The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University offers two positions each year for junior scholars studying contemporary Asia. Research may address political, economic, or social change in Northeast, Southeast, or South Asia, as well as regional international relations or international political economy.
Fellows reside at Stanford for 10 months, pursue research and writing, present findings in Center seminars, and participate in APARC’s publication program. The 2026–27 competition is closed, and APARC says it will publish information about the next cycle in fall 2026.
Benefits & funding
- A 10-month salaried appointment based on an annual rate of $80,000, prorated for the appointment.
- Up to $3,000 for research expenses.
- Two fellowship positions are offered.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be recent PhDs and no more than three years past the award of their doctorate when the fellowship begins.
- For the 2026–27 cycle, the dissertation had to be submitted and approved for conferral by June 30, 2026.
- Certification of degree completion and conferral had to be submitted by August 31, 2026.
- Proposed work must concern contemporary political, economic, or social change in the Asia-Pacific, or international relations or international political economy in the region.
- Fellows must reside at Stanford and participate in Center activities throughout the academic year.
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Application process
- 1Complete Stanford’s online application form when the next cycle opens.
- 2Upload a curriculum vitae and a double-spaced research statement of no more than five pages describing the proposed research, writing, and publishable product.
- 3Submit the completed form.
- 4Arrange for three PDF recommendation letters to be emailed to the fellowship address.
Program timeline
December 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
Application deadline for the 2026–27 cycle.
June 30, 2026
Dissertation submission and approval-for-conferral deadline for the 2026–27 cycle.
August 31, 2026
Degree-completion and conferral certification deadline for the 2026–27 cycle.
The 10-month appointment begins.
Fall quarter 2026
APARC plans to share information about the next fellowship cycle.
Fall 2026