Applying

After you submit your application in the ARIES portal, the system will automatically email your references with a request for their letters and the deadline for submission. We typically reach out in the shortlist stage if we notice an application is...

There are three types of applicants:

1. Faculty (Scholars) from other universities who wish to spend sabbatical leave at the Weatherhead Center pursuing research. Visiting faculty must have a PhD and must hold tenured or tenure-track positions at another...

Scholars must be in residence for a minimum of four months; these four months should be primarily in the fall and spring terms while classes are in session. We do not recommend that scholars spend most of their time in residence during the summer months...

Participants are required to be in residence for a minimum of four months, and ideally for one academic year. All participants must be in residence while Harvard classes are in session. For full academic year participants, this means being present from...

All applicants should submit the following documents via Harvard's online application portal (ARIES):

1. Cover letter;
2. Curriculum vitae (five pages maximum);
3. Description of research project (three pages or less);
4. Two letters of recommendation.

Applica...