Deadline: 1st October 2024
Applications are now open for the Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forestry Research 2025-2026 . Harvard University awards a limited number of Bullard Fellowships each year to individuals representing a variety of disciplines and approaches to the study of forest ecosystems. These full-time residential fellowships allow individuals to further their scientific and professional growth and contribute to forestry research at Harvard.
One of the main aims of the Bullard Fellowship programme is to enhance research activities at Harvard Forest and build long-term collaborations that connect Harvard Forest with other parts of the University. Fellows may be based at Harvard Forest or associated with other Harvard departments and centres, such as the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Arnold Arboretum. Bullard fellowships are not intended for postdoctoral fellows; instead, they are intended for individuals with a track record of independent study and professional achievement.
Costs
- The scholarships offer grants of up to US$ 75,000; the value of each award depends on the duration of the scholarship. Scholars have the option of receiving the award themselves or from the scholar's employer.
- All Bullard Fellows will receive a travel grant equivalent to the cost of a round trip between the fellowship site and their base. The stipend will reflect the actual airfare or mileage (at a rate determined by the IRS) between the two, whichever is less. Bullards are responsible for the travel costs of anyone accompanying them.
Eligibility
- Open to individuals who have established themselves in academia, public service or the private sector. Bullard fellowships are intended for academics and professionals who have demonstrated substantial achievements and vision; recent PhD graduates are generally not appropriate.
- For those in an academic career, preference is given to holders of a doctoral degree who have obtained the title at least two years before applying and who have published a monograph or at least two (humanities and social sciences) or five (STEM) articles in refereed journals or edited collections.
- Applicants from outside academia must demonstrate leadership in their field and propose a project that shows promise in making important contributions to forestry studies, broadly defined.
- All applicants will be considered in terms of the likelihood that studying at Harvard will help advance their careers and the mission, vision and values of Harvard Forest.
- The Bullard Review Committee's judgements are based primarily on the quality of the candidate's professional achievements, academic record and the potential benefits of interaction with the Harvard Forest community and its institutional resources.
Application
The application requires:
- A completed web-based application form
- Contact details of 3 references who can give an insight into the programme proposed by the candidate and their personal and professional qualifications to carry it out. Recommenders must submit their letters of recommendation for the 2023-2024 programme via the secure online application system by 15 October 2022 (a grace period of 2 weeks after the deadline).
- A research statement describing the candidate's professional career to date, proposing a research programme at Harvard and evaluating this programme in terms of its potential contribution to the candidate's future professional career (a maximum of 5 single-spaced pages is requested).
- CV (no more than 5 pages), including the following:
- Colleges and universities; dates of attendance and degrees received
- Professional positions held since graduating from university
- Academic awards and honours, if any
- Books, articles, important reports, etc.
- Significant education and outreach activities (NF calls these "synergistic activities")
- Artists must provide a link to an online portfolio of their work
