Outstanding individuals who have completed their doctoral training in behavioural and social sciences or similar are excitedly invited by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to participate in its Bell Fellowship Program active for the academic year 2022-2023. 

This fellowship can be won by applicants who have attained doctoral training in behavioural and social sciences, health professions, demography, public policy, public health, history of science, and others such as communications and urban planning. The selected fellows will be provided an annual salary of $65,000 along with other benefits such as relocation, research travel grants, and more. 

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is known to bring together dedicated experts from many disciplines to educate new generations of global health leaders and generate powerful ideas that can improve the lives and health of people everywhere across the globe. 

Why choose to study at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health? The school has made it its mission to advance the public’s health through learning, discovery, and communication, to achieve this, it produces knowledge through research, reproduces knowledge through higher education, and translates knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations.

Application Deadline: The deadline to apply is November 30, 2022. 

Brief Description

• University or Organization: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Department: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
• Course Level: Postdoctoral
• Award: $65,000
• Number of Awards: NA
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: International and Domestic
• The award can be taken in the United States

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: Students from all countries including home country can apply. 
• Eligible Course or Subjects: Postdoctoral position at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies of the Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health can be applied for. 
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• The candidates must have a strong record of academic training.
• The applicants must have a commitment to population and development work.
• The applicants must have demonstrated the ability to work independently.
• The applicants must possess a leadership position. 

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Interested students must submit their fellowship applications online to be considered for the same. All candidates who have applied will be considered. 
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
• Copy of Diploma (Preferred); or
• Letter from Registrar’s Office noting that all doctoral requirements have been completed; or
• Letter from the chair of a thesis committee noting that all doctoral requirements have been completed.
• CV 
• Research Proposal 
• Contact of three recommenders 
• Letters of recommendation 
• Admission Requirements: The applicants must have doctoral training in the necessary field of study such as behavioural and social sciences, health professions, demography, public policy, public health, history of science, and communications and urban planning. 
• Language Requirement: The students must submit scores of the following English language proficiency tests: 
• TOEFL IBT – 100 
• TOEFL CBT – 250
• TOEFL PBT – 600 

Benefits

The winners of the fellowship will be offered a salary of $65,000/year, plus fringe benefits including subsidized health insurance. The following benefits will also be provided:

• Relocation funds of up to $5,000
• A budget of $12,000 upon arrival to be used for research and work-related travel over their two-year stint
• $2,000 to spend on the purchase of one laptop/desktop/tablet (hardware) for work-related projects

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