Scholars who wish to be considered for the 2008-09 academic year should submit the following materials:
- Completed, typed application form: Download Form
- Cover letter including requested period of residence
- Current curriculum vitae
- Title and three to five page description of research or project to be carried out at CES
- 100 word abstract of research description
- Two letters of recommendation
- In the case of non-native English speakers, a letter attesting to competency in spoken and written English
- All correspondence should be written in English
The deadline for 2008-2009 applications (Friday, March 7, 2008) has passed. Thank you for your applications!
Applications and recommendation letters should be addressed to CES Director, Professor David Blackbourn, and may be submitted via post to:
Professor David Blackbourn, Director
ATTN: Sarah Delude
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Harvard University
27 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
or as e-mail attachments (in MS Word) to Sarah Delude (sadelude@fas.harvard.edu)
Decisions on applications will be made by the Center's Steering Committee in early spring of the preceding academic year. Acceptance as a Visiting Scholar is not final until approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Governing Boards of the University.
Off-Cycle Applications
For scholars applying for fellowships (for example, Fulbright grants) for which a statement of affiliation with an American institution is required as part of the application and whose deadline is prior to the CES deadline, the Center may provide the award granting institution a letter indicating tentative acceptance of the visiting scholar. Applicants may submit their materials along with the fellowship rules and deadlines in the late Fall for the following academic year for consideration by the Director and Executive Director at least 30 days prior to the fellowship deadline. No off-cycle applications are accepted after the CES application deadline. No information on allocation of office space will be available until all applications are reviewed by the Steering Committee in the spring of the preceding academic year.