Harvard Academy Scholars program for the Pre-doctoral and Postdoctoral Scholarships at the Harvard University. The Program recognizes and sponsors brilliant candidates at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in social sciences (including history and law) with a command of the language, history, or culture of non-Western countries or regions.
Fellowship Duration: Two years
Benefits (Scholarship value):
- Postdoc Academy Scholars: annual stipend of $67,000
- Pre-doc Academy Scholars: yearly stipend of $31,000
- The salary is accompanied by funding for conferences, research travel, research assistants, health insurance coverage
- Some teaching is permitted but not compulsory.
Nationality: Applications are open for qualified scholars of all nationalities, gender, or race.
Fields of Study / Disciplines:
- African Studies
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- East Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Economics
- Ethnic Studies
- Global Health
- Government
- History
- History of Science—non-Western
- Inner Asian and Altaic Studies
- International Relations
- Latin American and Iberian Studies
- Law
- Linguistics—non-English
- Medieval Studies—non-Western
- Middle East Studies
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Political Economy and Government
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia
- Sanskrit and Indian Studies
- Slavic Languages and Civilization
- Social Policy
- Social Studies
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Southeast Asian Studies
- Ukrainian Studies
- Women, Gender, & Sexuality—non-Western
Qualifications / Eligibility:
Applicants must have recently completed a Doctorate or equivalent program in the social sciences.
Pre-doctoral applicants must have finished all field research and be in the writing stage of their dissertation at the time of application.
If the applicant has completed a Ph.D. program, the Ph.D. completion date must be within 03 years of the application deadline.
Application Procedure:
The following documents are required:
- Updated CV with a list of publications (include three copies)
- Statement of proposed research (max 2,500 words; include three copies)
- Graduate transcript (official document)
- Letters of recommendation- three (three)
- A cover letter concisely describes the applicant's academic field, country or region of specialization, and proposed or actual research topic (include three copies).
Deadline: Applications for the 2024 postdoctoral fellowship will open on June 1, 2023.
Quick Overview
| Type: | Postdoctoral , PhD |
| Organization: | USA: Harvard University |
| Location: | United States |
| Eligibility: | PhD |
| Other Info: | Visit Website |
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