss@yale.edu by November 15. Questions about Visiting Scholars should be directed to Leslie Powell at leslie.powell@yale.edu.

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. Supported by the Friends of ISS, this fellowship recognizes his leadership skills, his service to his country, and his contributions to the international relations and ISS communities 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.

ISS has been fortunate to host an officer of the Marine Corps since 2012. Through this program, an active high-ranking officer joins ISS for a year in order to study international history and security studies at Yale. The USMC Fellow may take courses related to security studies and public policy while at the same time taking part in ISS’s lively exchange between military and civilian security experts.