Postdoctoral Fellowships - Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellowships - Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University support early-career scientists’ independent plant science and global change research using Arboretum resources to advance knowledge.
This grant was recently updated
Recommendation letters are now due by the January 11 application deadline, rather than January 18 at 11:59 PM ET; applications open November 15. One application covers multiple fellowships, with a designated primary fellowship, a research statement tailored to it, and a new abstract of up to 175 words; other details also changed.
Funder: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Due Dates: January 11, 2027 (Applications) | January 18, 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: Two-year fellowships; Putnam: $83,000 annual salary plus up to $10,000 annually for professional expenses
Summary: Supports early-career scientists conducting independent plant science or global change research using Arnold Arboretum resources.
Key Information: Fellows must hold a PhD by their start date and reside full-time at the Arboretum.
Description
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University offers independent postdoctoral fellowships combining original research with training and connections across the Arboretum and Harvard research communities. The Katharine H. Putnam Fellowship in Plant Science supports basic and applied research using the living collections of woody plants. The Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship supports any area of global change science using the Arboretum’s resources.
The Boston landscape brings together temperate trees and shrubs with extensive species and genetic diversity, enabling comparative studies under shared growing conditions. Research resources include documented living collections, historical photographs, library archives, herbarium specimens, and climate records dating to 1918. The urban setting also offers opportunities to study city ecosystems, alongside access to shared laboratories, equipment, and growth facilities.
