New Iranian Studies Fellowship Opportunity to Study Zahedi Archives

Stanford's Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies (ISP) is offering a new fellowship opportunity to study the new Ardeshir Zahedi Archive at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives.

The Zahedi Family Fellowship is a twelve-week residential fellowship, during which the fellow is expected to pursue her or his independent research in residency and to hold a lecture, seminar or workshop on his or her research, organized by ISP. The Zahedi fellow will have access to Stanford University Libraries and the Hoover Institution Library and Archives as well as a community of scholars at Stanford.

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to scholars and artists working on the modern history of Iran, particularly the period of 1941 to 1979. Preference will be given to scholars who have worked on aspects of modern Iranian foreign policy, history, and culture. Fluency in Persian is required.

The fellowship funds international travel, health insurance, and visa support, in addition to a $10,000 stipend for living expenses. In addition to library access, the fellow will have use of a shared work space at the Hoover Archives where the Zahedi Collection is housed.

Application Deadline: October 20th, 2017

A complete application consists of the following materials:

1. Zahedi Fellowship application form
2. A letter of application/research proposal 
3. A Curriculum Vitae
4. A writing sample (book chapter or article length, in English or Persian)
5. A short proposal for a public lecture/workshop to be held at Stanford (can be related to research proposal)
6. Two (2) letters of recommendation

All materials listed above (with the exception of the letters of recommendation) should be submitted as attachments to the online application form.

Letters of recommendation should be sent as signed PDF documents to: iranianstudies [at] stanford.edu (iranianstudies[at]stanford[dot]edu)