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Host Country: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Host University: Harvard University
Name of the scholarship: Academy Scholars Program
Degree Level: PhD
Benefits:
- Each year, four to six Academy Scholars are named for two-year appointments. Academy Scholars are expected to reside in the Cambridge/Boston area for the duration of their appointments unless traveling for pre-approved research purposes.
- Postdoctoral Academy Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $70,000. If selected before earning the PhD, the Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $35,000 until awarded the PhD. This stipend is supplemented by funding for conference and research travel, research assistants, and health insurance coverage. Some teaching is permitted but not required.
- Applications are welcome from qualified persons without regard to nationality, gender, or race.
Fields of Study:
- Africa Studies
- Anthropology
- Asia Studies
- Central Asia Studies
- East Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Economics
- Eastern Europe Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Geography
- Government
- History
- History of Science—outside of the US or Canada
- Inner Asian and Altaic Studies
- International Relations
- Latin American and Iberian Studies
- Law
- Middle East Studies
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Political Economy and Government
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Russia Studies
- Slavic Languages and Civilization
- Social Policy
- Social Studies
- Sociology
- South Asia Studies
- Southeast Asia Studies
- Ukraine Studies
- Western Europe Studies
- Women, Gender, & Sexuality—outside of the US or Canada
Eligibility Criteria:
- The competition for these awards is open only to recent PhD (or comparable professional school degree) recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law.
- Those still pursuing a PhD should have completed their routine training and be well along in the writing of their theses before applying to become Academy Scholars. If you have completed a PhD program, the PhD completion date must be within three years of the October 1 application deadline. For applicants applying for the October 1, 2021 deadline, you must have completed your PhD or equivalent after September 30, 2018.
- The Selection Committee considers all applicants in one applicant pool.
Check the application link for full details.
Application Deadline: Applications for the 2023 postdoc fellowship will open on June 15, 2022.
Application Link:
Interested applicants can check this link for details - https://cutt.ly/rJOM4Bw
