Fellows Program

Position description

The Salata Institute Fellows Program accepts exceptional academics and practitioners working on climate change and sustainability for the purpose of supporting their scholarship or professional development. Fellows, in turn, enrich Harvard University’s community of scholars and scientists who are working on these issues. 

The Salata Institute evaluates candidates based on their contributions to addressing climate change and sustainability; their proposals for pursuing their scholarship or professional development as Salata Institute Fellows; and their interest in engaging in the academic activity around climate change and sustainability at Harvard University, especially in Salata Institute-sponsored endeavors, such as research projects, workshops, and events. 

Acceptance to the program is highly competitive. The Salata Institute awards up to five fellowships each academic year. Fellows may be scholars and scientists in any field that can contribute to advancing the Institute’s mission; or they may be leading practitioners with expertise and experience in climate change. The Program values diversity in all of its forms, including race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ideology, scholarly discipline, and professional practice. 

The Salata Institute expects fellows to be actively engaged in the life of the Salata Institute and, more broadly, the intellectual life of the Harvard community in climate and sustainability. Examples of such engagement could include attending our weekly Salata Institute lunch workshop, presenting research at seminars or workshops at the Salata Institute and around the University, participating in external engagement activities coordinated by the Institute, and, if there is an overlap of research interests, engaging with or participating in one of our new Climate Research Clusters. The Institute may also look to fellows to lead or participate in some activities to grow the climate research community. Such activities could include organizing an academic conference at the Salata Institute on a climate topic related to the fellows’ work, or organizing, or participating in a graduate student reading group. 

Fellows may also be invited to guest lecture; or they may audit classes with permission of the instructor. School departments may also invite fellows to teach courses, although any teaching appointment and any associated compensation are solely the purview of Harvard Schools, not of the Salata Institute. 

The Salata Institute hosts fellows for one or two terms per academic year. The Institute may also host Visitors – academics and practitioners, whose stay at Harvard ranges from a few days to a few weeks. While in residence, fellows and visitors are expected to spend most of their time on campus, except for travel conferences or other convenings associated with their projects. 

The Salata Institute may provide stipends to fellows, as detailed below. The Institute provides office space and administrative support. 

Application instructions

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