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Join the 2025-2026 ACONA Cohort

Apply now to become an ACONA Fellow! The Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) is a 12-month, high-level professional development program for a competitively selected cohort of rising international security experts and practitioners. Fellows earn a Certificate in Arms Control Negotiation and join a global alumni network.
Submit your application by Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11:59 pm EST (Sunday, May 11, 2025, 03:59 am UTC).

Eligibility

Please confirm that you have reviewed ACONA's eligibility requirements.

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Application Documents

Please upload your CV/resume (max. 5 pages) and your motivation letter (1-2 pages) in PDF format. 

In your letter, please state that you have reviewed the curriculum and requirements, confirm that you intend to participate in all parts of the 12-month ACONA program, including adherence to a camera-on-policy during all virtual, interactive sessions of the boot camps, and explain what you would bring to the ACONA community.
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The recommendation letter must be submitted directly by the recommender (not by the applicant) to ACONA. The recommendation letter should be saved as "[Applicant Last Name] [Recommender Last Name] Recommendation.pdf" and emailed to the ACONA Secretariat (acona[at]armscontrolnegotiationacademy.org). 
ACONA fellows represent various political viewpoints and backgrounds. An open mindset is required and disagreements must be voiced respectfully.
The ACONA bootcamps & ACONA Conference Reykjavik will happen on the following dates:
August 18-22, 2025 (virtual)
January 26-30, 2026 (virtual)
May 18-22, 2026 (in Iceland)

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