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, Government | Washington, DC, USA | www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships |
| ACHS Fellowship Program | Fellowship | National University of Singapore | Academic | Singapore | asia-chs.org/fellowship-programme/achs-fellowship-program-2025/ |
| Asia Centre for Health Security Fellowship | Fellowship | Asia Centre for Health Security, National University of Singapore | Academic | Singapore, Singapore | asia-chs.org/fellowship-programme/achs-fellowship-program-2025/ |
| 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 University | 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, MS/PhD | Degree Program | University of Nebraska Medical Center | Academic | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | www.unmc.edu/gradstudies/programs/msia/biological-defense-health-security/index.html |
| Biotechnology Innovation & International Security Fellowship | Fellowship, Academic | Stanford University | Academic | Stanford, California, USA | cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/content/cisac-fellowship-program |
| Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Biosecurity and Threat Management), Masters | Degree Program | Arizona State University | Academic | Phoenix, AZ, USA | spa.asu.edu/masters-degrees-phds/majorinfo/PPEMHSBTMA/graduate/false/5 |
| 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 |
| Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons Program | Fellowship | Council on Strategic Risks | Nonprofit | Variable | councilonstrategicrisks.org/fellowship-for-ending-bioweapons-programs/ |
| Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship | Fellowship | Center for a New American Security | Nonprofit | Washington, DC, USA | www.cnas.org/next-generation-programs/nextgeneration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NextGen%202026&utm_content=NextGen%202026+CID_cb4db9e5550c053d0251d4ff5b949122&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Shawn%20Brimley%20Next%20Generation%20National%20Security%20Leaders%20Fellowship |
| 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 |
| Mid-Career Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship | Fellowship | Council on Strategic Risks | Nonprofit | Variable | councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/06/11/call-for-applications-mid-career-biodefense-bootcamp-fellowship-2025/ |
| 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 |
| Rosetta Commons Biosecurity Fellowship | Fellowship | Rosetta Commons Foundation | Nonprofit | Remote with some intl. travel | rosettacommons.org/jobs/ |
| Scoville Peace Fellowship | Fellowship | (Host Institution Varies) | NGO | Washington, DC, USA | scoville.org/ |
| The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | Fellowship | National Academies | Nonprofit, Government | Washington, DC, USA | mirzayanfellow.nas.edu/Default.asp |
| Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship | Fellowship | UNODA | Nonprofit | Variable | disarmament.unoda.org/youth4biosec-fellowship-2023/ |