Applications are currently being accepted for the 2021 Facebook Fellowship Program. This program was developed to support and encourage aspiring doctoral students who are involved in relevant, groundbreaking research in areas such as engineering and computer science.

These awards are granted to students in any year of PhD study, and applicants may be from a long list of accepted universities. However, the award is designed to support minority groups who are traditionally underrepresented.

Each application will be evaluated based on the strength of the research statement, recommendation letters, and publication records, if available. Award winners will receive two full years of paid tuition and fees, along with a stipend of $37,000 and $5,000 in travel and conference support. Applicants will also have all of their expenses paid for a visit to Facebook headquarters during the yearly Fellowship summit.

To be eligible to apply, interested candidates must be full-time students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and an ongoing research study. Applicants from any accredited university in any country may apply. The research area must be relevant to a specific set of disciplines and research areas, and the candidate must be actively enrolled during the year in which the fellowship is awarded.

Acceptable research areas include Applied Statistics, AR/VR Privacy and Ethics, Ar/VR Photonics and Optics, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Compute Storage and Efficiency, Computational Social Science, Distributed Systems, Instagram/Facebook App Well-being and Safety, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Economics and Computation, Networking and Connectivity, Programming Languages, Privacy and Data Use, Security/Privacy, Social and Economic Policy, Structured Data Stores, Spoken Language Processing and Audio Classification, or Systems for Machine Learning.

To apply, candidates should submit a research summary of no more than 400 words. This should state the area of focus and indicate its importance to the field and Facebook during the anticipated research. Candidates should also submit a CV with relevant contact information and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from an academic advisor.

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The Harvard Business School has launched a new program specifically tailored to help aspiring African executives reach their potential. The Senior Executive Program – Africa promises to strengthen your leadership skills and develop your insight into local, regional, and global markets.

The continent of Africa is a diverse home of various cultures, nations, economics, and politics. These differences create both unique business challenges and opportunities. To be successful, Africa’s leading executives must design and execute effective strategies for growth both inside and outside the continent. They must also create innovative offerings, nurture high-performance teams, and navigate rapid change in Africa’s markets. This program will explore the approaches of successful African leaders and prepare you to compete effectively, seize growth opportunities, and sustain success for your organization.

The course is comprised of three modules. The first will take place August 5 – 10, 2019 at Port Louis, Mauritius. The second module will consist of an independent business challenge project, which will last August 11 to November 30, 2019. And finally, the third module will occur at the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA, December 1 to 6, 2017. These modules will help you build the knowledge, perspective, and confidence necessary to become an effective leader and accelerate your company’s growth. The course will also give you the chance to interact with and learn from other senior leaders across Africa.

What will you study while participating in this course? It will immerse you in best practices in designing winning strategies, enabling innovation, establishing competitive advantage, leading effectively, improving governance, and more. The course is designed to maximize learning while minimizing your time away from work. That is why the second module of the course gives you a chance to apply your learning to a special project that will contribute to your organization’s success.

Modules

• 27 MAR–01 APR 2022 — Module 1 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
• 02 APR–02 JUL 2022 — Module 2 (Virtual, Self-Paced)
• 03–08 JUL 2022 — Module 3 (HBS Campus)

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The Kennan Institute has issued a call for applicants to a program scholarship at the Wilson Center. The Institute is in search of applicants who represent policy-oriented sectors like law, academia, civil society, business, media, and local government. Applicants should have diverse backgrounds and be willing to engage in inquiry and discussion but the political, cultural, economic, social, and historical issue at play in Ukraine, Russia, and the surrounding region.

The goal of this fellowship is to encourage discussion between the policy-making world and traditional academics, as well as to enhance collaboration among researchers from Ukraine and Russia along with the United States. These programs are funded by a grant from a Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Fellows will be housed at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. for a total period of three-month residencies. All fellows will receive full access to the region’s resources, such as the National Archives, various policy research centers, and the Library of Congress. Daily activities will include meetings with experts and officials at locations such as Congress, the Department of Defense, USAID, and the State Department.

