Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholars Program offers faculty members in the humanities and social sciences (not limited to China Studies or East Asian Studies) the opportunity to undertake 10 months of study and research at Harvard University and/or other appropriate universities. Scholars are provided with a monthly stipend and individual medical insurance coverage while at the Institute.
GAO will announce call for applications, and interested faculty members should submit their applications to GAO for nomination assessment. Faculty members who are officially nominated by UM will then make their applications through the HYI online application system. GAO will provide general administrative support, application guidelines, and advice on travel and visa matters. For any specific questions, please contact GAO directly.
Programme Information from Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) :
- Eligibility
Visiting Scholars Program candidates must have served at their home university for at least three years as a full-time faculty member. Scholars who received their PhD from an institution outside of Asia within the past five years are not eligible.
Previous recipients of a Visiting Scholar fellowship from HYI are not eligible to reapply for this program. Former HYI Doctoral Scholarship recipients, HYI Visiting Fellow recipients, and HYI training program fellowship recipients are eligible to apply.
- Selection Criteria
Academic training, quality of research proposal, depth of subject knowledge, originality of the proposal as well as feasibility of conducting the research at Harvard and match with a Harvard faculty member. In cases where qualifications are roughly equal, priority is given to candidates who have not recently spent substantial time at an American university.
- Frequently Asked Questions
Concerning fellowship applications (including information on eligible fields and selection criteria, the research proposal, recommendation letters, interviews, and the application review process): https://www.harvard-yenching.org/helpful-information-for-fellowship-applicants/