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Fellowship Opportunities

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Where Purpose Finds Its Platform

BDN supports scholars not only through community and connection — but through opportunity. Our fellowships are pathways for scholars who are ready to lead, ready to teach, ready to publish, and ready to impact the world.

Fellowships May Include

  • Research Fellowships for emerging scholars
  • Writing and Publishing Fellowships for those preparing manuscripts or public scholarship
  • Policy Fellowships connected to national and global initiatives
  • Public Speaking and Communication Fellowships with media training

Our Commitment

We are building a generation of thinkers who do not wait to be invited to the table. Through our fellowships, they build their own.



Past Fellowship Partners Include

  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford Humanities Center
  • Mayo Clinic
  • US Department of Education collaborators
  • Independent academic presses and policy networks
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Let’s talk about your future

BDN builds pathways of growth through an intergenerational network of mentorship and collaboration. From professors to graduate and undergraduate students, we create a living pipeline of excellence that prepares emerging leaders to thrive in academia, industry, and civic life. Our members transform personal passion into collective progress, leveraging their expertise and experience to support one another through guidance, research, and professional opportunity. Within BDN, mentorship is more than a connection—it is the foundation of a community that learns, leads, and grows together.

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