Fellowships that turn
learning into contribution.
Fellowships are CentPol's contribution pathway: a way to move from learning into research, writing, policy translation, and public-interest work.
Choose the track that matches the contribution you want to make
A fellowship should give you more than a title. It should help you produce research, write clearly, join serious conversations, and build work that strengthens public-interest technology capacity.
AI Policy and Governance Fellow
Research and policy translation around national AI strategy, agentic governance, risk, accountability, and public-interest deployment.
Foresight and Institutional Readiness Fellow
Work on horizon scanning, plausible futures, preparedness rhythms, institutional design, and strategic foresight.
Digital Capability and Workforce Fellow
Applied work on AI talent, digital service jobs, training systems, trusted AI services, and investment readiness.
What fellows produce
Fellows should leave with work they can point to: briefs, concept notes, memos, research conversations, and public recognition tied to a real cohort.
Concept Note Studio
A guided format for writing short strategic papers that test important ideas and make them easier to use.
Research Circles
Focused conversations around live themes in technology, governance, foresight, public capability, and institutional change.
Publication Pathway
A route from private learning into public essays, briefs, reading notes, policy perspectives, and implementation memos.
Partner-Backed Cohorts
Sponsored fellowships or studios that help institutions develop talent while producing public-interest outputs.
How you move toward contribution
Start with a course or sprint, build shared language, produce applied work, and then move into a fellowship or studio. Recognition comes after completed cohort work.
Formation
Build shared language through courses in signal literacy, first-principles reasoning, foresight, orchestration, and governance.
Applied work
Fellows can join or support sprints that turn curated reading into memos, strategy maps, implementation notes, and public learning assets.
Public recognition
Completed fellows can be recognized through polished CentPol profile cards connected to their cohort, focus area, and contribution.