Foundation for American Innovation’s Conservative AI Policy Fellowship (CAPF) 2027 (Fully-funded)

Deadline: October 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Foundation for American Innovation’s Conservative AI Policy Fellowship (CAPF) 2027. The Foundation for American Innovation’s Conservative AI Policy Fellowship (CAPF) is an eight-week, part-time fellowship for conservative policy professionals in Washington, DC, seeking to understand artificial intelligence (AI) and the debates around emerging technology.

Fellows meet weekly alongside leading technologists and policy experts to discuss key issues around AI and American prosperity. Through these sessions and a weekend retreat, fellows build a practical understanding of AI’s trajectory and the policy choices that will shape American leadership.

Featured Topics

Overview of AI: The basics of AI from a policy perspective.

National Security & Defense: AI’s implications for U.S. national security.

Powering American AI: Strategies for energy dominance and reindustrialization.

AI Competition: Chips, export controls, and technological competition with China.

Labor & Market Policy: Economic forecasts and labor-market effects of AI.

Safety & Family: AI’s impact on children and the family.

Benefits

Fully funded; all meals and retreat expenses are covered in line with government ethics rules. Fellows are eligible to receive a $1,500 stipend.

Eligibility

They welcome applicants across the conservative policy landscape who are interested in shaping major decisions about artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

The fellowship is particularly well suited for

Congressional staff and executive branch officials whose work intersects with technology, national security, economic policy, energy, or related issues;

Policy researchers, think tank staff, and other practitioners working on consequential questions involving AI and emerging technology;

Professionals in the technology sector who are interested in transitioning into an AI policy career; and

Exceptional early-career applicants who demonstrate strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a serious interest in pursuing work in AI policy.

Applicants do not need prior technical expertise in AI. They are particularly interested in people who bring strong policy judgment, an ability to engage seriously with competing perspectives, and an interest in the broader economic, national-security, and societal implications of advanced AI.

Application

The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm ET on October 30, 2026.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit CAPF Fellowship.

They welcome applicants across the conservative policy landscape who are interested in shaping major decisions about artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

They welcome applicants across the conservative policy landscape who are interested in shaping major decisions about artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

The fellowship is particularly well suited for

Congressional staff and executive branch officials whose work intersects with technology, national security, economic policy, energy, or related issues; Policy researchers, think tank staff, and other practitioners working on consequential questions involving AI and emerging technology; Professionals in the technology sector who are interested in transitioning into an AI policy career; and Exceptional early-career applicants who demonstrate strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a serious interest in pursuing work in AI policy. Applicants do not need prior technical expertise in AI. They are particularly interested in people who bring strong policy judgment, an ability to engage seriously with competing perspectives, and an interest in the broader economic, national-security, and societal implications of advanced AI.

Application

The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm ET on October 30, 2026.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit CAPF Fellowship.

Fully funded; all meals and retreat expenses are covered in line with government ethics rules. Fellows are eligible to receive a $1,500 stipend.

The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm ET on October 30, 2026.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit CAPF Fellowship.