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Visiting scholar programCycle: Annual; the 2027-28 window ran Jul 15 - Sep 30, 2026; the 2028-29 competition is expected…

Wilson Center Research Fellowship

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, D.C., United States · open to applicants worldwide

Residential fellowships in Washington, D.C. for scholars, practitioners and journalists working on policy-relevant research about US and global foreign-policy challenges.

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About

Also: residency at the Wilson Center; policy community access.

Annual; the 2027-28 window ran Jul 15 - Sep 30, 2026; the 2028-29 competition is expected to open in summer 2027.

How to apply: through Interfolio (you need an account there).

What to prepare: proposal, cv, references, writing sample.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “scholars, practitioners, journalists, and public intellectuals”

Who can apply

  • Open to researchers, licensed professionals, creators and freelancers

What you will need

  • Research proposalUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (interfolio), which needs an account in your name.

Step-by-step guide

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

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