Closing date: September 19, 2025

Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.

Level of study: PhD

Study area: Social Science

Scholarship value:

• $80,000 per year as a postdoctoral academy stipend, Funding for Scholarly Conferences and Research Travel
• Annual research support of $5,000

Description: The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies is dedicated to promoting innovative social science hand-in-hand with deepening our shared knowledge of the experiences and practices of the worlds’ regions and countries. The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding researchers at the start of their academic careers whose work combines excellence in a social science discipline with a command of the language and knowledge or expertise of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada. The scholarship of the group spans traditional disciplinary divisions and elucidates comparative, transnational, and domestic issues, past or present.

The Academy Scholars are a select community of individuals possessed of resourcefulness, initiative, and originality whose work shows promise as a foundation for careers in research universities or international institutions.

These awards are open to recipients of PhD or equivalent degrees granted within two years of the August 1, 2026, start date and advanced doctoral candidates in the social sciences.

Eligibility:

• These awards are open to recipients of PhD or equivalent degrees granted within two years of the August 1, 2026, start date and advanced doctoral candidates in the social sciences.
• Scholars nearing dissertation completion must be able to submit degree conferral documentation issued by their university registrar’s office by June 30, 2026, for an August 1, 2026, start date.
•  Individuals who hold or have completed another postdoctoral fellowship are not eligible to apply.

How to apply:  apply online  

More info: https://academy.wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/academy_scholar