Useful Links for Research Scholars
Research Scholar Coordinator: Bonnie Currier Jefferson 364 | (617) 384-9357 | send email
Department of Physics Links
- Research Scholar FAQs
- Physics Department LinkedIn group
- Demystifying the Chalk Talk with Christopher Stubbs
General Links
- FAS Division of Science
- The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard University serves all postdoctoral fellows in the FAS. Its mission is to serve as a resource for postdocs and to help build a sense of community among the postdoc population. Services provided by the Office include: career and professional development individual counseling; career and job search programs; and professional and skill development programs, such as grant writing skills, teaching effectively, public speaking skills, and management techniques.
- Postdoc Benefits
- Harvard International Office
- Information about Social Security Numbers
- Harvard Global Support Services (for scholars who will live and work abroad for Harvard)
- Travel Tools
- Form I-94: Electronic form on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website
- Minority Postdoc
- Harvard Campus Map
- Harvard Housing
- UniversityTax Compliance
Computers, etc.
- Harvard University Information Technology
- FAS email support: help@fas.harvard.edu or 5-9000
- Download software from FAS
- Online Video Tutorials
Employment (Career Services, Benefits)
- Office of Career Services
- Career Opportunities for Physicists
- HARVie: Harvard Information for Employees
- Harvard Benefits for Postdocs
- Family and Medical Leave - Versatile PhD (preparation for non-academic careers).
Funding
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office of Research Administration lists internal and external funding resources for postdoctoral fellows. Below is a detailed list of resources and tools currently available to Harvard University postdocs who seek funding:
- Grant Administrators in their home department and in RAS that will support the preparation and submission of applications and answer questions about sponsors, policies, and other sponsored research issues.
- Access to funding opportunity databases including PIVOT and Foundation Directory Online (FDO), available at no charge to Harvard affiliates.
- Workshops that offer information on sponsors, securing fellowship funding, and proposal development strategies.
- Campus visits from major sponsors (past visits have included National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science).
- Sample Proposal Library with award winning proposal narratives from Harvard post docs.
- Curated Funding Opportunity and Fellowship Lists
- Guidelines, Templates, and other Proposal Development Resources
- FAS Research Administration Services
- FAS Funding Opportunity Databases - Office for Sponsored Programs
- Finding Funding (general information)
- Finding Funding Sources (pdf, Scholars Retreat 2025 Presentation)