The
Harvard University Center for the Environment is awarding approximately six
environmental fellowships for the 2018 cohort. Fellowships are
available in the Environmental program to enable recent doctorate recipients to
use and expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental
problems.
The Harvard University Center for the Environment created the
Environmental Fellows program to enable recent doctorate recipients to use and
expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental
problems. The Environmental Fellows will work for two years with Harvard
faculty members in any school or department to create new knowledge while also
strengthening connections across the University’s academic disciplines.
Candidates may have received their degrees at any university in
the world. Foreign nationals are eligible for fellowships, though study at
Harvard generally requires proficiency in English.
Scholarship
Description:
- Application
deadline: January 17, 2018 - Course
Level: Candidates with a doctorate or equivalent
in any field are eligible, and they may propose research projects in any
discipline. Applicants without a Ph.D. may apply if they have studied in
fields where the Ph.D. is not the typical terminal degree. All successful
candidates will be able to demonstrate experience performing scholarly
research. - Study
Subject: Fellowships are available in the
Environmental program to enable recent doctorate recipients to use and
expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental
problems. - Scholarship
Award: The
fellowship includes a salary of $66,000 per year, employee health
insurance eligibility, and a $2,500 allowance for travel and other
professional expenses. The Environmental Fellows Program is open to anyone
with a doctorate or comparable terminal degree awarded between May 2014
and August 2018. The Harvard University Center for the Environment expects
to award approximately six fellowships for the 2018 cohort. - Number
of Scholarships: Six environmental fellowships for
the 2018 cohort. - Nationality:
International - Scholarship
can be taken in the USA
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
- Eligible
Countries: International Students can apply for the
fellowship. - Entrance
Requirements: - Candidates
for 2018 Environmental Fellowships should have received their terminal
degree between May 2014 and August 2018. (Fellows must have filed their
dissertation before starting their appointment in September 2018.) - Candidates
with a doctorate or equivalent in any field are eligible, and they may
propose research projects in any discipline. Applicants without a Ph.D.
may apply if they have studied in fields where the Ph.D. is not the
typical terminal degree. All successful candidates will be able to demonstrate
experience performing scholarly research. - Candidates
who received terminal degrees from Harvard, and post-docs currently
working at Harvard are eligible for the fellowship provided their
research and host arrangements take them in new directions that are
significantly distinct from their Ph.D. research and forge new
connections within the University. Harvard candidates should not propose
to continue to work with the same professors or lab groups with whom they
are currently associated. No candidate should propose to work extensively
with his or her thesis advisor. - Each
candidate must secure a commitment from one or more Harvard faculty
members to serve as a mentor and to provide office or lab space for the
two-year fellowship. - Harvard
is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. - Candidates
may have received their degrees at any university in the world. Foreign
nationals are eligible for fellowships, though study at Harvard generally
requires proficiency in English. - Successful
candidates should be prepared to commit to work at Harvard for the full
two years of the fellowship. This fellowship requires residency in the
Cambridge area and any fieldwork trip must be scheduled for the summer or
January recess. - English
Language Requirements: Candidates may have received
their degrees at any university in the world. Foreign nationals are
eligible for fellowships, though study at Harvard generally requires
proficiency in English.
Application
Procedure:
Please be sure to
closely read the Program Requirements and FAQ. Applications for
the 2018 cohort are due by January 17, 2018 at 5 p.m. (EST). The
Center will select a group of fellows and alternates by March 2018 and contact
applicants with results at that time.
How to
Apply:
-
Submissions:1. Please complete the following
form and attach the relevant supporting documents as PDFs:
a) curriculum vitae including list of publications.
b) detailed research proposal, maximum of five pages, references counted
separately. Within the proposal, applicants should explain their reasons
for applying to a Harvard residential environmental fellowship.
Note: While applicants should discuss the proposal with their
potential faculty hosts, the final product should clearly be the work of
the applicant.
c) up to three publications/writing samples.2. Three letters of
reference, including one from the applicant’s dissertation adviser.3.
A letter of support is also required from the applicant’s host
committing to serve as a mentor and explaining his or her commitment to
the proposed research, including the provision of office or lab space and
other support.
are encouraged to ask their referees and hosts to email letters of reference as
PDFs or, if necessary, as Word documents attached to the emails. Referees
and hosts should send their letters directly to the attention of James Clem at
the Center.
will receive an automated email once you have submitted this online form with
attachments. The Center will notify applicants individually to confirm
receipt of a complete application (online form, letters of reference,
and letter of support).
