Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Program in USA

Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Summary

• Host Country: USA

• Study Abroad: Study in USA 

• Category: Fellowships

• Eligible Countries: All Countries

• Reward: Full Sponsorship | $83,000 Stipend 

• No IELTS Required 

• Deadline: October 1, 2026

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Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Details:

The Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Program supports 50 scholars, artists, and public intellectuals who have demonstrated records of achievement in their respective fields and show great promise for future contributions.

Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world.

Radcliffe supports engaged scholarship, where fellows develop new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions, and illuminate our past and our present.

Eligibility Requirements for Harvard University Radcliffe Fellowship

To be considered for the Harvard University Radcliffe Fellowship,

Applicants in the humanities and social sciences must:

• Have received their doctorate (or appropriate terminal degree) in the area of their proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow. Appropriate terminal degrees include PhD, MD, and JD.

• Have published a monograph or at least two articles in refereed journals or edited collections.

Applicants in science, engineering, and mathematics must:

• Have received their doctorate in the area of the proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2024 for the 2026-27 fellowship year).

• Have published at least five articles in refereed journals. Most science, engineering, and math fellows have published dozens of articles.

Applicants in the creative arts must meet discipline-specific eligibility requirements, as outlined below:

• Film and Video: Applicants in this discipline must have a body of independent work of significant achievement. Such work will typically have been exhibited in galleries or museums, shown in film or video festivals, or broadcast on television.

• Visual Arts: Applicants in this discipline must show strong evidence of achievement, with a record of at least five years of work as a professional artist, including participation in several curated group shows and at least two professional solo exhibitions.

• Fiction and Nonfiction: Applicants in these disciplines must have one of the following:
  a) one or more published books;
  b) a contract for the publication of a book-length manuscript; or
  c) at least three shorter works (longer than newspaper articles) published.

• Poetry: Applicants in this discipline must have had at least 20 poems or a book of poetry published in the last five years, and must be in the process of completing a manuscript.

• Journalism: Applicants in this discipline are required to have worked professionally as a journalist for at least five years.

• Playwriting: Applicants in this discipline must have a significant body of independent work in the form. This will include, most typically, plays produced or under option.

• Music Composition: It is desirable, but not required, for applicants in music composition to have a PhD or DMA. Most importantly, the applicant must show strong evidence of achievement as a professional artist, with a record of recent performances.

• The fellowship runs from October 2026 –May 2027.

Benefits

• Fellows receive a stipend of $78,000 plus an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses. Please note that if you are a US citizen or permanent resident coming from a home institution based in the US, you can opt to have your stipend paid through your home institution or to you directly.

How to Apply for Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship 2027 (Step by Step)

To apply for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, interested and qualified candidates should use the button below to submit their applications.