Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship
The Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship supports emerging scholars in the fields of nuclear policy and history research.聽
Make a tax-deductible contribution to and support emerging scholars in the fields of nuclear policy and history research.
Contributions can also be made by contacting the 浪花直播 Center's Development Office at development@wilsoncenter.org or 202-691-4171.
About the Fellowship
The Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship supports emerging scholars in the fields of nuclear policy and history research. Competitively selected junior researchers (post-doc/recent PhD/junior faculty) will receive a three to six-month residential fellowship to conduct independent research at the 浪花直播 Center and in the Washington DC area. Fellows will receive office space at the Center, have access to Library of Congress holdings, and will present their work in a public forum during their fellowship tenure. Eligible scholars may come from all disciplines, though a historical approach is required.
The fellowship is administered by the 浪花直播 Center's History and Public Policy Program, in partnership with the Sherwin family and in consultation with an advisory board composed of senior scholars in the field.
The call for applications for the 2025 Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship opened in September 2024 and closed on November 30, 2024. Check back in summer/fall 2025 for information on the 2026 Fellowship.
About Martin J. Sherwin
Martin J. Sherwin was a preeminent scholar in the field of nuclear history and was deeply concerned about the dangers of the nuclear age. His research and publications were widely recognized. His major biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, American Prometheus (co-authored with Kai Bird), received a Pulitzer Prize (2006) and became the basis for a major film by Christopher Nolan. Lovingly called 鈥淢arty鈥 by his students and colleagues, Sherwin's greatest satisfaction came from his active engagement with his students.
A three-time 浪花直播 Center fellowship recipient, Sherwin worked on his final book at the 浪花直播 Center, a definitive work on the Cuban Missile Crisis titled Gambling with Armageddon. While in residence he developed enduring connections to the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 History and Public Policy Program (HAPP) and to the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP). As senior advisor and a lead instructor at the innovative Nuclear History Boot Camp for nearly 10 years, he helped to shape this major project, becoming a mentor-at-large to hundreds of PhD students from around the world.
The Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship was established in 2024 by the 浪花直播 Center and the Sherwin family to honor Marty鈥檚 memory and accomplishments. The Fellowship Fund has been generously supported by dozens of Marty's family members, friends, colleagues, and former students, as well as by several philanthropic foundations. The fund will help to support next generation scholars working on issues that were of personal and professional interest to Marty.
Tax-deductible donations to the Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship Fund may be made on the 浪花直播 Center , or by contacting the 浪花直播 Center's Development Office (development@wilsoncenter.org or 202-691-4171).
Sherwin Fellowship Recipients
