Cyber policy

Cyber-relevant policy fellowships

The following fellowship programs are especially relevant for cyber policy work (see also our full fellowship database for 50+ opportunities): 

1. US Digital Corps – a 2-year fellowship offers an early-career technology opportunity for recent graduates to build their skills in the five broad skill tracks of cybersecurity, software engineering, data science and analytics, product management, and design. Fellows will be able to convert to a full-time career position upon successfully completing the program.
2. NobleReach Scholars (NobleReach Foundation) – a 1-2 year full-time technology policy fellowship in government or mission-driven private companies for early-career technologists focusing on AI, biotech, computing & cybersecurity, or other areas.
3. Cybersecurity Talent Initiative (Partnership for Public Service) – “Receive an employment offer from a federal agency for two years.”
4. CISA Cyber Innovation Fellows Initiative (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) – a four-month fellowship for technical experts from the private sector to work with CISA’s cybersecurity teams.
5. DHS Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program (Department of Homeland Security) – “During the 12-week program, participants will be immersed in a federal work environment by collaborating with subject matter expert mentors on projects and performing assigned tasks on the intelligence and cybersecurity track.” 
6. CyberCorps Scholarship for Service – a scholarship for up to 3 years for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education, providing tuition and education related fees, an annual stipend of $34,000 for graduate students, and a professional allowance of $6,000 for SFS Job Fair and other travel, professional certification, etc. Involves a post-graduation service requirement equal to the scholarship’s duration in the US government, in a cybersecurity-related position.
7. Cyber Policy Leadership Institute (POPVOX Foundation) – a networking and educational program for US college and graduate students of all disciplines “from historically marginalized groups, with the aim of cultivating the next generation of diverse cyber policy leaders.”
8. #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellowship (New America) – a 12-month fellowship supporting mid-career cybersecurity professionals from diverse backgrounds to conduct policy research.
9. Science & Technology Policy Fellowship (Aspen Tech Policy Hub) – a full-time, paid, three-week program that teaches science and technology professional about policy, including a focus on cybersecurity.
10. Catherine Hinman Memorial Fellowship (Silverado Policy Accelerator) – a summer program for US graduate students pursuing public policy careers. Cybersecurity is among the program policy areas of focus.
11. Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Fellowship Program – a 12-month academic research fellowship at Harvard University.
12. Social Media Lab Fellowship (Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University) – an academic research fellowship for predoctoral and postdoctoral students, and junior faculty, coordinated by Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center and Social Media Lab
13. Global Emerging Leaders in International Cyberspace Security (GEL-ICS) Fellowship (State Department, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy) – a 12-month cyber policy fellowship for non-American mid-level or emerging leaders in ministries of foreign affairs or other relevant agencies
14. The Atlantic Council Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge – a 2-day interactive learning and competitive scenario program designed to give students “a deeper understanding of the policy and strategy challenges associated with management of tradeoffs during a cyber crisis.” Multiple challenges happen annually in the US and internationally; 2025-26 locations include DC, New York, and Dundee, UK.

General science and technology policy fellowships relevant to cyber policy:

1. Horizon Fellowship (Horizon Institute for Public Service) – a 6-24 month full-time US emerging technology policy fellowship facilitating job placements in the US executive branch, Congress, and think tanks for early- and mid-career individuals. (Note that the Horizon Fellowship and this website are both projects of the Horizon Institute.)
2. AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships (American Association for the Advancement of Science) – a 12-month fellowship in DC with four separate tracks, that places fellows within the executive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, or in a nonprofit. The fellowship is for individuals with a doctoral-level degree.
3. TechCongress Congressional Innovation Fellowship (TechCongress) – a 10-12 month full-time fellowship for early and mid-career professionals involving placements with a Member of Congress or a Congressional Committee
4. STPI Science Policy Fellowship (Institute for Defense Analyses) –  a 24-month, full-time fellowship for recent bachelor’s or master’s graduates, in which fellows work with teams of researchers to support S&T policy-related tasks
5. Emerging Scholars in Technology Policy (Princeton University, Center for Information Technology Policy) – a 2-year tech policy research position with coursework and mentoring
6. Technology and Geopolitics Fellowship (Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School) – 10-month academic research fellowship at Harvard University for doctoral students, PhD holders, or mid-career professionals, including “employees of government, military, private research institutions…or the private sector who have appropriate personal experience”