Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
A residential year in Cambridge for scholars to complete an individual project, with social sciences as one of the application categories. Fellows join a multidisciplinary cohort and have access to Harvard resources.
- Indicative award
- $78k–$83k stipend (stipend)Page states a stipend of $78,000 plus an additional $5,000 for project expenses; relocation and housing assistance may also be available. Range shown is stipend alone to stipend plus project funds.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-10 — passed. Kept for reference; check the funder's page for the next cycle.Social sciences deadline is September 10, 2026 at 5 PM ET for the 2027-28 fellowship year. Other disciplinary categories have their own dates.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Humanities and social science applicants must have held the doctorate at least four years before the appointment (December 2023 for the 2027-28 year) and have published a monograph or at least two refereed articles or chapters. Fellows must reside in the Cambridge/Boston area September through May.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- residential fellowship · book writing · interdisciplinary research
- Apply at
- https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/application-information
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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