Prize Fellowships in Economics, History, and Politics

Anniversary Visiting Scholar Program

Anniversary Visiting Scholars, Center for History and Economics, 2021-2024

The Annual Visiting Scholar Program will invite scholars to Harvard University for visiting research appointments of periods up to one year, beginning in 2021-2022 and continuing through 2023-2024. As with the Economics, History, and Politics Prize Fellowship Program, this new initiative seeks to encourage outstanding scholarship in the fields of economics, history, politics, and related subjects, with a special emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship which addresses questions of lasting importance.

The Program seeks established scholars early in their academic careers, with a significant publication record. To be eligible for an Anniversary Visiting Scholar position, applicants should have earned their Ph.D. in the past five to ten years. They should currently hold tenure-track or tenured positions at the college or university level.

Anniversary Visiting Scholars will be on approved leave from their regular academic positions during their time at Harvard and able to dedicate themselves fully to their research. They will be expected to present their work during their appointment, and to take part in the activities of the Center for History and Economics, both at Harvard and at the Centre for History and Economics at the University of Cambridge and at CHE-P, the Centre for History and Economics in Paris. We will encourage the Anniversary Visiting Scholars to take initiatives in exploring and developing new projects of collaborative research, including through the Joint Center’s website and other virtual exchanges. There will also be funding available for project-related travel and other research. We particularly welcome initiatives related to research on climate and loss.

Anniversary Visiting Scholars are expected to be in residence in the Cambridge area for the academic year, from September 2021 through May 2022, except for approved research or project-related trips and as directed by Harvard University guidelines. Applicants may apply for a semester-long appointment.

Anniversary Visiting Scholars will receive a stipend, which is expected to be paid to their home university, in lieu of their regular salary, as well a research budget, paid directly to the Scholar. The exact stipend will be determined after consultation with successful applicants, and taking into account their other sources of funding and the sabbatical restrictions imposed by their home institutions. Office space will be provided during the time in residence, following university guidelines.

Application materials should be submitted online through the designated webpage and should include: curriculum vitae, individual project proposal, writing sample. All materials should be submitted as Word documents or PDFs, and the writing sample should be no more than 50 pages. Application materials may be submitted in English and French; please contact the Research and Fellowships Coordinator if you wish to submit your materials in another language. When applying online, applicants will be asked to provide the names and email addresses of two referees, who will be contacted by the Anniversary Visiting Scholar Program directly.

The deadline for applications for the 2021-2022 academic year is October 15, 2020.

Please contact Jennifer Nickerson, Research and Fellowships Coordinator at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard University, for more information.

The Anniversary Visiting Scholar program, and the Joint Center for History and Economics, values diversity in every sense in our community. In accordance with Harvard University policy, the program does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in evaluating applications.