The Millennium Fellowship is an Atlantic Council of the United States (ACUS) program. The Fellowship is open to rising leaders and innovators around the world committed to achieving transformational change in their communities, countries, and professional fields with a global impact. Fellows will be at the forefront of the Atlantic Council’s work to promote constructive leadership and create a more secure and prosperous world.
Number of fellowships: 20
About the fellowship:
- The Millennium Fellowship is a two-year part-time program requiring three weeks of in-person activities and eight hours of virtual activities and distance learning, supplemented by independent fellow-to-fellow work and optional events that take place around the world and throughout the year.
- Throughout the fellowship and beyond, fellows will join a global network of outstanding peers, have unparalleled opportunities to meet with world leaders at flagship Atlantic Council events, go behind the headlines to discover issues at the cutting-edge of key global trends, and lead the debate on the issues that will shape the 21st century.
- The Millennium Fellowship is open to anyone who is thirty-five years old or younger as of the application deadline for the current cycle of applications.
- Applicants who are thirty-six years old will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Leaders who are thirty-seven years old or older on the application deadline are not eligible to apply.
Core theme:
- Energy
- Security
- Foreign policy
- Democracy
- Economic issue
Application Process
- Apply online and the the application requires basic personal information (name, email contact, citizenship, etc.), responses to short essay questions, and a copy of resume.
- The recruiting period is generally through the winter into early spring.
- Once the candidate has submitted application through the online form, he/she should receive an automated confirmation email.
- If the candidate does not receive a confirmation email, please email millennium@atlanticcouncil.org.
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Organization | Atlantic Council of the United States (ACUS) |
Country | USA |
Fellowship Level | Research awards |
Subject areas | Energy, Security, Foreign policy, Democracy, Economic issue |
Fellowship amount | Varies |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | March 15, 2020 |
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