Deadline: 15 December 2015
Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs is currently inviting applications from international students for its Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH) fellowships programme 2016-17 at Harvard University. The objective of this program is to support outstanding scholars whose work respond to the growing interest in the encompassing study of global history. This is one year residential fellowship at Harvard University.
WIGH seek to organize a community of scholars interested in the systematic scrutiny of developments that have unfolded across national, regional, and continental boundaries and who propose to analyze the interconnections—cultural, economic, ecological, political and demographic—among world societies.
Fellows will receive an annual stipend of up to $50,000, according to fellows’ need.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are welcome from qualified persons without regard to nationality, gender, or race.
- Applicants must have a PhD (or comparable professional school degree).
- If still pursuing the PhD, WIGH Fellows must receive their degree no later than May 2016.
How to Apply
- Applicants must submit their application via online application system of the website
- Applicants must include the following material:
- a current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
- a statement of the applicant’s proposed research, including intellectual objectives and planned methodological and disciplinary work (no more than 3 pages)
- a cover letter which succinctly states the applicant’s academic field and proposed or actual research topic
- a completed application form.
For more information, please visit WIGH Fellowships.
