The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies provides significant fellowship support to a small group of outstanding young scholars who show promise of becoming leading scholars at major universities. The intent of the Academy Scholars program is to identify scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences with an in-depth grounding in particular countries and regions outside the United States and Canada.

Historically, competitive candidates are those who have at least made significant progress on their dissertations. Each year, more than 250 individuals submit applications for Academy fellowships. From this pool, four to six Academy Scholars are named for two-year appointments.

Awards and Benefits

The Academy Scholars are given time, guidance, office space, access to Harvard facilities, and substantial financial assistance as they work for two years conducting either dissertation or postdoctoral research in their chosen fields and areas. The pre-doctoral stipend is $28,000 plus university facilities fees and health insurance; the postdoctoral stipend is $48,000 plus a partial health insurance subsidy.

Who is Eligible?

The competition for these awards is open only to doctoral candidates (Ph.D. or comparable professional school degree) or recent recipients of these degrees who may already hold teaching or research positions. Candidates for advanced degrees must have completed all course work and general examinations by the time of the application.

How to Apply

Contact Laurence Winnie, executive officer of the Harvard Academy, for application guidelines. For more information, visit the program’s Web site.

Deadline

October 10, 2008 (for academic year 2009–2010).