Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship 2026/2027 for mid-career professionals (Fully Funded to UK with monthly stipend of £2,365)

Application Deadline: 7 April 2026.

Applications are actually open for the 2026/2027 Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship. This fellowship is a joint initiative with Richard and Susan Hayden. It provides candidates on the early-to-mid-stage of their profession the chance to spend ten months at Chatham House engaged on a person analysis mission of their selecting.

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

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 preferrred candidate needs 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 data of, and an curiosity in, worldwide affairs, their chosen space of analysis, and Chatham House’s mission and analysis.

Age restrictions

No age restriction

Duration

Academy Fellows spend ten months at Chatham House between October 2026 and July 2027.

Location

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

Remuneration and advantages

The fellow receives a monthly stipend of £2,365 which covers London residing 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 packing containers, and so on.;
   
• Payment of the UK’s Immigration Healthcare Surcharge which permits entry to the UK National Health Service (Note: you could be required to pay for dental and optical therapies and medicines prescribed by a health care provider); and
   
• Research, outreach and dissemination prices e.g., fieldwork, journey, conferences, publication, roundtables, occasions, and so on.
   

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

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

Programme Details

A fellow’s time is break up between three key areas: 

• Completing a private analysis mission: the guy chooses and design a person mission to undertake with the steering of a Chatham House professional (roughly 60%).
• Contributing to the continued analysis actions: working with their host analysis staff and different Chatham House groups as acceptable, fellows contribute to current analysis priorities in line with the Chatham House mission (roughly 20%).
• Leadership Masterclass Programme: it’s a key part of all fellowships. It goals to develop fellows’ data, community, self-awareness and to equip them with essential expertise on which they will draw of their future careers as leaders of their subject (roughly 20%).

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 out to be familiarized with the weather of the fellowships, meet their host analysis programme and have their first private growth teaching session.
• Thematic classes
  In these classes, fellows meet and focus on present worldwide affairs challenges with subject material consultants from Chatham House and past. The classes cowl the principal substantive and skills-based areas important for knowledgeable and efficient worldwide management. Fellows normally chair these classes and are anticipated to contribute to and study from each other’s expertise.
• Leadership expertise workshops
  Fellows take part in half-day workshops specializing in particular elements of management equivalent to attaining coverage impression, stakeholder mapping, disaster administration and negotiation expertise.
• Leadership Briefings 
  Fellows have interaction in discussions with a various group of world leaders from authorities, enterprise, media, and the non-profit sector. In these casual classes, leaders share their management visions and methods, alongside with private insights from their very own management journeys. The classes function members of the Academy’s school amongst different audio system.
• Project shows
  Fellows current updates on their analysis initiatives to assist develop presentation expertise, present a discussion board for peer-review and to analyse points outdoors their very own space of experience.
• Personal growth teaching
  Fellows have entry to one-on-one classes with a devoted coach as a manner 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 study efficient interview expertise wanted for tv and radio culminating in a mock interview from which they obtain suggestions on model and any areas of enchancment.
• Career mentoring (elective)
  Fellows’ growth is facilitated and supported by partnering them with mentors to improve their profession perspective and path.

For More Information:

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