The Flagship Program
The Meridian Fellowship
Connecting the next generation of thinkers, builders, writers, and leaders from across the Western world before their networks close and the window narrows.
What We Build
A directory of people who know each other.
The primary output of the Meridian Fellowship is not a report or a policy brief. It is a living directory of people who know each other, trust each other, and can be convened. When a new administration in Washington or Westminster needs to find the right people on the other side of the Atlantic, the Fellowship is where you look.
The Fellowship does not wait for people to accumulate credentials. It finds the people already doing the work: the writer whose long-form deserves a wider readership, the analyst who understands the brief better than the minister, the operator who will run the institution five years from now. It brings them into a shared network before they need it.
Beginning with the US, UK, and Canada, the fellowship expands to Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific. It connects people who share a common inheritance and understand that the values, institutions, and capabilities of the West are worth passing on. The inaugural cohort will be small by design: eight to twelve fellows. Twelve people who know each other well are worth more than a directory of two hundred who don't.
Apply or NominateTwo Categories
Named. Permanent. Growing.
Both categories of fellows are named members of a directory that grows and persists across years and administrations. The Fellowship is built to outlast any single cohort, accumulating depth rather than cycling through classes.
Attending Fellows
The core cohort
Attending Fellows are selected annually from across the Western world. They participate in the full program: exchange programs, working dinners, the annual convening, and they become permanent named members of the Meridian directory. The inaugural cohort will be eight to twelve fellows drawn from the US, UK, and Canada, with expansion to Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific in subsequent years.
Corresponding Fellows
The extended network
Corresponding Fellows are people of depth who are identified but cannot commit to the full residential program. They are included in the directory, invited to relevant events, and extend the network's reach beyond the residential cohort.
Exchange Programs
At least once in each direction, every year.
The core of the Fellowship is the Atlantic crossing. Each year, a cohort of fellows travels in each direction: from the US and Canada to the UK, and from the UK to North America, for structured immersions that produce real acquaintance.
UK Immersion
North American fellows travel to London and one other UK city for a week of structured meetings with senior figures in policy, media, and public life, followed by informal time together. The aim is depth, not breadth.
North America Immersion
UK fellows travel to Washington and one other North American city for the equivalent program: meetings, institution visits, and working dinners that build real familiarity with the landscape on this side of the Atlantic.
Annual Convening
Once per year, the full Fellowship: attending and corresponding fellows, advisory board members, and selected guests, gathers in one location for a two-day convening. Working sessions, not panels.
Year One · 2026
The founding year.
Q1
Advisory Board
Constitute the advisory board from senior figures in policy, media, and civil society across the US, UK, Canada, and key partner countries. The board guides selection and opens doors.
Q2
Fellow Selection
Identify and confirm the inaugural cohort of eight to twelve Meridian Fellows. Selection is by nomination and review, not open application.
Q3
First Exchange
Run the first transatlantic exchange: UK immersion for North American fellows and North America immersion for UK fellows, within the same calendar year.
Q4
Annual Convening
Host the first annual convening of the full Fellowship. Announce the inaugural cohort publicly. Begin accepting nominations for the second cohort.