Stone PhD Scholar Fellowships
Forecasted
Stone PhD Scholar Fellowships support Harvard social science doctoral students with dissertation funding and multidisciplinary training to advance research on inequality, wealth concentration, and mobility.
Funder: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Yearlong dissertation-writing stipend, reserved until the dissertation stage (generally G-4)
Summary: Supports Harvard social science PhD students through dissertation funding and multidisciplinary training in inequality, wealth concentration, and mobility.
Key Information: Scholars must attend a three-term, in-person course sequence and be available Mondays from 12:00–3:30 p.m.
Description
The Stone Program in Wealth Distribution, Inequality, and Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School offers fellowships for current Harvard social science doctoral students developing research on inequality, wealth concentration, and mobility. The fellowships combine a dissertation-writing stipend with multidisciplinary training and a structured setting for scholars to advance original research.
The three-term Proseminar on Inequality and Social Policy draws primarily on economics, political science, sociology, and social policy. During the first two terms, scholars explore social policy topics and perspectives on inequality while developing a research project and paper. In the third term, they workshop their papers with fellow scholars, the instructor, and visiting speakers. Participation also connects scholars with the Stone Inequality & Social Policy public seminar.
