Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship

Harvard Law School invites applications for the Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship, an annual award designed to enable fellows to complete a major piece of writing in the field of legal history while pursuing an academic career in the discipline. The fellowship is open to those who have made substantial progress on their doctoral dissertations or who have recently been awarded a doctoral degree, with a first law degree preferred but not required. There are no limitations as to geographical area or time period for the research focus. The fellow is expected to spend the majority of their time on their own projects while also participating in the Harvard Law School Legal History Workshop, a for-credit semester-long seminar, and assisting with occasional other legal history sessions under the direction of Harvard faculty affiliated with the Program in Law and History. The fellowship term runs from July 1 through June 30, with a residency requirement at the law school during the academic year (September through May). Previous fellows have gone on to pursue faculty appointments or other fellowships in American universities, primarily on law faculties.