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A nine-month residential fellowship for accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, journalists, public intellectuals and artists, with discipline-specific 2026 application deadlines.

Venue / platform: Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Complete opportunity details

The 2027–2028 Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship has two official application deadlines rather than one universal deadline: humanities, social sciences, creative arts, nonfiction and journalism close September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (21:00 UTC), while science, engineering and mathematics close October 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (21:00 UTC). Fellows receive a $78,000 stipend plus $5,000 for project expenses and may be eligible for relocation, housing, childcare and healthcare support. Fellows must reside in the Cambridge/Boston area from September through May and participate in the fellowship community.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must satisfy the discipline-specific criteria published by Harvard Radcliffe. Current degree students and former Harvard Radcliffe fellows from 1999 to the present are ineligible. Humanities/social-sciences applicants generally need an eligible terminal doctorate awarded by December 2023 plus a monograph or at least two refereed articles/chapters; science, engineering and mathematics applicants need a doctorate by December 2023 plus at least five refereed articles. Nonfiction, journalism and creative-arts applicants have separate professional/publication requirements stated on the official page.

Benefits, funding & application

Funding: residential interdisciplinary fellowship

Benefits

$78,000 stipend
$5,000 project-expense allowance
Possible relocation support
Possible housing support
Possible childcare support
Healthcare support as needed
Office or studio space
Harvard visiting-fellow appointment and library access

Required documents

Online application form
Curriculum vitae
1,400-word project proposal, with bibliography when appropriate
Writing or work sample appropriate to the selected discipline
Contact information for three references who submit recommendation letters

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