PhD Research Grants
The Program in Criminal Justice awards annual Doctoral Student Research Grants. The award process is open to PhD candidates from any of the units on Harvard’s campus conducting research to address questions related to the criminal legal system. Priority is given to students who are conducting research that is timely and whose findings have the potential to shape policy and/or conducting research that tackles an important set of questions related to specific policies in the criminal legal realm.
The AY26 application cycle has closed.
Previously funded research projects
2023 recipient Emma Rackstraw discusses her project
@harvardkennedyschool PhD candidate Emma Rackstraw discusses her research on “copaganda” where she aims to answer: what does the omnipresence of cop reality TV shows mean for individuals both behind and in front of the cameras? #LearnOnTikTik #Copaganda #Propaganda #RealityShows #Harvard #PublicPolicy #RealityTV #HarvardKennedySchool #PhDResearch ♬ original sound - Harvard Kennedy School