The Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction offers the 2027 Next-Generation Fellowship to strengthen the participation of graduate students, postdocs, and early-career physicists and engineers in advancing nuclear threat reduction.

The one-year fellowship offers opportunities that include:

• Participating in policy advocacy, including training and joint efforts with nongovernmental organizations.

• Networking with experts and organizations working on nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and threat reduction.

• Learning about career and professional development opportunities in the nuclear policy field.

• Applying for a potential follow-on grant to continue education and work on nuclear threat reduction after successfully completing the fellowship.

Funding: The Fellow’s salary is expected to be covered by their home institution. Travel and other expenses associated with fellowship activities will be covered by the Physicists Coalition.

Eligibility and Inclusion

To encourage diversity and the inclusion of a wide range of perspectives in the nuclear weapons policy field, the Coalition welcomes applicants of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

There are no citizenship requirements. However, applicants must reside in the United States or Canada for the duration of the fellowship.

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

• A cover letter describing the applicant’s interest in nuclear weapons policy or community engagement.

• A curriculum vitae (CV).

• A letter of recommendation, which must be emailed separately by the recommender.

Submission instructions: Submit the cover letter and CV together as a single PDF document to [email protected]. Letters should be addressed to the Physicists Coalition Fellowship Committee.

Applications that do not follow these submission guidelines will not be considered.