Applicant Requirements
- Applicants must be recent PhDs and cannot be more than three years past the awarding of their doctoral degree when the fellowship begins.
- Must have dissertation submission and approval for conferral by June 30, 2023.
- Certification of degree completion and conferral must be submitted no later than August 31, 2023.
Application Process
The Shorenstein Fellowship has closed for the 2023-24 cycle. Information about applications for the next fellowship cycle will be posted in fall 2023.
I. Fill Out the Following Online Application Form:
II. Upload the Following Materials to the Online Form, in PDF Format:
- Curriculum vitae
- A short research statement (not to exceed five typed pages, double-spaced), which describes the research and writing to be undertaken during the fellowship period, as well as the proposed publishable product.
III. Submit the Completed Application Form
IV. Submit Letters of Recommendation
Email THREE (3) letters of recommendation (in PDF format) to shorensteinfellowships@stanford.edu. We will accept official letters of recommendation from the applicant, a dossier service, or directly from references.
Application Deadline
All applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Application Confirmation
Once we have received all components of your application, including three recommendations, we will send you an email confirming the completion of your application. If you have not received this email, you may send an email checking your application status.
Note: Please be advised that Stanford University will close for winter break from December 21, 2022, through January 3, 2023, and response time to inquiries during this period may be delayed.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from diverse backgrounds that would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions. Diversity includes, but is not limited to, culture, socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical capabilities, and life experience.
Contact
For information about being a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, such as housing, cost of living, and other resources, please visit the website of Stanford's
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
