Chatham House Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship 2024

This fellowship is a joint initiative with Richard and Susan Hayden. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their choosing.

Academy Fellows are professionals from a wide range of backgrounds including government, research, academia, civil society, journalism, for example, who are at the early to mid-point of their career and who are passionate about identifying evidence-based solutions to some of the world’s most pressing international challenges. They are often experts in their individual fields who show exceptional promise as emerging leaders in their home countries, regions or even internationally.

• Table of Content
• About Chatham House
• Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship
• Requirements for Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Chatham House

Paris, 1919: Lionel Curtis, a British diplo­mat, delivered a barnstorming speech to the British and American delegates to the Paris Peace Conference, championing a vi­sion that was to alter the course of interna­tional politics. Curtis’s idea was for an organization whose purpose would be to foster mutual understanding of and between nations through debate, dialogue and independ­ent analysis. Bodies already existed for the advancement of science, medicine and the arts. Why not, with Europe still reeling from the First World War, create one for international relations? ... continue reading

Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship

Academy Fellows receive a monthly stipend of £2,365 for London living costs, including accommodation, utilities, food, transport, and other basic expenses.

In addition, the Academy will cover reasonable costs related to:

• Relocation (Flights, train, etc. to/from the UK, three nights of accommodation, visas, extra cases/boxes, etc.)
• Payment of the UK’s Immigration Healthcare Surcharge which allows access to the UK National Health Service (Note: you may be required to pay for dental and optical treatments and medicines prescribed by a doctor)
• Research, outreach, and dissemination costs (fieldwork, travel, conferences, publication, roundtables, events, etc.)

Additionally, Fellows attend the Academy Leadership Programme through which they access:

• Workshops, seminars, and events
• Media training
• Career coaching
• Writing support
• Networking opportunities, including with Chatham House staff, the Academy’s faculty and alumni
• Chatham House membership upon completion of the fellowship

Requirements for Richard and Susan Hayden Academy Fellowship Qualification

The successful applicant will:

• Have the relevant background experience, including experience in the field of the proposed research, as demonstrated through a CV
• Have experience conducting independent research and hold an undergraduate/postgraduate level qualification (or have equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area)
• Have proven leadership experience or potential
• Show commitment to the Chatham House mission, goals and values and to identifying evidence-based solutions to some of the world’s most pressing international challenges
• Be able to communicate how the fellowship will enable them to create positive impact, in line with the Chatham House mission and overarching purpose of Academy Fellowships (outlined above)
• Show motivation to undertake the fellowship, meet all fellowship deliverables, and take full advantage of the networks, events and opportunities offered at Chatham House
• Demonstrate proficiency in speaking English

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Chatham House website.