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- Internships, Scholarships, and GRAs | Higher Education
- Visiting Fellowships | Working Professionals and Higher Education
- Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program | Undergraduate Students
- Critical Issues Forum (CIF) | High School Students
Upcoming Courses
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Featured Course Reports
CNS GRAs Present Findings at the Project on Nuclear Issues’ 2022 Summer Conference
The GRAs presented their research to a diverse audience including technical and policy experts from national laboratories, government agencies, and civil society.
WMD Terrorism Threats: Assessing and Prosecuting
Eighteen senior and mid-level government employees from Malaysia and the Philippines traveled to CNS for a two-week in-person workshop.
Latin American and Caribbean Diplomats Trained in the Legacy of Nobel Peace Laureate García Robles
The 8th Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Summer School for Latin America and Caribbean diplomats.
Workshop Held in DC on the Constitutional History of the NPT
The scholars are currently working on a Carnegie-funded book project on the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
A Pit Stop on Natasha Bajema’s Radioactive Road Trip
Dr. Bajema visits historic and current US nuclear weapon complex sites to engage the public in nuclear risk reduction, nonproliferation and disarmament.
Short Course: Tracking North Korea’s WMD and Sanctions Evasion with Open Sources
New course teaching cutting-edge research techniques, tools, and resources used by CNS experts.
Upcoming Fellowships
Applications for CNS International Visiting Fellows program
Fall 2021 fellows
CNS offers a prestigious international Visiting Fellows program aimed at full-time professionals with demonstrated interests and engagement in WMD nonproliferation, disarmament and arms control fields, including nuclear, biological, and chemical safety, security and public safety.
Visiting Fellows are typically selected from emerging and developing countries, and could include diplomats, experts, and officials from national governments; experts from think tanks, academia, and industry; researchers/scientists/engineers; university instructors, and other related professionals.
The program is offered on location at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, CA during the Spring semester (early February to mid-May) and again in the Fall (early September to mid-December). Qualified candidates should submit applications by March 31 for the Fall program, and by September 15 for the Spring program.
- The program is designed to assist junior and mid-career policy and technical professionals to obtain an in-depth understanding of legal, political, regional, and technical aspects of WMD nonproliferation.
- Develop the skills necessary to have a positive impact on arms control and nonproliferation policy in their respective countries and in the international arena.
Internships, Scholarships, and GRAs
Younger Students
Summer Undergraduate Nonproliferation Fellowship Program
Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Participants in the program conduct research on issues related to the spread and control of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including: nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and regional security issues in the former Soviet Union, Eurasia, East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. Interns may also develop their own research projects under the guidance of senior CNS faculty. The training program starts in June and continues for two to three months.
Critical Issues Forum for High Schools
The CIF program is designed to promote awareness of nonproliferation and disarmament issues as well as develop critical thinking skills among high school students from around the world, including the United States, Japan and Russia, through educational outreach activities. Through the program, students develop appreciation and understanding of different national and cultural perspectives on complex but vital international security issues.
Resources & Tools
For Educators
- CIF Conference: High School Teachers participating in the conference are also trained in the supporting workshops
