Radcliffe Fellowship | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

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Maya Doig-Acuña—the 2025–2026 Edna Newman Shapiro, Class of 1936, and Robert Newman Shapiro, Class of 1972, Graduate Student Fellow—came to Radcliffe to complete her dissertation, about practices of remembrance among Panamanians of Caribbean descent. Photo by Melissa Blackall

The Radcliffe Fellowship Program supports 50 scholars, artists, and public intellectuals who have demonstrated records of achievement in their respective fields and show great promise for future contributions.

Radcliffe fellows are individuals at varying stages of their careers who come to the Institution from across the United States and around the world, representing a broad range of academic, professional, and artistic fields. Fellows work on an individual project—a book, film, or framework, to name a few—while mining and deepening the knowledge, ingenuity, and talent of the Harvard University community. Past fellows include Jill Lepore, Samantha Power, Zadie Smith, Elizabeth Warren, and the Nobel laureate Michael Kremer.

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Announces 2026–2027 Fellows

Radcliffe fellowships provide the opportunity to pursue ambitious projects at one of the world’s leading centers for interdisciplinary exploration at Harvard University. Each fellowship cohort draws leading scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and creative arts.

Ideology Versus Biology

I absolutely loved my Radcliffe experience! I really, truly can't explain how life-changing it was for me. There were so many interactions with others that fed my work in myriad ways—many of which (I'm sure) are not even apparent to me at the moment but will be gradually revealed over time. I'm so incredibly grateful for my time here at Radcliffe.

We had the freedom to push toward a deep understanding of our subjects. That’s one of the things the Radcliffe Institute does best: It allows for room to grow. As we presented our work and learned about one another's projects, there was a sense of self-consciousness falling away, a developing sense of play and exploration, a sense of listening, of interest across genres and across fields, one that introduced creative energy into everyone’s work.

The Radcliffe Fellowship Program is by far the most intellectually stimulating experience I have had in my decade at Harvard.