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Applications are invited for a Michael von Clemm Fellowship for study at Harvard University during the academic year 2027-2028. The Fellowship is in memory of Michael von Clemm (1935-97), who was a graduate of Harvard and a graduate student (and subsequently Honorary Fellow) of Corpus Christi College. It is open to undergraduates from all academic disciplines at the University of Oxford who will be entering their final year in October 2026 and also to those who completed their degree in June 2026 or June 2025. It is intended to attract applicants of very high academic calibre (obtained or expected to obtain a First Class degree) and who have the personal qualities likely to conduce to success in an academic or a non-academic career. The holder will also be perceived (however informally) as an ‘ambassadorial’ representative of Oxford at Harvard, and should be content with and capable of that role.
The successful applicant will spend a year at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as a Special Student following a course of study or research of his or her choice (subject to the availability of tuition or supervision at Harvard); he/she must apply to and be registered at that School and no other. The Fellowship is not intended for those wishing to study vocational subjects, such as Business Administration or Law. Potential applicants are advised to look at the School website (www.gsas.harvard.edu), and should, if possible, list in their application the specific courses they hope to take.
The Fellowship will meet the costs of all tuition at Harvard as well as travel between Boston and the UK and will provide an allowance sufficient to cover the costs of living at Harvard.
Those wishing to be considered should read the further particulars, complete the application form, provide the details of two referees and submit a 1,000 word essay. Completed applications must reach the Academic Registrar not later than noon on 14 October 2026. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Interviews will be held during the week of 9 November 2026. Short-listed candidates will be expected to attend an interview in Oxford.