Conservative AI Policy Fellowship 2027 in Washington, DC: Fully Funded AI Policy Fellowship for Policy Professionals
The Conservative AI Policy Fellowship is an eight-week, part-time program in Washington, DC, designed to help policy professionals build practical artificial intelligence policy knowledge. The cohort runs from January 19 to March 12, with an application deadline of October 30, 2026.
Overview
The Conservative AI Policy Fellowship (CAPF) is a structured, eight-week, part-time program organized by the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). It brings policy professionals together with technologists, policy experts, and researchers to examine artificial intelligence and emerging technology from a policy perspective. The Winter 2027 cohort takes place in Washington, DC, with weekday sessions hosted at the FAI office on Capitol Hill.
Participants explore major topics connected to artificial intelligence, such as national security and defense, energy dominance and reindustrialization, technological competition and export controls regarding China, labor-market and economic effects, and societal impacts like family and child safety. Fellows also complete a short policy memo or project with guidance from an assigned mentor.
Benefits
- Fully funded program covering meals and retreat expenses under applicable government ethics rules.
- Eligible participants may receive a $1,500 stipend.
- Access to leading speakers from technology companies, think tanks, and government organizations.
- A mandatory weekend retreat featuring workshops, collaborative projects, and networking opportunities.
Eligibility
- Open to congressional staff, executive branch officials, think tank professionals, public policy researchers, technology-sector professionals moving into AI policy, and exceptional early-career applicants.
- Applicants do not need a technical background, computer science degree, or prior engineering experience in artificial intelligence.
- Candidates must demonstrate strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, serious interest in AI policy, and a clear connection to their career goals.
- Government employees are welcome to apply but must verify participation and benefit acceptance with their agency ethics office.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their submissions through the official application form provided by the Foundation for American Innovation. Prospective fellows should carefully verify their availability to attend the required in-person sessions on Capitol Hill and participate in the mandatory weekend retreat running from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
Deadline
Applications for the Winter 2027 cohort close on October 30, 2026, and the program runs from January 19 to March 12, 2027.