Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship 2025/2026 for mid-career professionals (Fully Funded to UK with monthly stipend of £2,365)

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Application Deadline: 19 March, 2025

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship. This fellowship is a joint initiative with Richard and Susan Hayden. It presents candidates on the early-to-mid-stage of their profession the chance to spend ten months at Chatham House engaged on a person analysis undertaking of their selecting.

Fellows take part within the core work of the Institute, growing their expertise by means of the management programme, and furthering their skilled community within the discipline of worldwide affairs.

Eligibility Requirements

Citizenship

The fellowship is open to all nationalities.

Education

Applicants should maintain a accomplished BA diploma or equal and have expertise with conducting analysis.

Career

The ultimate candidate ought to be on the early-to-mid-stage of their profession and come from one of the next fields or work: academia, NGO, enterprise, authorities departments, civil society or the media. All candidates ought to possess information of, and an curiosity in, worldwide affairs, their chosen space of analysis, and Chatham House’s mission and analysis.

Age restrictions

The program doesn’t impose age restrictions for candidates.

Duration

Academy Fellows spend ten months at Chatham House between October 2025 and July 2026.

Location

Fellows are primarily based full-time at Chatham House, London with hybrid working additionally attainable.

Leadership Masterclass Programme

All fellows take part in and contribute to the Leadership Programme which encompasses the next elements:

• Intensive induction week
  Academy fellowships start with an intensive five-day induction week to turn into familiarized with the weather of the fellowships, meet their host analysis programme and have their first private growth teaching session.
• Thematic periods
  In these periods, fellows meet and talk about present worldwide affairs challenges with material specialists from Chatham House and past. The periods cowl the principal substantive and skills-based areas very important for knowledgeable and efficient worldwide management. Fellows normally chair these periods and are anticipated to contribute to and be taught from each other’s expertise.
• Leadership expertise workshops
  Fellows take part in half-day workshops specializing in particular points of management reminiscent of reaching coverage influence, stakeholder mapping, disaster administration and negotiation expertise.
• Leadership Briefings 
  Fellows interact in discussions with a various group of international leaders from authorities, enterprise, media, and the non-profit sector. In these casual periods, leaders share their management visions and methods, alongside with private insights from their very own management journeys. The periods function members of the Academy’s college amongst different audio system.
• Project displays
  Fellows current updates on their analysis tasks to assist develop presentation expertise, present a discussion board for peer-review and to analyse points exterior their very own space of experience.
• Personal growth teaching
  Fellows have entry to one-on-one periods with a devoted coach as a means to develop their self-awareness. Fellows work with the coach to set private growth aims which they work to meet throughout their fellowship and past.
• Media coaching
  Fellows be taught efficient interview expertise wanted for tv and radio culminating in a mock interview from which they obtain suggestions on type and any areas of enchancment.
• Career mentoring (non-compulsory)
  Fellows’ growth is facilitated and supported by partnering them with mentors to improve their profession perspective and path.

Remuneration and advantages

The fellow receives a monthly stipend of £2,365 which covers London dwelling prices, together with lodging, utilities, meals, transport and different primary bills.

The Academy covers affordable prices associated to:

• Relocation e.g., flights, practice, different transportation to and from the UK, three nights of lodging, visas, further instances or containers, and many others.;
   
• Payment of the UK’s Immigration Healthcare Surcharge which permits entry to the UK National Health Service (Note: it’s possible you’ll be required to pay for dental and optical therapies and medicines prescribed by a physician); and
   
• Research, outreach and dissemination prices e.g., fieldwork, journey, conferences, publication, roundtables, occasions, and many others.
   

Following the profitable completion of their fellowship alumni profit from entry to:

• The Academy college and alumni; and
• Five-year Chatham House membership.

Application Procedure:

To apply for this fellowship, we’d like:

• The applicant’s CV/résumé
• The names of two referees
• The applicant’s proposal for a analysis undertaking primarily based on the topic guidance

Selection standards:

• Have expertise conducting impartial analysis and maintain an undergraduate or postgraduate degree qualification or have equal skilled coaching or expertise in a related space;
• Have the related background expertise, together with expertise within the discipline of the proposed analysis, as demonstrated by means of a CV;
• Have confirmed management expertise or potential;
• how dedication to the Chatham House mission, targets and values and to figuring out evidence-based options to some of the world’s most urgent worldwide challenges;
• Be ready to talk how the fellowship will allow them to create optimistic influence, in line with the Chatham House mission and overarching goal of Academy Fellowships as outlined above;
• Show motivation to undertake the fellowship, meet all fellowship deliverables, and take full benefit of the networks, occasions and Opportunities supplied at Chatham House; and
• Demonstrate proficiency in spoken English.
   

Selection course of:

• Stage one: full the application beneath. Once the submission interval ends, all purposes are reviewed and shortlisted by our choice committee.
• Stage two: shortlisted candidates are invited to an interview by Zoom. The interviews are carried out by a member of senior administration at Chatham House and related programme representatives. After this spherical, fellows are chosen and notified by way of e mail.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship