Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Accepting Applications
September 28, 2020 - December 18, 2020
The Center welcomes applications from pre-doctoral students at the write-up stage and from post-doctoral scholars working in any of the four program areas of democracy, development, evaluating the efficacy of democracy promotion, and rule of law. We are particularly interested in projects that investigate the relationship of race and democracy or race and rule of law, in the United States or elsewhere. The Center expects to award two or more fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year. The application for 2021-22 academic year is now CLOSED.
Fellows spend the academic year at Stanford University completing their projects, participating in seminars, and interacting with each other and the resident faculty and research staff. The Center facilities on the Stanford campus include offices and cubicles. Fellows have access to other Stanford libraries as well as exercise facilities.
Pre-doctoral fellows must be enrolled currently in a doctoral program or equivalent through the time of intended residency at Stanford, and must be at the dissertation write up (post course work) phase of their doctoral program. Post-doctoral fellows must have earned their PhD within 3 years of the start of the fellowship, or plan to have successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertations by July 31, 2021.
The application for 2021-22 academic year is now CLOSED.
The application deadline for the 2021-22 academic year was Friday, December 18, 2020. The CDDRL Pre and Postdoctoral Fellowship program uses the WizeHive application system to manage all incoming applications. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form, letter of application of no more than 3 typed pages, current CV, three letters of recommendations, a statement of proposed research (5-10 pages) and a complete set of transcripts (undergraduate and graduate).
All pre- and postdoctoral applicants must also include official PhD transcript. Please mail your official transcript using a dossier service offered through your university or Interfolio.
CDDRL Mailing Address:
Encina Hall
616 Jane Stanford Way, C141
Electronic Transcripts must originate from the university registrar's office via secure site formally linked to the sending institution. Send to cddrl_fellowship@stanford.edu.
Center Committee will only review complete files. Notifications will be sent in mid to late-February.
The application for 2021-22 academic year is now CLOSED.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The application deadline for the 2021-22 academic year was Friday, December 18, 2020.
Check back in September 2021 for information about the next application cycle.
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