Individual Applicants for the 2012–2013 Fellowship Year

The deadline for fellowship applications has passed. Applicants will be notified of their results, by e-mail, in March 2012. Current applicants may track their recommenders here.

Information on applying for the 2013–2014 fellowship year will be up in May. To find more information, please take a look at the eligibility guidelines and discipline listing.

Cluster Applicants for the 2013–2014 Fellowship Year

Information on applying as a cluster (group of 2–3) for 2013–2014 will be up in March.

As a fellowship cluster you would spend the year pursuing your cluster's research interests or project. The Institute encourages the inclusion of junior faculty. You can take a look at previous fellowship clusters here.

All members of the cluster (excluding creative artists) must have been awarded their doctorates by December 2011. Only scholars who have published at least two articles in journals or edited collections or one refereed journal are eligible to apply. Please note specific eligibility requirements here.

In order to gain consideration to apply jointly, the convener(s) of such a group should submit:

• a letter of intent (one to three pages) describing the group’s focus and aims
• a list of participants
• a copy of each participant's curriculum vitae

For questions regarding the application process you can contact us by e-mail or phone.

fellowships@radcliffe.edu
(humanities, social sciences, and creative arts)
or
sciencefellowships@radcliffe.edu
(natural sciences and mathematics)

Selections office phone: 617-496-1324

Radcliffe Fellowship Program
8 Garden Street
Byerly Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
For additional information, please contact 617-496-1324.

Selection Process

Former fellows of the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program (1999 to present) are not eligible to apply.

Each application is reviewed in a dual-tiered process by peers in relevant disciplines. Applications are judged on the quality and significance of the proposed project and the applicant's record of achievement and promise. Applicants are notified by e-mail of the results of the selection process in March.

Terms and Conditions

Stipends are funded up to $70,000 for one year with additional funds for project expenses. Some support for relocation expenses is provided where relevant. If so directed, Radcliffe will pay the stipend to the fellow's home institution.

We work with fellows who have families to help with relocation issues and make for a smooth transition.

Fellows receive office or studio space and access to libraries and other resources of Harvard University during the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2012 through May 31, 2013. Visual artists and film, video, sound, and new media artists may apply to come for either one or two semesters. In the event that they come for one semester, the stipend is $35,000. Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal. Since this is a residential fellowship, we expect fellows to reside in the Boston area during that period and to have their primary office at the Institute so that they can participate fully in the life of the community.

General Information

Current Fellows
Previous Fellows
Research Clusters

The Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program is a scholarly community where individuals pursue advanced work across a wide range of academic disciplines, professions, and creative arts. Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. In recognition of Radcliffe's historic contributions to the education of women and to the study of issues related to women, the Radcliffe Institute sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society. Applicants' projects need not focus on gender, however. Women and men from across the United States and throughout the world, including developing countries, are encouraged to apply. We seek to build a community of fellows that is diverse in every way.