Harvard University: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA)
1727 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone: (617)495-2137
Fax: (617)496-9592
E-mail: khoover@wcfia.harvard.edu
Web Address: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/
Contact: Laurence H. Winnie, Executive Officer
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Academy Scholars Program is to identify 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.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to recent Ph.D. (or comparable professional school degree) recipients and pre-doctoral applicants. Candidates for advanced degrees must have completed all course work and general examinations by the time of application as well as reached the final stages of the dissertation research and writing.
STIPEND:
Academy Scholars are appointed for two years and are expected to reside in the Cambridge/Boston area unless traveling for pre-approved research purposes. Pre-doctoral Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $28,000 plus funding for conference and research travel, and some health insurance coverage. Postdoctoral Scholars will receive a stipend of $48,000.
Applications for the 2009-2010 class of Academy Scholars are due by 10 October 2008. There is no application form. The following materials are required for a complete application:
- a current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications (include 3 copies)
- a statement of the applicant's proposed research, including intellectual objectives and planned methodological and disciplinary work — no more than 10 pages double-spaced (include 3 copies)
- an official copy of each graduate transcript
- three letters of recommendation in sealed, signed envelopes placed inside the application packet
- a cover letter which succinctly states the applicant's academic field, country or region of specialization, and proposed or actual research topic (include 3 copies)
Please do not staple materials.
Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.
Finalist interviews will take place in Cambridge, MA on Friday, December 12, 2008.
Applications should be mailed to:
The Academy Scholars Program
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1727 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
All materials must be received by 10 October 2008. The selection process begins immediately thereafter. Applicants whose materials are late or incomplete are at a disadvantage when considered by the Selection Committee. Announcements of the awards will be made in January 2009.
Contact Info:
Academy Scholars Program
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
1727 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Website: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/