Harvard Academy Scholars Program 2022

Brief Description:

The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Fellowship for 2021-22 is now accepting applications (Harvard Academy Scholars Program). The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University offers this fellowship to recognise and support outstanding early-career scholars whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences or law with a command of the language, history, or culture of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada.

Academy scholars will be offered a two-year residency – postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, along with substantial financial and research support, to conduct research projects and receive training in their fields of interest.
Scholarship Details:

Opportunity Type: Partially Funded

Language of Instruction: English

Deadline: October 1, 2021

Duration: 2 years

Organization: The Harvard University, – Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

Level of study:

·        PhD Degree

Benefits of Scholarship:

The Academy Scholars Program provides the following:

·        two-year – postdoctoral fellowship at The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

·        annual stipend of $70,000 for Postdoctoral Academy Scholars, $35,000 for Scholars selected before earning their PhD

·        conference and research travel funding

·        research assistants

·        health insurance

Eligibility:

Candidates who have recently achieved their PhD or doctoral candidates in Law or social sciences can apply to this program.

·        have recently achieved their Ph.D. (or comparable professional school degree) or be a doctoral candidate in the social sciences or law

·        The candidates continuing their PhD  should have completed their routine training and be experts in their theses writing

·        Note: your Ph.D. must be obtained after September 30, 2018 (if completed a Ph.D. program)

Required documents:

The completed application should include the following:

·        Cover letter (including academic field, country or region of specialization, and proposed research topic)

·        CV or resume (including publications list)

·        Research proposal (including intellectual objectives and planned methodological and disciplinary work) – max. 2500 words

·        Ph.D. program transcript copy

·        Three recommendation letters

How to Apply?

·        Applicants should prepare the required documents and apply online.

·        All parts of the application, including the three recommendation letters, should be submitted online as pdf documents.

·        To access the online application, click on the APPLY ONLINE button at The Harvard Academy’s website.

·        Apply now

For any further questions, please contact  via this email:
applicationinquiries@wcfia.harvard.edu.

Deadline: October 1, 2021