PhD Scholarship in Social Sciences by Harvard University

By: Harvard UniversityLast update: 8/17/2023

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Deadline 2023-09-22

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Applicant criteria

NationalityNo specific nationality required

SpecialityPsychology and Sociology

Age

No specific age required

Gender

Both

Opportunity criteria

Job locationUnited States, Germany

DegreePhd

Needed documentsCV, Transcript of Records, Sample of your work, Recommendation Letter

Deadline2023-09-22

Opportunity description

Harvard University is offering a two-year PhD Scholarship in Social Sciences.

Benefits

They receive substantial financial and research assistance which permits them to undertake robust research projects and skills development in their chosen fields and areas.
Each year, five or six Academy Scholars are named for two-year in-residence appointments with an annual stipend of $75,000.
They meet at dinners, seminars, and informal get-togethers in order to pursue innovative interdisciplinary approaches to their work.
They are mentored by the Harvard Academy Senior Scholars.

Eligibility criteria

The Academy Scholars Program is open to scholars from all countries and citizenships who have recently completed or are nearing completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral program in the social sciences.
If you have not recently completed or are not currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent doctoral program in the social sciences, you are not eligible to apply for the Academy Scholars Program.
If you have completed a PhD program, the PhD completion date must be within two years of the August 1, 2024, start date.
No postponements or deferrals of the August 1, 2024, start date will be allowed.
Individuals who hold or have completed another Harvard postdoctoral fellowship are not eligible to apply.
Finalists must be available for a personal interview on our December 6, 2023, interview date. The Harvard Academy will pay for travel and hotel accommodations for the finalists to interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Required Documents:

Curriculum vitae (CV); including list of publications
Research proposal (2000 words maximum)
One scholarly writing sample; fifty pages maximum; in English.
A copy of your PhD program transcript
Three letters of recommendation (uploaded to the online application directly and confidentially by the recommender by September 22, 2023)

About Harvard University:

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with about 6,700 undergraduate students and about 15,250 post graduate students. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning, and its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world's most prestigious universities.

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