International Visiting Scholars Program

Nominations are currently accepted on a rolling basis for 2026–27 academic year. Please reach out to International and Academic Programs Manager Svetlana Turetskaya (sturetsk@stanford.edu) for questions about these visitorships, including timing, logistics, and eligibility. 

Stanford departments, programs, or centers may nominate a visitor for a one month residency at the Stanford Humanities Center, submitting the documents indicated below. Nominations are reviewed and selected on an ongoing basis, pending availability and sufficient administrative lead time. 

Funding support: The visitor must be supported by funds from their nominating unit or other sources (e.g., their own research grants or other funding); this includes support for travel, visa, and living expenses during their residency. 

The Humanities Center will provide administrative support for the visitor’s residency, including preparing the visa (as relevant) and Stanford onboarding. The Center also provides dedicated office space, lunches, and access to the wider SHC fellows’ community. Visitors are immersed into an interdisciplinary community of scholars, with access to workshops, lectures, programming, and campus libraries and other resources. They are often invited to guest lecture in Stanford undergraduate and graduate classes, present at research workshops, give public talks, carry out joint projects with Stanford colleagues, and conduct research in libraries and archives. 

Nominating units are encouraged to host activities with the candidate: e.g., student workshops, faculty discussion sessions, departmental lectures, colloquia, etc. Visitors may not offer courses for credit. 

For further questions about the International Visiting Scholars Program, please contact Svetlana Turetskaya, International and Academic Programs Manager. 

Information for Nominating Units

Nomination Process

Nominations by Stanford units should include:

  • Brief rationale for nomination (500-1,000 words) from chair or program director
  • Nominee’s CV
  • Statement by nominated visitor describing the writing/research project to be pursued during the fellowship, including how a residency at the Humanities Center will be of benefit (~750 words)
  • An explanation of adequate funding support (whether from Stanford unit(s), visitor’s own research funds, etc.)   
  • A description of possible event(s) with the visitor hosted by nominating unit (recommended)
  • Additional letters of support from Stanford units (optional)