Graduate Funding Information Service

July 29, 2021

Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies: Academy Scholars Program

Application Deadline: October 1, 2021

  • For doctoral candidates and recent (after September 30, 2018) PhD recipients in the social sciences and law
  • Work must include a command of the language and history or culture of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada
  • Two-year appointments
  • Annual stipends range from $35,000 for scholars who have not yet earned their PhD to $70,000 for postdoctoral scholars.

The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences or law with a command of the language and history or culture of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada. Their scholarship may elucidate domestic, comparative, or transnational issues, past or present.

Academy Scholars are appointed for a two-year, in-residence, postdoctoral fellowship at The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. They receive substantial financial and research assistance to undertake sustained projects of research and/or acquire accessory training in their chosen fields and areas. The Senior Scholars, a distinguished group of senior Harvard University faculty members, act as mentors to the Academy Scholars to help them achieve their intellectual potential.

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.