Prospective Scholar Opportunities

  • A Harvard University Appointment
  • Full library access
  • A Harvard email account
  • Lunch Seminars to introduce research and working papers to peers for feedback
  • Frequent Conferences and Lectures on major issues in Europe.
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  • Undergraduate Research Assistants
    • These are available on a competitive basis and Visiting Scholars may apply to have an assistant. Students' wages will be paid by CES. For more information, contact Christy Colburn, Student Programs Coordinator, at ccolburn@fas.harvard.edu.
  • Wireless and Ethernet Internet Access
    • Please note that computers are not provided in offices and Visiting Scholars are encouraged to bring a laptop with them.
  • Access to public printers
  • Public computer workstations
  • CES Technical Support Staff
  • Shared office space
    • Office space for Visiting Fellows is limited and is not guaranteed. Offices may be provided for one year, for the fall semester (September - January), for the spring term (February - May/June), or for the summer. It is very difficult to provide desk space outside of the semester cycle. Decisions regarding desk space will be made in the spring of the preceding year. All offices are shared.


Photo of Carmen Lopez Alonso
"To be at the Center for European Studies has been a real gift for me. I cannot imagine a better place for intellectual work, for research and writing. It provides silence, respect, constructive criticism, and the possibility of open exchanges with people who come from many countries and different fields of research as well, of course, as those at CES (faculty, staff and graduate students). At the seminars and in the many informal meeting places one has the opportunity to talk, debate and learn, receiving a lot and, hopefully, giving something back in return. I have enjoyed my time very much and I am grateful to CES for being so supportive and accommodating. In addition, I am most grateful for the access to the outstanding libraries and facilities of Harvard University."
- Carmen Lopez Alonso, Visiting Scholar 2006-2007
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