Carr-Ryan Center Racial Justice Fellowship Program 2026-2027

The Carr-Ryan Center Racial Justice Fellowship Program provides a one-year fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School for researchers, scholars, and practitioners to design and develop a research project aligned with the Center’s priorities. Fellows collaborate with others, participate in periodic Zoom sessions with faculty and experts, and have their papers published or promoted by the Carr Center; applied projects may be presented to experts for feedback.

Fellowship stipend of $10,000 for the academic year; participation in program activities; papers published or promoted by the Carr Center

Fellows can be post-docs, scholars, academics on sabbatical, human rights defenders, senior leaders in international organizations, or heads of human rights organizations.

Submit resume/CV, research proposal, executive summary, two references, writing sample, and list of publications