In exchange, fellows will engage directly with other fellows and officials, and will participate in key speaking arrangements at the Wilson Center as well as those outside of the city. Fellows must also attend conferences, meetings, and activities facilitated by the Kennan Institute and participate in collaborative activities when they are alumni of the program.

There are no requirements in regards to citizenship, but applicants may choose to apply as part of a team. If applying as a team of two or more applicants, each applicant must be a citizen of a different country. These joint fellowships will help promote international collaboration. Teams are responsible for producing joint papers, presenting their work, and conduct meeting with policymakers in the city.

Fellowship competitions are held twice a year, with application deadlines on September 1 and March 1, respectively. All applicants must submit an application to be considered for the competition. Successful fellows will receive monthly stipends of $4,000 along with full access to computer and research facilities. They will be expected to remain in Washington, D.C. for the duration of the grant and will begin their residences within six months of accepting the award.

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The Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School recently issued a call for applications to the Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship Program. This program was created to mentor students aspiring to become leaders in either bioethics or health law policy. It provides students with access to closely-mentored research opportunities in health law, bioethics, and biotechnology, and equips students with the skills and resources necessary to pursue further scholarship.

While enrolled in the program, students will receive close project mentoring from Harvard Law affiliated faculty. They will also be invited to engage in workshops and training experiences at the Petrie-Flom Center, which is a leading intermediary research program at the university.

To be eligible, candidates must be enrolled at the Harvard graduate school. They must be enrolled during the current fellowship year and be willing to undertake a sizeable research project and to fulfill all other program requirements. The fellowship is designed for graduate students (including students in one-year programs) but those who are enrolled in multi-year programs should wait until after the first year to apply.

The fellowship has several distinct requirements. First, all fellow will be expected to conduct independent research projects that will lead to publishable articles in the field. These papers must be single-authored and produced by the end of the academic year. Students will also be expected to post on the center’s blog, Bill of Health, at least every other week during the fall and spring semesters. This must also be done during the winter term. Four passes are available during times of need.

All fellows must also enroll in the Health Law, Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop at the institute. This is designed to provide students with exclusive opportunities for interaction with leading scholars in the field. Fellows must also plan on attending panels, conferences, and other events.

In exchange for fulfilling these requirements, students will receive a $1,500 stipend paid at the end of the academic year. All fellowship requirements must be completed in exchange for the stipend./ additional funding may be requested as well. The HLS Priority Deadline is May 22, 2020, General Deadline is August 14, 2020. Applicants will receive notice by August 23.

Questions and applications should be emailed to petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu. Applications should consist of a detailed curriculum vitae, a 1500 word written research proposal, and a digital copy of the applicant’s most up-to-date transcript.

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Each year, Harvard University aims to attract and support rising young talent. Junior Scholars often find it difficult to gain access to prestigious universities, usually after they have just received their doctorates. They suffer from limited funding and issues related to curriculum development, which makes it tough to gain leverage in their academic careers.

As a result, the university offers an exceptional opportunity to provide funding to these individuals to carry out their research at Harvard University. The grants address scholars who have recently received their doctorate degrees, allowing them to strengthen their connections with others in the field and to promote the connection between their home universities and Harvard. These fellowships also allow these candidates to gain additional or new skills in their field.

The program is designed for candidates who have recently received their Ph.D. with honors, with most fields of study accepted for the program. Candidates who have backgrounds in sciences, law, humanities, public health, medicine, economy, political science, sociology, engineering, education, architecture, or any other field of study available at Harvard are eligible to apply.

To be eligible, individuals must have completed their Ph.D. at any of the RCC member universities between May 1, 2019, and April 30, 2020, and have graduated with the highest academic distinction. They should provide an admission letter from the Harvard University department, research center, or school stating that they are supporting the applicant’s research project and/or sponsoring their J-1 Visa. They should provide a valid TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 100 points.

To apply, candidates should visit the Harvard University website and fill out and submit the online application form. They will need to provide a certificate of having been granting a PhD, along with certificate of having enjoyed an Autonomous Community PhD program, FPU, FPI, or University PhD program scholarship. A detailed curriculum vitae and copy of an admission letter from the Harvard research center, school, or department supporting the research project should also be supplied.

