Predoctoral Research Fellow – Stanford King Center on Global Development
- United States of America
As Stanford University’s hub for global development research, the King Center empowers scholars with the resources to address some of the world's most pressing challenges and translate insights into action. We connect and convene global development scholars from Stanford and around the world to drive cutting-edge research, inform global debates, and shape policies and practices.
The King Center's Predoctoral Research Fellows Program is a full-time, two-year postbaccalaureate program designed to prepare individuals for careers in academic research focused on issues related to global development. The program provides a diverse set of fellows with the opportunity to gain research experience and preparation for applications to PhD programs and doctoral studies. This multidisciplinary program operates in partnership with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Fellows are appointed as non-matriculated graduate students and are expected to fully engage in the intellectual life at Stanford University. Fellows will work with King Center Faculty Affiliates on research projects and can take courses at Stanford University for credit. The fellowship offers tuition, health insurance, and a living stipend.
The King Center’s Predoctoral Research Fellows Program particularly encourages applications from students from low- and middle-income countries, as well as from others whose backgrounds and experience would contribute to the diversity (broadly defined) of the program. The King Center is committed to creating inclusive research environments and to fostering the growth of the next generation of researchers in global development.
Please review the predoc opportunities webpage (https://kingcenter.stanford.edu/opportunities/prospective-predoctoral-research-fellows/research-opportunities-ay2025-26), which includes short blurbs about the available projects and faculty mentors. Each opportunity also indicates specific skills, like languages, that would be desirable for prospective predocs to have.
How to Apply
In your application, you are welcome to select as many opportunities as you like, and/or to select the option to be considered for additional opportunities that may be added later.