Research Fellowship for PhD Holders in United States

PIIRS is offering a great opportunity to international scholars who hold a PhD degree to have a fellowship in the United States. Each year the program selects scholars from around the world to be in residence at Princeton for an academic year and to engage in research and discussion around a common theme. The number of candidates hired will depend on the qualifications of the overall applicant pools. All candidates must be based outside the United States. Candidates will be considered in three categories:

1. Postdoctoral research associates
2. Early-career scholars
3. Senior scholars

Eligibility Criteria:

• The postdoctoral fellowship will be for one academic year for a scholar who has received a Ph.D. at an institution outside the United States and.
• Fellowships will be awarded to candidates who have already demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement and exhibit unusual intellectual promise.
• Criteria for the fellowship include

1. the strength of the candidate’s research projects
2. the relationship of those projects to the program’s theme
3. the candidate’s previous scholarly work
4. the candidate’s ability to contribute to the intellectual life and intellectual exchange of the program.

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements:

• The following items must be submitted by the applicant, in English, by November 16, 2020:

1. Online application
2. Cover letter (1.5 pages maximum)
3. Curriculum Vitae (including publications)
4. Research proposal (maximum of 3 pages, single-spaced)
5. One writing sample (article or book chapter, maximum of 50 pages)

• The names and email addresses for three referees, who will be contacted automatically by the online application system with an invitation to upload their letter of recommendation to the system by the application deadline.
• Please note: all letters of reference should be submitted by your referees before the deadline

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