[We have the following announcement. DRE.]
Harvard Law School invites applications for the Raoul Berger-Mark De Wolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship for the academic year 2026-2027. Eligible applicants include those who have made substantial progress on their doctoral dissertations or who have recently been awarded a doctoral degree. A first law degree is preferred, but not required.
The purpose of the fellowship, which is awarded annually, is to enable the fellow to complete a major piece of writing in the field of legal history, broadly defined, as the fellow seeks to begin an academic career in legal history. There are no limitations as to geographical area or time period. Previous fellows have gone on to pursue faculty appointments or other fellowships in American universities, primarily on law faculties.
The fellow is expected to spend the majority of their time on their own projects. The fellow will also participate in the Harvard Law School Legal History Workshop, a for-credit semester-long seminar, and assist with occasional other legal history sessions, both under the direction of Harvard faculty affiliated with the Program in Law and History. The term of the fellowship is July 1 through June 30. The fellow will be required to be in residence at the law school during the academic year (September through May).
Applicants for the fellowship for 2026-2027 should submit their applications and supporting materials electronically to Professor Bruce H. Mann.
Each interested applicant should submit:
- a detailed (five pages maximum) description of a proposed project;
- a writing sample;
- a comprehensive résumé or curriculum vitae that gives the applicant's educational background, publications, works in progress, and other relevant experience;
- two academic letters of reference, which may be submitted electronically by the recommenders to Professor Mann at the above email address; and
- copies of official transcripts of all academic work done at the graduate level, which may be sent electronically or by regular mail to Professor Mann at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
The deadline for applications is January 15, 2026. Announcement of the award will be made by February 27, 2026. The fellow selected will receive a stipend of $60,000.
