What Harvard University Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fellowships actually covers.
Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) offers a comprehensive fellowship programme that provides multi-year financial support to doctoral students across all disciplines, covering tuition, fees, and a living stipend. International students, including those from Africa, are fully eligible and are integrated into the same fellowship competition as domestic students, without citizenship-based limitations on the majority of institutional funding. Harvard GSAS is the academic home of some of the world's leading programs in economics, political science, history, sociology, public policy, law, science, and engineering. Its Africa-related academic infrastructure is extraordinary: the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Harvard Africa Policy Journal, the Harvard Kennedy School's Africa-focused programs, and a dense network of faculty with expertise across African history, economics, governance, and culture make Harvard uniquely positioned for African doctoral candidates. The standard GSAS doctoral fellowship typically covers five or more years of funding, including a USD 45,000+ annual stipend, full tuition waiver, and health insurance. African students who are admitted to Harvard's doctoral programs are typically offered full funding packages automatically. Beyond doctoral programs, Harvard's many professional schools — HKS, HBS, HMS, HLS — also offer significant need-based and merit-based aid to international students including Africans, and the university has committed to meeting full demonstrated need for all admitted graduate students across multiple schools.
Who can apply.
Open to phd applicants seeking to study in United States. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
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