BIoSecurity Opportunities Nexus (BISON) compiles student and postdoc-relevant biosecurity opportunities, including graduate and postdoc academic programs, scholarships, fellowships, and internships. BISON includes both international and domestic (US) opportunities.
| Program Name | Opportunity Type | Institution | Institution Type | Location | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships | Fellowship | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Nonprofit | Washington, DC, USA | www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships |
| Anschutz Graduate Fellowship Program | Fellowship | Colorado State University | Academic | Fort Collins, Colorado, USA | www.research.colostate.edu/graduate-fellowship-programs/anschutz-pandemic/ |
| Belfer Fellowship in Science and International Affairs – International Security Program | Fellowship | Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center | Academic | Cambridge, MA, USA | www.belfercenter.org/fellowship/international-security-program |
| Biodefense, MS/PhD | Degree Program | George Mason University | Academic | Fairfax, Virginia, USA | schar.gmu.edu/programs/masters-programs/biodefense-ms |
| Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases, Masters | Degree Program | Georgetown Univeristy | Academic | Washington, DC, USA | grad.georgetown.edu/biohazardous-threat-agents-and-emerging-infectious-diseases/#:~:text=The%20Master%20of%20Science%20in,disease%20threat%2C%20and%20mitigation%20strategies. |
| Biological Defense and Health Security, PhD | Degree Program | Biological Defense and Health Security, PhD | Academic | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | catalog.unmc.edu/graduate-studies/programs-requirements/phd/msia/bdhs/ |
| Biotechnology Innovation & International Security Fellowship | Fellowship, Academic | Stanford University | Academic | Stanford, California, USA | cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/content/cisac-fellowship-program |
| Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Fellowship | Johns Hopkins University | Academic | Variable | centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-training/emerging-leaders-in-biosecurity-fellowship |
| Environmental Health, Health Security Track, PhD | Degree Program | Johns Hopkins University | Academic | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | publichealth.jhu.edu/academics/phd-in-environmental-health/track-in-health-security |
| Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship | Fellowship | Cambridge University | Academic | Cambridge, England | erafellowship.org/ |
| Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons Program | Fellowship | Council on Strategic Risks | Nonprofit | Variable | councilonstrategicrisks.org/fellowship-for-ending-bioweapons-programs/ |
| Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats | Fellowship | German Biosecurity Programme | Government | Virtual | www.biosecuritycentral.org/resource/training-materials/gibacht/ |
| Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics | Fellowship | National Academy of Medicine | Nonprofit | Variable | nam.edu/programs/health-policy-educational-programs-and-fellowships/nam-fellowship-program/greenwall-fellowship-in-bioethics/ |
| Horizon Fellowship | Fellowship | Horizon Institute for Public Service | Nonprofit | Washington, DC, USA | www.horizonpublicservice.org/fellowship |
| Joint Graduate School in Biodiverstiy and Biosecurity, Masters/PhD | Degree Program | University of Auckland | Academic | Auckland, New Zealand | www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/our-research/jgs-biodiversity-and-biosecurity.html |
| National Biocontainment Training Center Laboratory Fellowship | Fellowship | University of Texas Medical Branch | Academic | Galveston, Texas, USA | www.virtualbiosecuritycenter.org/careers/national-biocontainment-training-cener-nbtc-laboratory-fellowship-program/ |
| National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program Intramural Research Training Award | Fellowship | NIH NIAID | Government | Bethesda, Maryland, USA | www.niaid.nih.gov/research/nbbtp-irta |
| NRC Research Associateship Program | Fellowship | National Academies | Nonprofit, Government | Variable | sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/RAP/index.htm |
| Office of Science and Technology Policy Internships | Internship | The White House (USA Executive Branch) | Government | Washington, DC, USA | www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/ostp-internships/ |
| Office of Science Policy Summer Internship Program | Internship | National Institutes of Health | Government | Virtual | osp.od.nih.gov/get-involved/osp-summer-internship-program/ |
| Policy Researcher – Biosecurity | Job Opportunity | RAND | Nonprofit | Variable | rand.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/details/Policy-Researcher--Biosecurity-_R1870?q=policy%20researcher%20biosecurity |
| Sandia National Laboratories International Internship Program | Internship | Sandia National Laboratories | Government | New Mexico and California, USA | www.sandia.gov/careers/career-possibilities/students-and-postdocs/internships-co-ops/ |
| Scoville Peace Fellowship | Fellowship | (Host Institution Varies) | NGO | Washington, DC, USA | scoville.org/ |
| Senior Policy Researcher – Biosecurity | Job Opportunity | RAND | Nonprofit | Variable | rand.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/details/Senior-Policy-Researcher--Biosecurity-_R1871?q=policy%20researcher%20biosecurity |
| Stanford Existential Risk Initiative Fellowship | Fellowship | Stanford University | Academic | Stanford, California, USA | cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/content/cisac-fellowship-program |
| The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | Fellowship | National Academies | Nonprofit | Washington, DC, USA | www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-christine-mirzayan-science--technology-policy-graduate-fellowship-program |
| UNDIR – Graduate Professional Programme | Internship | United Nations Institute For Disarmament Reseasrch | Nonprofit | Geneva, Switzerland | unidir.org/job-posting?field_category_value=3 |
| UNIDIR – Non-resident Fellows | Fellowship | United Nations Institute For Disarmament Reseasrch | Nonprofit | Variable | unidir.org/job-posting?field_category_value=2 |
| UNIDIR – Visiting Researcher Programme | Other | United Nations Institute For Disarmament Reseasrch | Nonprofit | Geneva, Switzerland | unidir.org/job-posting?field_category_value=2 |
| Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship | Fellowship | UNODA | Nonprofit | Variable | disarmament.unoda.org/youth4biosec-fellowship-2023/ |