Deadline: Various

The deadline for applications in humanities, social sciences, and creative arts is September 12, 2019.

The deadline for applications in science, engineering, and mathematics is October 3, 2019.

Radcliffe Fellowship Program is  now open for scholars and practitioners who connect research to law, policy, pressing social issues, and/or who seek to actively engage audiences beyond academia.

With access to Harvard’s unparalleled resources, Radcliffe Fellows can dive deeply into their projects, while engaging with scholars, writers, and practitioners with whom they might not otherwise have the opportunity to connect. Along with their cohort, Radcliffe Fellows join an exceptional network of alumni making an impact in their professional fields and in the larger world.

The fellows benefit from a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community that each year spans the sciences, arts, humanities, and professions. This diversity of approaches and expertise sets their program apart from other fellowship opportunities.

What does Radcliffe provide to fellows?

In addition to the stipend, project expense allowance, and additional funds to aid in relocation mentioned above, fellows receive office or studio space in Byerly Hall—on Radcliffe Yard—and full-time Harvard appointments as visiting fellows, granting them access to Harvard University’s libraries, housing, and athletic facilities. If fellows would like to hire Harvard undergraduate students as Research Partners, they will cover their hourly wages.

Activities

• Fellows present their work-in-progress throughout the fellowship year, either in the form of a private talk for their cohort or a public lecture.
• Optional group lunches occur 2-3 days per week, and fellows are invited to attend events happening across the Institute throughout the year.

Funding Information

• Fellows receive a stipend of $77,500 plus an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses. Single-semester fellows receive a $38,750 stipend plus an additional $2,500 to cover project expenses.
• The fellowship runs from September 2020 – May 2021.

Please note if applicant are a US citizen or permanent resident coming from a home institution based in the US, applicant can opt to have their stipend paid through their home institution or to applicant directly.

Eligibility Criteria

• Radcliffe Fellowship Program accept group applications of two or three individuals who propose to work on the same project. As a fellowship group applicant would spend the year pursuing their groups research interests or project. All group members must meet the eligibility requirements for their fields;
• Applicants from throughout the world are encouraged to apply;
• Applicants do not need to be affiliated with an academic institution to be eligible to apply;
• Applicants in the humanities and social sciences must:
  • Have received their doctorate (or appropriate terminal degree) in the area of their proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2018 for the 2020-21 fellowship year)
  • Have published a monograph or at least two articles in refereed journals or edited collections
• Applicants in science, engineering, and mathematics must:
  • Have received their doctorate in the area of the proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2018 for the 2020-21 fellowship year)
  • Have published at least five articles in refereed journals. Most science, engineering, and math fellows have published dozens of articles

Evaluation Criteria

• Applications are evaluated on the quality and significance of the proposed project and the applicant’s intellectual and creative capacity, as evidenced by a strong record of achievement or extraordinary promise.
• They seek diversity along every dimension, including geography, ethnicity and race, stage in career, and ideological perspective. As a uniquely multidisciplinary community, they highly value collegiality and openness to cross-disciplinary conversation.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program/become-fellow