Harvard University - Pre and Post-doctoral research Scholars in the social sciences and history, working in non-Western regions, countries or areas.

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Harvard University - Pre and Post-doctoral research Scholars in the social sciences and history, working in non-Western regions, countries or areas.

Location: Massachusetts, United States
Institution Type: College/University
Position Type: Doctoral Fellow
The Harvard Academy Scholars Program
2010-2011

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.

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 Academy Scholarships are open only to recent Ph.D. (or comparable professional school degree) recipients and doctoral candidates. Those still pursuing a Ph.D. should have completed their routine training and be well along in the writing of their theses before becoming Scholars; those in possession of a Ph.D. longer than 3 years are ineligible.

Academy Scholars are appointed for 2 years by the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and are provided time, guidance, and access to Harvard 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. Some teaching is permitted but not required. The Senior Scholars, a distinguished group of senior Harvard faculty members, act as mentors to the Academy Scholars to help them achieve their intellectual potential.

Post-doctoral Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $48,000, and pre-doctoral Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $28,000. Applications for the 2010-2011 class of Academy Scholars are due by October 1, 2009. Finalist interviews will take place in Cambridge on December 7. Notification of Scholarships will be made in January, 2010.

For complete information on how to apply visit:
www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy

Contact Info:
The Harvard Academy Scholars Program
1727 Cambriadge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Website: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy
Applications for the 2010-2011 class of Academy Scholars are due by 1 October 2009.