The Thatcher Fellowship is designed to introduce the sharpest young minds from business and the City to the intellectual, academic and political arguments for free markets, and give them an understanding of how Westminster really works.

During this inaugural, year-long programme, the Centre for Policy Studies will invite our first cohort of Thatcher Fellows to join us for monthly events, dinners and gatherings to meet the UK’s leading thinkers, politicians and academics, and learn how the political world actually functions.

Each Fellow will benefit from an intellectually stimulating programme, running from September 2024 to July 2025, designed for those with a background in business and finance and a belief that free markets can improve the world we live in.

The Programme includes:

• A monthly dinner hosted by the CPS with renowned speakers
• Suggested reading to provoke debate and discussion, compiled by CPS Research Director Karl Williams
• A chance to attend the 2024 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham and be introduced to the world of politics and policy
• A CPS Thatcher Fellowship Away Day in the summer of 2025
• The opportunity to benefit from training sessions on topics such as media engagement and political copywriting
• The opportunity to write opinion pieces for CapX
• Involvement in a Fellowship WhatsApp Group alongside CPS leaders

After the programme finishes, our graduates will be invited to join the Thatcher Fellowship Alumni programme which will regularly converge for networking drinks, speeches, and policy events alongside the next year’s intake.

Applications for the 2024 cohort have now closed.

Support our fellows:

If you would like to find out more about how to sponsor our Fellows, either by financially supporting the programme or by sharing your expertise, please get in touch with Elliott Mears, CPS Managing Director, on [email protected].