Finally, a detailed research proposal for the project that will be carried out during the tenure at Harvard, in more than ten pages, must also be supplied. All materials are due no later than June 30, at 11:59 p.m.

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Each year, the College of Charleston’s Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture invites qualified applicants to apply to the research fellowship program. This fellowship provides awards of up to $500 per week and, in some cases, also includes a housing allowance.

To be eligible, candidates should be engaged in projects of scholarship: art, or public history. These projects must in some way benefit from research at Charleston, with preference given to individuals attending from out of state. Candidates who intend to make use of materials from the Jewish Heritage Collection, housed at the College of Charleston’s Addlestone Library, will also be given preference.

Award recipients may be from a myriad of fields, including those who are graduate students, independent scholars, senior scholars, artists, filmmakers, journalists, or even exhibition curators. The library is home to dozens of Congregational and Organizational Records, including Brith Shalom Beth Israel, Temple Sinai, the Hebrew Orphan Society, and the Southern Jewish Historical Society. The library is also home to over 400 recordings of Jewish South Carolinians, Holocaust Archives, and rabbinical records. It also houses documents such as unpublished memoirs, genealogical material, photographs, family collections, postcards, scrapbooks, business records, and more.

To apply, interested scholars should submit a cover letter explaining their specific research needs in Charleston. The length of the project should be included, as should a detailed curriculum vitae and a two-page project proposal. All materials can be sent to Shari Rabin, the director of the Center, by email at rabinsl@cofc.edu.

Candidates who wish to visit during the academic school year (September through April) should apply by August 1, while those wishing to visit during the summer months (May through August) may apply by March 1. Candidates seeking free housing should apply earlier rather than later.

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Applications are now open for the Women in Global Health LEAD Fellowship. This fellowship recognizes that women are agents of change when they are engaged in leadership positions. They are able to implement policies that support women, children, families, communities, and entire nations, yet still remain underrepresented in leadership areas in health, medicine, and life sciences.

The Harvard Global Health Institute and the Women and Health Initiatives at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health created a fellowship to target rising female leaders from low- and middle-income countries. Selected candidates will engage in a four-month residence at Harvard as they undertake and then execute an eighteen-month professional development plant. Fellows may take classes in any of Harvard’s schools and will later be invited to share their experiences upon their return to their places of employment.

Candidates will also be involved in mentoring programs, which are focused on each candidate’s specific needs and potential career paths. Women from all regions and disciplines are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be able to articulate a clear vision for personal growth and change. They will participate in leadership training, speaking and networking opportunities, and independent project work in addition to their mentoring experiences.

As a result of this project, candidates will be expected to execute their personal growth and leadership plans back in their home countries. Candidates will produce training events for peers as well as detailed progress reports, and will later have the opportunity to mentor a future LEAD fellow.

Applicants for this fellowship must work full-time in global health. Each candidate should have at least 15 years of professional experience, including proven leadership experience. Experience conducted as a university student does not count. Candidates are expected to reside in the Boston/Cambridge area during the semester at Harvard, during which time they should be free of any work-related commitments. They need to have the full support of their employers, including a person who is willing to sign on as an internal mentor.

To apply, each candidate must nominate him or herself by submitting an application to the fellowship. There are no academic or age prerequisites. Fellows must not have participated in a full-time fellowship that lasted four months or longer during the years at least two years prior to their arrival.

Fellows will be in residence at Harvard for four months (one academic semester) between August 2020 and December 2020. Candidates must devote themselves full-time to the work outlined in their proposals. In return, the program provides for housing in the Boston area, a roundtrip, economy class ticket to Harvard, office space, a monthly stipend, and full access to all libraries and resources at Harvard during the fellowship period. Fellows are responsible for arranging their own health insurance.

All applications must be submitted by March 15, 2020, although proposals will be reviewed in a rolling format until that point. All candidates will be notified of their application status the week of May 1, 2020.

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Each year, the John W. Kluge Center invites talented scholars to conduct original research at the Kluge Center with the utilization of the Library of Congress collections. The scholarships were created in 2000 and are sponsored by an endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge. The Center provides scholars with access to the Library’s extensive resources, staff, and intellectual community.

