Environmental Fellows Program

About this opportunity

Applications are now open for the Harvard Environmental Fellows Program 2027, offering recent doctorate recipients an opportunity to undertake advanced environmental research in collaboration with Harvard faculty. The two-year fellowship is designed for researchers seeking to deepen their academic and professional experience while contributing to research addressing important environmental challenges. Fellows will become part of Harvard's interdisciplinary research community and gain access to the university's extensive academic and research resources. The programme welcomes applicants from a broad range of academic disciplines. This makes it particularly relevant to researchers whose work intersects with environmental issues through science, economics, law, public policy, public health, medicine, design, humanities and related fields. The application deadline is December 1, 2026.

Requirements

Who Can Apply?

The Harvard Environmental Fellows Program is aimed at recent doctorate recipients with research interests connected to environmental issues.

Applicants may come from a wide variety of academic backgrounds. Relevant disciplines listed for the programme include:

• Environmental and natural sciences.

• Economics.

• Law.

• Government.

• Public policy.

• Public health.

• Medicine.

• Design.

• Humanities.

• Other disciplines with relevant environmental research connections.

This interdisciplinary approach means that applicants do not necessarily need to come from a traditional environmental science background.

Researchers whose work examines environmental challenges through economic, legal, political, social, health, cultural or design perspectives may also find the fellowship relevant.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate strong research potential and a clear interest in advancing environmental scholarship through collaboration with Harv