Visiting Fellowships
Each academic year, the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics awards up to 2 unpaid Visiting Fellowships to researchers and practitioners who propose to visit Harvard in order to work on pressing issues in ethics. Generally, these fellowships are for individuals who are not in need of funding and who have paid sabbatical or other leave support, and are typically awarded for a period of 3-12 months (in rare cases, we may consider applications outside of that timeframe). Scholars who are in need of funding should consider applying for our Fellows-in-Residence program.
Visiting Fellows are expected to devote the majority of their time to their individual projects. Visiting Fellows will be invited, but not required, to participate in regular work-in-progress seminars and in the Center's programming, which includes public lectures, themed seminars and reading groups, conferences, workshops, and lunch discussions. Access to Harvard's libraries, programming, and community of scholars can often be facilitated by the Center, depending on length of stay. The Center will provide office space only in the very rare cases in which it is available.
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Faculty in arts and sciences and at professional schools, postdoctoral scholars, and practitioners from industry, government, and NGOs are eligible to apply. Practitioners must have a minimum of five years of professional experience by the start of the fellowship. Any discipline or professional field is eligible. Visiting Fellowships are open to all applicants who meet the above criteria, regardless of citizenship.
Visiting Fellows must provide sufficient evidence of external funding.
The deadlines for Visiting Fellowship applications are March 15 (for visits during the Fall term or the full academic year) and October 15 (for visits during the Spring term). You may submit your application at any time, but we review applications twice a year, in April and November.
To apply, please email a research proposal, your CV, and the names and contact information of three professional references to us at ethics_fellowships@fas.harvard.edu.
