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Published: 10 Sep 2024 267 views
Each year, approximately 20 scholars are invited to the Institute for residential fellowships. The School welcomes applications from junior and senior scholars across a wide range of fields in the social sciences and related disciplines. Members (as Institute fellows are known) have access to campus resources and facilities, including offices, libraries, subsidized dining services, and housing. About half of those invited are working in the year's designated theme, half on other projects.
The Institute for Advanced Study is one of the world’s leading centers for curiosity-driven basic research. Since 1930, it has served as a model for protecting and promoting independent inquiry, prompting the establishment of similar institutes around the world, and underscoring the importance of academic freedom worldwide. Current philanthropic support and a reliable stream of endowment-generated revenue allow its permanent Faculty and visiting researchers (known as Members) to freely determine the course of their study. The Institute’s m... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Country to study | United States |
| School to study | Institute for Advanced Study |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The School seeks to provide 50% of base salary, with the expectation that the Member's home institution, sabbatical funding, and/or other grants will cover the remainder. Maximum stipend is $80,000. Factors affecting stipend calculation include base salary, availability of leave pay and other institutional support, and/or other grants/awards.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent, awarded no later than October 15th of the year in which they are applying (i.e., the IAS application deadline).
Fellowship is residential and for the full academic year (September–May).
You can apply if your research project does not focus on the School's theme. In any given year, about half of successful applicants propose projects directly pertaining to the School's theme. Applications not relating to the theme are equally welcome.
NO. Applicants must have their doctorate in hand no later than the application deadline.
You must be be affiliated with an academic institution. Most applicants hold a position at an academic or research institution, but it is not required.
As a humanities scholar, you are eligible to apply
The Institute welcomes fellowship applications from scholars regardless of citizenship or national origin. As a US Department of State designated J1 Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor, the Institute issues paperwork for our foreign scholars to apply for J1 status; their legal spouses and dependent children can be sponsored on a J-2 Exchange Visitor Visa.
• Online application form
• Research proposal (up to 4 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing sample (up to 50 pages)
Reference letters are not required and will not be accepted.
Application deadline: October 15, 2024
Term of fellowship: September 2025–May 2026
2025–2026 THEME: DIGITAL (IN)EQUALITY
Applications are not required to relate to the theme.
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For more details visit: IAS website.
