Provider: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Country to Study in: USA
Course(s) Offered: Social sciences, History, Law
Course Level: Graduate (doctoral research)
Scholarship Description
The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, an academy
of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University,
sponsors the Academy Scholars Program. This program is open to all recent PhD
recipients and doctoral candidates.
The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding
scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary
excellence in the social sciences (including history and law) with a command of
the language, history, or culture of non-Western countries or regions. Their
scholarship may elucidate domestic, comparative, or transnational issues, past
or present.
Applications are welcome from qualified persons without
regard to nationality, gender, or race.
In the past, The Harvard Academy for International and Area
Studies sponsored both the Academy Scholars Program and the Academy Graduate
Fellows Program; however, the Academy Graduate Fellows portion of The Harvard
Academy Scholars Program was discontinued in the Academic Year 2014–2015.
Participating Institutions
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies,
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, University of Harvard; USA
Eligibility
- The program considers applicants who are already enrolled in
or who have recently completed a PhD or equivalent doctoral program in the
social sciences. Predoctoral candidates must have finished all field research
and be in the writing stage of their dissertation at the time of application.
If you have completed a PhD program, the PhD completion date must be within
three years of the October 1 application deadline.
- The Academy Scholars Program is open to scholars from all
countries and citizenships.
- Those in possession of a PhD longer than three years are
ineligible.
- It is not necessary to apply specifically as a predoctoral
or postdoctoral candidate, as the Selection Committee considers all applicants
in one applicant pool. Do, however, indicate your anticipated completion date
to the Committee.
- Finalists must be available to travel for a personal
interview on the December 15, 2015 interview date. The Harvard Academy will
arrange and pay for all travel and hotel accommodations for the finalists to
interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Purpose of the programme
The competition for these awards is open only to recent PhD
(or comparable professional school degree) recipients and doctoral candidates.
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.
Founded in 1984, the Harvard Academy for International and
Area Studies is dedicated to increasing our knowledge of the culture, history,
and institutions of the world's major regions and countries. To accomplish this
goal, it sponsors the Academy Scholars Program, organizes seminars and
conferences, and supports Harvard faculty research and publications.
The Academy Scholars are a select community of individuals
with resourcefulness, initiative, curiosity, and originality, whose work in
non-Western cultures or regions shows promise as a foundation for exceptional
careers in major universities or international institutions.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636. Its history, influence and
wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature and
soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the
United States' oldest institution of higher learning, and the Harvard
Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its
first chartered corporation.
Fields of study
The founders considered area studies expertise in
non-Western parts of the world to be a valuable addition to the social science
disciplines. Accordingly the Harvard Academy looks for outstanding applicants
in PhD programs or with PhD degrees in disciplines normally represented as in
the social sciences in universities, where most of the Academy Scholars find
employment.
The program defines non-Western as any country other than
the US, Canada, and Western Europe (as defined by the former Iron Curtain).
Also, research that covers non-Western interaction with the Western region is
transnational and thus eligible.
For the complete list of accepted and non-accepted fields of
study, please see this page.
Number of awards
Each year four to five Academy Scholars are named
Sponsorship duration
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.
Scholarship benefits
Academy Scholars are appointed for two years by the Harvard
Academy for International and Area Studies and are provided time, guidance, and
access to Harvard University facilities. They receive substantial financial and
research assistance to undertake sustained projects of research and/or acquire
accessory training in their chosen fields and areas.
The Senior Scholars, a distinguished group of senior Harvard
University faculty members, act as mentors to the Academy Scholars to help them
achieve their intellectual potential.
Postdoctoral Academy Scholars will receive an annual stipend
of $67,000, and predoctoral Academy Scholars will receive an annual stipend of
$31,000. This stipend is supplemented by funding for conference and research
travel, research assistants, and health insurance coverage.
Some teaching is permitted but not required.
Method of Application
Interested applicants must submit all application materials
by the stipulated deadline. The completed application will include:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
(CV) or resumé
- Research proposal
(2500 word maximum)
- Official PhD
program transcript
- Three letters of
recommendation
The online application is accessed thru the homepage of the
Academy’s website. All parts of the application are submitted online except for
the official PhD program transcript which must be mailed to the Academy.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is
below) to apply and for complete information on how to apply.
DEADLINES
All application materials need to arrive by the deadline of
October 1
PLEASE NOTE:
The program does not accept late applications.
Purpose of the programme
Founded in 1984, the Harvard Academy for International and
Area Studies is dedicated to increasing our knowledge of the culture, history,
and institutions of the world's major regions and countries. To accomplish this
goal, it sponsors the Academy Scholars Program, organizes seminars and
conferences, and supports Harvard faculty research and publications.
The Academy Scholars are a select community of individuals
with resourcefulness, initiative, curiosity, and originality, whose work in
non-Western cultures or regions shows promise as a foundation for exceptional
careers in major universities or international institutions.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636. Its history, influence and
wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature and
soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the
United States' oldest institution of higher learning, and the Harvard
Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its
first chartered corporation.
Closing date : 1 October 2015
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