Harvard Fellowships for Area Studies

A distribution of: CentralAsia-L - Announcement List for Central Asian
Studies


FELLOWSHIPS- Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

The Academy Scholars Program
Pre- and Post-doctoral Fellowships

The purpose of the Academy Scholars Program is to identify outstanding
scholars who are at the start of their careers and whose work combines
disciplinary excellence in the social sciences and history with an in-depth
grounding in particular countries or regions outside the United States,
Canada, and Western Europe.

The Academy Scholars are a select group of individuals who show promise of
becoming leading scholars at major universities. Pre-doctoral applicants
must have completed all course work and general examinations by the
beginning of the first year for which they plan to apply and are expected to
have made some significant progress on their dissertations. Scholars are
appointed and supported by the Harvard Academy for International and Area
Studies to provide opportunities for advanced work while in residence at
Harvard University, although travel for research is allowed. Academy
Scholars are given time, guidance, access to Harvard facilities, and
substantial financial assistance as they work for two years conducting
either dissertation or post-doctoral research in their chosen fields and
areas. 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.


To Apply

Applications for the 2003-2004 class of Academy Scholars are due by October
15, 2002. 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 planned research and intellectual
   objectives for the next two years and how appointment as an Academy
Scholar
   will contribute to his or her career goals - 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 sufficiently states the applicant's academic field,
   country of origin 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.
Finalists will be invited to Cambridge for interviews with the Senior
Scholars in December 2002.


Applications should be mailed to:

The Academy Scholars Program
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
1033 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

All materials must be received by October 15, 2002. 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 2003.

Program details and application guidelines are now available from the
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies at the WCFIA for the
academic year 2003-2004. For additional information contact:
Beth Baiter, Program Coordinator
[email protected]

Web Address: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/