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Young Leaders in National Security Fellowship | WUIN
Application Deadline: 5th June 2026
Location: Central London
Duration: September 7th – 11th, 2026.
The course is free. In addition, CEG will offer financial support to cover travel costs within the UK, six nights' accommodation and a small daily per diem. Interviews will take place online in the last two weeks of June.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- CV
- Cover letter explaining
- Why you wish to take the course.
- Which article, book, or thinker has most influenced your attitudes towards terrorism and/or extremism? (200 words max)
- What is the single biggest extremist threat facing Britain today? Why? What is the best argument that you are wrong? (300 words max)
- Include a written declaration that you have complied with CEG’s GenAI policy. Please send the application documents as an attached Word or PDF document.
- You should not use AI tools to generate your application to the Fellowship. Applications must reflect your own thinking, voice, or experience. Applications that appear generic, lack personal detail, or closely resemble AI-generated content may be rejected.
There are no nationality or visa requirements; they are looking for individuals who are serious about pursuing a career in the UK.
HOW TO APPLY
Those wishing to apply should send the following documents to fellowship@counterextremism.org.uk:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fellowship Speakers
- Sir Alex Younger, former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir David Omand, former head of GCHQ
- Suzanne Raine, former Head of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
- Lord David Blunkett, former Home Secretary
- Lord Michael Gove, former Secretary of State for Justice
- Holly Lynch MP, former Shadow Minister for Security
- Jonathan Hall KC, the Government’s Independent Adviser on Counter Terrorism Legislation
- Dean Haydon, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police
- William Shawcross, former Independent Reviewer of Prevent
- Sir John Jenkins, former British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Dame Sara Khan, Independent Adviser for Social Cohesion and Resilience
- Lord Walney, Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption,
- Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Fiona Hamilton, Chief Reporter at the Times
- Caroline Fourest, former Charlie Hebdo journalist
- Douglas Murray, writer and commentator
- Shaikh Abu Muntasir, who fought with jihadist groups and is now devoted to countering radicalisation.
About the Fellowship
The Counter Extremism Group (CEG) Young Leaders in National Security Fellowship aims to identify, nurture, and guide young people interested in counter-terrorism and counter-extremism issues and looking to pursue a career in these or closely related fields in the UK. It is headed by an eminent expert in this field: Lord Carlile of Berriew.
About the Fellowship Patron Lord Carlile of Berriew
Lord Carlile, Senior Legal Fellow at CEG, is a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He served as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation between 2001 and 2011. He was the Independent Reviewer of the Government’s Prevent strategy in 2011 and the Independent Reviewer of National Security policy in Northern Ireland.
Lord Carlile has agreed to craft an agenda that will help identify and nurture exceptional talent identified during the Fellowship.
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