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Academy Scholars Program: Applications for the 2026-2027 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 19, 2025.

September 20, 2025

Thank you for your interest in the Academy Scholars Program. Applications for the 2026-2027 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 19, 2025.

The 2026-2027 Academy Scholars Program postdoctoral fellowship application season has opened! The deadline is September 19, 2025.

August 12, 2025

The 2026-2027 Academy Scholars Program postdoctoral fellowship application season has opened! The deadline is September 19, 2025. Read our application requirements and frequently asked questions (FAQs) for full details.

Academy Scholars Program: Applications for the 2025 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 20, 2024.

September 21, 2024

Thank you for your interest in the Academy Scholars Program. Applications for the 2025 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 20, 2024.

Academy Scholars Program: Applications for the 2024 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 22, 2023. Applications for the 2025 postdoctoral fellowship will open on June 1, 2024.

September 23, 2023

In Memoriam: Henry Rosovsky, 1927-2022

November 16, 2022

Henry Rosovsky, founder and first Chair of The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, who served from The Harvard Academy’s beginning in AY1985–1986 through AY1995–1996, passed away November 11, 2022. He will be greatly missed by his...

Academy Scholars Program: Applications for the 2023 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 23, 2022. Applications for the 2024 postdoctoral fellowship will open on July 1, 2023.

September 24, 2022

Thank you for your interest in the Academy Scholars Program. Applications for the 2023 postdoctoral fellowship closed on September 23, 2022. Applications for the 2024 postdoctoral fellowship will open on July 1, 2023.

Tanushree Goyal's dissertation co-receives the 2022 APSA Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award

September 14, 2022

Harvard Academy Scholar (AY2020–2022) Tanushree Goyal's dissertation “Representation from Below: How Women Mobilize Inside Parties” co-receives the American Political Science Association's Section on Political Economy 2022 Mancur Olson Best Dissertation...

In Memoriam: Kathryn A. Schwartz, 1984-2022

May 10, 2022

Harvard Academy Graduate Fellow (AY2014–2015) Kathryn A. Schwartz passed away May 10, 2022. She will be greatly missed by her colleagues at The Harvard Academy. A news posting is located here .

Professor Nathan Nunn steps down as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy

June 30, 2022

On June 30, 2022, Professor Nathan Nunn steps down as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Professor Nunn has been a Senior Scholar since AY2015–2016. We congratulate him on his new position as Professor at the...

Professor George Paul Meiu steps down as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy

June 30, 2022

On June 30, 2022, Professor George Paul Meiu steps down as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Professor Meiu has been a Senior Scholar since AY2021–2022 while on sabbatical. We congratulate him on his new position...

Professor Malika Zeghal appointed as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy

July 01, 2022

The Harvard Academy welcomes Professor Malika Zeghal as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Professor Zeghal is the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life at Harvard University.

Professor Yuhua Wang appointed as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy

July 01, 2022

The Harvard Academy welcomes Professor Yuhua Wang as a Senior Scholar of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Professor Wang is a Professor of Government at Harvard University.