The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE) Graduate Fellowship Program invites applications from graduate students who are writing dissertations or are engaged in major research on topics in practical ethics, especially ethical issues in architecture, business, education, government, law, medicine, public health, public policy, and religion.
Activities
Graduate Fellows are expected to devote their time to an approved course of research and study and to participate in a weekly seminar, where they workshop papers and dissertation chapters and discuss research problems and strategies common to the study of practical and professional ethics. In addition, Graduate Fellows are expected to take part in the wider intellectual life of the Center.
Eligibility
Students should be:
(a) enrolled in a Harvard doctoral program;
(b) enrolled in or a recent graduate of a Harvard professional degree program that does not require a doctoral dissertation for a career in that field (such as law or medicine); or
(c) a full-time, academic year visitor to Harvard, who is hosted by a Harvard graduate program, but is still enrolled in a graduate program at another university and has no competing academic or professional commitments during the fellowship year.
All course requirements and general examinations must be completed before the start of the fellowship year. Students taking a full or partial course load in either semester of the fellowship year are ineligible.
The Center seeks applicants who have excelled in their fields of specialization, have demonstrated an interest in questions of value that cut across disciplinary boundaries, and who are likely to make significant contributions to teaching and scholarship in practical and professional ethics. Some successful applicants will have a strong background in moral philosophy or political thought; others will be grounded in fields of public policy or professional practice.
Awards
The stipend for the 2024-25 academic year will be approximately $36,000, plus a small allocation for research. In addition to the stipend and research allowance, Graduate Fellows are provided with a shared study space, office supplies within reason, and access to a printer/copier. Graduate Fellowships are announced in mid-February for the upcoming academic year.
How to Apply
Please fill out this application form and upload the following documents in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format when ed:
- Statement describing your interest in practical and professional ethics and plans for a dissertation or research project (no more than 2,000 words)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- Scholarly paper you have written
In addition, applicants should arrange for two letters of recommendation. Although the application is due on November 1, 2023, we offer a grace period for letters of recommendation. Recommenders must submit their letters via the online portal by November 15, 2023.
The application system will automatically request letters from the recommenders you include on your application form, using the email address you provide, but you should follow up with them as well. Please note that our application system requires that the email address your recommender uses to log in match the email address to which we send the letter request. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that our system has the correct email address for your recommender. It is also the applicant’s responsibility to verify that both letters have been submitted before the deadline. If your recommender has difficulty submitting the letter through our application system, please have them email it to us at ejsafrafellowships@fas.harvard.edu.
To ensure that you and your recommenders receive all of our emails, please be sure to add the following email addresses to your safe senders list:
- noreply@smapply.net
- noreply@mail.smapply.net
- noreply@fluidreview.com
- noreply@mail.fluidreview.com
- wish@surveymonkey.mail.e.sparkpost.com
- noreply@smapply.io
Should you have any questions regarding this application process, please send an email to ejsafrafellowships@fas.harvard.edu.
Graduate Fellows
The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE) Graduate Fellowship Program invites applications from graduate students who are writing dissertations or are engaged in major research on topics in practical ethics, especially ethical issues in architecture, business, education, government, law, medicine, public health, public policy, and religion.
Activities
Graduate Fellows are expected to devote their time to an approved course of research and study and to participate in a weekly seminar, where they workshop papers and dissertation chapters and discuss research problems and strategies common to the study of practical and professional ethics. In addition, Graduate Fellows are expected to take part in the wider intellectual life of the Center.
Eligibility
Students should be:
(a) enrolled in a Harvard doctoral program;
(b) enrolled in or a recent graduate of a Harvard professional degree program that does not require a doctoral dissertation for a career in that field (such as law or medicine); or
(c) a full-time, academic year visitor to Harvard, who is hosted by a Harvard graduate program, but is still enrolled in a graduate program at another university and has no competing academic or professional commitments during the fellowship year.
All course requirements and general examinations must be completed before the start of the fellowship year. Students taking a full or partial course load in either semester of the fellowship year are ineligible.
The Center seeks applicants who have excelled in their fields of specialization, have demonstrated an interest in questions of value that cut across disciplinary boundaries, and who are likely to make significant contributions to teaching and scholarship in practical and professional ethics. Some successful applicants will have a strong background in moral philosophy or political thought; others will be grounded in fields of public policy or professional practice.
Awards
The stipend for the 2024-25 academic year will be approximately $36,000, plus a small allocation for research. In addition to the stipend and research allowance, Graduate Fellows are provided with a shared study space, office supplies within reason, and access to a printer/copier. Graduate Fellowships are announced in mid-February for the upcoming academic year.
How to Apply
Please fill out this application form and upload the following documents in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format when ed:
- Statement describing your interest in practical and professional ethics and plans for a dissertation or research project (no more than 2,000 words)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- Scholarly paper you have written
In addition, applicants should arrange for two letters of recommendation. Although the application is due on November 1, 2023, we offer a grace period for letters of recommendation. Recommenders must submit their letters via the online portal by November 15, 2023.
The application system will automatically request letters from the recommenders you include on your application form, using the email address you provide, but you should follow up with them as well. Please note that our application system requires that the email address your recommender uses to log in match the email address to which we send the letter request. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that our system has the correct email address for your recommender. It is also the applicant’s responsibility to verify that both letters have been submitted before the deadline. If your recommender has difficulty submitting the letter through our application system, please have them email it to us at ejsafrafellowships@fas.harvard.edu.
To ensure that you and your recommenders receive all of our emails, please be sure to add the following email addresses to your safe senders list:
- noreply@smapply.net
- noreply@mail.smapply.net
- noreply@fluidreview.com
- noreply@mail.fluidreview.com
- wish@surveymonkey.mail.e.sparkpost.com
- noreply@smapply.io
Should you have any questions regarding this application process, please send an email to ejsafrafellowships@fas.harvard.edu.