Apply now for 2017 Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2017 class of the Next Generation National Security Leaders Program. CNAS will accept applications through November 5, 2016.

CNAS will accept 20 Fellows who will participate in monthly dinner discussions on leadership and management in the national security field; engage in collaborative writing projects with CNAS experts; take part in small, invitation-only meetings with  current and former national security officials; and be part of a week-long, exclusive international study tour. Previous fellow classes international trips have included Taiwan and Korea, and the current class of fellows have had small group dinners with Secretary Madeline Albright, General Stanley McChrystal, and Admiral Mike Mullen, and others.

Applicants can apply here:
https://www.cnas.org/nextgeneration.

National security leaders ages 27–35, with a minimum of four years’ experience in the national security field are eligible for the program.  Applicants must also commit to attending monthly dinner discussions with the other Next Generation Fellows. 

“We founded CNAS for two reasons: to provide the bold ideas that help to ensure our nations’ security, and to grow the next generation of national security leaders the United States will depend upon,”  said CNAS Chief Executive Officer and Next Generation National Security Leaders Program Chair Michèle Flournoy. “We are proud of the nearly 150 young leaders we have had the opportunity to mentor over the past 10 years, and we look forward to yet another talented group in 2017.”

Next Generation National Security Leaders Program alumni include high-ranking military personnel, national security officials, journalists, NGO employees congressional staffers, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and two current CNAS Senior Fellows.

For questions concerning the Fellowship, please contact [email protected].