Harvard Scholars Program (PhD in Social Sciences)

The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies’ Academy Scholars Programme seeks out and supports outstanding scholars who will start their academic careers. Additionally, those whose work combines superior skill in a social science field with fluency in a foreign language and other knowledge or expertise of other countries or regions outside of the US and Canada. Their work should cross traditional disciplinary boundaries and provide insight into national, international, or comparative issues of the past or present.

Academy Scholars will serve as residential postdoctoral fellows for two years at Harvard University’s Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To conduct demanding research projects and advance their knowledge in their fields, the fellows will receive substantial financial and research support.

Informally gathering for dinners, seminars, and get-togethers, fellows will talk about innovative interdisciplinary approaches to their work. The fellows will be mentored by a group of academic members who serve as a selection committee, the Harvard Academy Senior Scholars.

Summary

• Application Opens: 7 June 2024
• Deadline: September 20, 2024
• Study Duration: 2 years
• Number of Opportunity: 6
• Location: United States
• Host University: The Harvard University—Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
• Eligible Countries: All Nationalities

Benefits

The following is offered under the Academy Scholars Programme:

• Postdoctoral fellowship at The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, United States of America, for two years.
• $80,000 per year as a postdoctoral academy stipend Funding for Scholarly Conferences and Research Travel
• Research assistants
• Health coverage

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Eligibility Criteria

Fellows ought to meet these prerequisites:

• Ph.D. holders or holders of equivalent doctorate degrees may apply for the prizes within two years following the commencement date of August 1, 2025.
• Additionally, applicants obtaining advanced doctorates in the social sciences are eligible to apply.
• For the commencement date of August 1, 2025, scholars who are finishing their dissertation must be able to turn in degree conferral documents from their university registrar’s office by June 30, 2025.
• Applications for this programme are not accepted from anyone who currently hold or have held another Harvard postdoctoral fellowship.

Required Documents

The following should be included in the completed application:

• CV or resume with a list of publications
• One O.N.E. sample, which must be in English, may be submitted. It should be an example of academic writing, such as a chapter from a doctoral dissertation or an article from a peer-reviewed journal.
• A research proposal should not exceed 2000 words and should include intellectual aims as well as planned methodological and disciplinary activities.
• Transcript of Ph.D. program in copy
• Three letters of endorsement

Note: Among the numerous parts of the application that need to be electronically submitted as PDF files are the three letters of recommendation. Please note that the total size of an application package cannot exceed 10 M.B., thus before submitting, please compress any big PDF files.

How to apply

Interested & eligible applicants should prepare the required documents and apply online through the link below.

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