Any candidates with a background in the humanities or social sciences may apply to use the Library’s large and varied collections. Candidates with interdisciplinary, cross cultural, or multilingual interests are particularly encouraged to apply. Selected researchers will be granted access to the world’s largest law library, as well as several collections of books and periodicals. The institute also includes a diverse collection of manuscripts, music, photographs, and more.

To apply, interested candidates should submit a completed application form in English, as well as supplemental materials. These materials include a curriculum vitae of no more than two pages, as well as a statement of proposed research. Applicants should also submit a single paragraph abstract and a detailed explanation of why the Library of Congress is the ideal venue for research. A bibliography of works and three references should also be supplied.

Applicants may be from any research area in the humanities or social sciences, as well as professional fields like architecture or law. Candidates who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or related professional fields are preferred, but individuals without continuous academic careers may also be considered.

All applications must be submitted by July 15. Selected applicants will receive a monthly stipend of $5,000 per month for four to eleven months. Questions can be directed to the John W. Kluge Center at scholarly@loc.gov.

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Each year, the WPI Fellowship is offered by the World Press Institute. Fellowships are designed to provide a quality experience to leading international journalists who are interested in advancing best practices in journalism. In 2019, the deadline to apply is February 15, 2019, with decisions made and delivered in early May.

Before you create and submit your application, you will need to create a username and password on the WPI website. Then, click the “Start an Application” button to bring you to a new application form.

Qualified applicants should visit the “How to Apply” page on the World Press Institute website. All application materials will be uploaded and evaluated online. Each candidate should submit three work samples that are available via a publicly accessible online service, such as YouTube, Dropbox, or another public service. If you are unable to use a public service, you can also attach your work sample to your online application.

Before you can create and submit your application, you will need to create a username and password on the WPI website. Then, click the “Start an Application” button to bring you to a new application form. Make sure you save before leaving your page or it will be lost.

Because the form is lengthy, it is expected that you will need to return to the form several times. When you are finished editing your application, click the “Complete” button to mark it as done. There is no formal submitting process, and marking the document as complete indicate to the committee that you are finished.

Each candidate should also be prepared to submit a digitized color photo that is approximately 2.5 inches in height. This should be in JPG/JPEG or GIF format. Contact details for three references should also be supplied.

Before applying, make sure you carefully read the Frequently Asked Questions page on the WPI website. For further information, email apply@worldpressinstitute.org.

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Each year, the Harvard Summer School – Secondary School Program offers exceptional and academically motivated students the opportunity to engage in a dynamic living and learning opportunity on the Harvard University Campus. This year, the admissions committee is seeking students who will graduate from high school and begin their college training in 2019, 2020, or 2021.

To be eligible, all candidates must be at least 15 years old by December 1, 2018 and not be turning 20 years old before July 31, 2019. Although no fee is required to initiate the application process, a nonrefundable fee is required to submit the form. Before beginning the application process, each student should carefully select the program in which they are interested. Harvard offers two programs to high school students: the Secondary School Program and the Pre-College Program. Therefore, it is important to be vigilant about which option is preferred and selected during the application completion process.

To apply, interested candidates should complete an online application and provide all required supplemental materials. This includes a nonrefundable application fee of $75, as well as a counselor report which can be completed via a link in the online application. Transcripts from ninth grade to the fall of 2018 are also required, including documents like report cards, educational summaries, and progress reports. Students who do not speak English as a native language should also supply scores from the TOEFL iBT or IELTS proficiency exam along with the online application.

After submitting an application, candidates should watch their email inboxes carefully. After the application has been submitted, individuals will receive an email asking them to log in to check their application status about three weeks later. Admissions decisions may only be applied to the summer term to which the application was originally submitted. No deferrals are available.

The application process is highly selective, and decisions are rendered on a rolling and first-come, first-served bases. Although there is no GPA requirement, all information submitted is considered a valuable part of the decision-making process. All materials must be submitted no later than Friday, February 1 for financial aid eligibility, with all other applications due by May 6. International students should apply by Monday, April 23 and should keep in mind that an F-1 student visa will be required to study on campus.

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