Fellowships

Each year, the Davis Center provides financial support for scholars to conduct research at Harvard University. Successful candidates combine disciplinary excellence in the humanities or social sciences, or significant work experience, with an area focus in Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and/or the Caucasus. Fellows receive a living stipend, office space, computer support, borrowing privileges in the Harvard libraries, and a health insurance allowance. Stipends assume a 10-month stay from September through June and are pro-rated for shorter stays. Fellows are required to be in residence at the Davis Center and to give at least one seminar during their tenure here.

The Center offers three types of fellowships:

• Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to scholars who have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for less than five years.

• Senior Fellowships are open to scholars who have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for five years or more and have already made a significant contribution to the field.

• Regional Fellowships are open to scholars, journalists, policymakers, and other specialists who are citizens of Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, or the Caucasus.

View the current, 2008-09 fellows here.

The Davis Center is no longer accepting applications for the 2009-10 academic year. The application for 2010-11 fellowships will be available on this web site in early fall 2009.

If you have any questions, please contact Joan Gabel, dcpdoc@fas.harvard.edu, tel. 617.495.4038.