2017-18 Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

Begin Accepting Applications Date: 06/01/2017
Deadline Date (EST Time Zone): 10/01/2017 11:59PM

The Academy Scholars Program is open to scholars from all countries who have recently completed or are nearing completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral program in the social sciences or law.

The Academy Scholars Program is not a degree-granting program.  If you have not recently completed or are not currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent doctoral program in the social sciences or law you are not eligible to apply for the Academy Scholars Program.

Predoctoral candidates must have finished all field research and be well into the writing stage of their dissertation at the time of application. 

If you have completed a PhD program, the PhD completion date must be within three years of our October 1 application deadline.  For October 1, 2017 applicants, you must have completed your PhD after September 30, 2014.

Finalists must be available to travel for a personal interview on our December 6, 2017 interview date.

All application materials need to be submitted by the deadline of October 1. We do not accept late applications.  The completed application will include:

1. Cover letter which succinctly states the applicant's academic field, country or region of specialization, and proposed research topic
2. Curriculum vitae (CV) or resumé; including list of publications
3. Research proposal (2500 word maximum); including intellectual objectives and planned methodological and disciplinary work
4. A copy of your PhD program transcript
5. Three letters of recommendation (uploaded through the online application)

Letters should be addressed to the "Selection Committee."
Letters of recommendation need to be uploaded by the deadline of October 1.

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

Questions should be emailed to:

applicationinquiries@wcfia.harvard.edu.