Marshall Center Fellows can be civilian or military and are usually sponsored by their ministries of foreign affairs or defence, or by another government agency. Marshall Center Fellows are not observers. They are representatives of their respective countries and participate fully in their classes. At the end of the course, they prepare a detailed report for their governments on their activities while at the Marshall Center. Research projects engage leading scholars from North America, Western, Central and Southern Europe, Russia and Eurasia in interdisciplinary research projects.
Many projects result in the publication of scholarly articles and books.
The Center's research arm also assists in the development of materials for course curricula and conference programmes. Our conference programme organises 16 conferences a year on a variety of security related topics. These programmes of multinational, regional and bilateral conferences and seminars are geared toward very senior officials from a wide range of government agencies. Most of the programme is funded by Partnership for Peace funds. About half the conferences are held at the Center itself, with the others taking place in host countries.