Application Information for Visiting Scholar/Visiting Researcher Program

Admissions Criteria

Because of the large number of applications we receive each year, the Graduate Program is unable to accommodate all those who express interest in visiting for research purposes. In selecting applicants for Visitor status, the Committee on Graduate Studies considers the applicant's background, field of interest, scholarly achievements, research proposal, availability of Harvard Law School faculty for consultation in the proposed research area, and English language proficiency. Applicants should have completed their basic legal studies with high academic standing.

Applicants at a relatively senior stage of their professional career may be designated Visiting Scholars. This designation is made on the basis of the nature of the applicant's proposal, the expected duration of their research and prior academic experience. Visiting Scholar applicants are also expected to be affiliated with a university, research institute or governmental program in their home country.