Visiting Fellows in Residence Opportunity
The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations seeks to accelerate critical thinking about the role and leadership of nonprofit and non-governmental organizations through research, education and practice. The Visiting Fellows in Residence Program is for non-Harvard scholars who wish to pursue their own work while in residence at the Hauser Center in association with Harvard-affiliated faculty. The Hauser Visiting Fellows have strong intellectual interests grounded either in significant practical accomplishments within the nonprofit sector or in scholarly inquiry into the nature or dynamics of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations in the US and internationally. Visiting Fellows are encouraged in their work and affiliation with the Center to bridge all three levels of academic work: research, teaching, and practical application.
Visiting Fellowships typically extend from September until May of one academic year, although applications for a shorter fellowship may be considered. Affiliation with the Hauser Center implies a close working engagement with the individuals and activities at the Center.
Applicants must have at least one Harvard Faculty sponsor and are expected to spend a significant amount of time in residence at the Center and participate in its intellectual life.
Visiting Fellows are responsible for securing their own funding to support the full costs of their fellowship which includes shared office space, basic administrative support and access to Harvard resources (e.g. libraries, events, and facilities). Costs for an academic year are approximately $8,100, and for six months approximately $5,100.
The following criteria are used in deciding whether to grant the request for affiliation:
• Intellectual accomplishments of the applicant and quality of proposed projects.
• Fit of interests and projects with interests and activities of the Hauser Center Faculty and Associates; priority will be given to scholars whose work intersects with the domains of practice.
• Likelihood of individual's future contribution to nonprofit scholarship, teaching, or service.
• Likelihood of individual’s future contribution to the intellectual community within the Center and the University.
To be eligible, those interested must file a formal application. Applications can be submitted at any time on line, but decisions to grant the request for affiliation as a Visiting Fellow will be made two times a year: February and June.
>> Click here to complete online application.