Funder: Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application materials) | September 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: $80,000 annual stipend plus $6,000 annual research support for a two-year fellowship
Summary: Residential postdoctoral fellowships support early-career social scientists combining disciplinary excellence with language and regional expertise outside the United States or Canada.
Key Information: Applicants who hold or have completed another postdoctoral fellowship are ineligible.
Description
The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies supports researchers at the beginning of their academic careers whose work combines excellence in a social science discipline with language skills and deep knowledge of countries or regions outside the United States or Canada. The program encourages original scholarship across disciplinary boundaries, addressing comparative, transnational, and domestic issues, past and present.
Academy Scholars undertake two-year residential postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Financial and research assistance supports substantial research projects and skills development, including preparing dissertations for publication and developing new research. Scholars participate in dinners, seminars, and informal gatherings that encourage interdisciplinary exchange. Harvard Academy Senior Scholars provide mentoring and serve as the selection committee. The program seeks work with promise as a foundation for careers in research universities or international institutions.
