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What is the purpose of the visiting scholar program?

The purpose of SCANCOR is the strengthening of the international organizational research community without regard to disciplinary boundaries. One of the perks of visiting SCANCOR is to network and learn from others.

All appointments at SCANCOR Stanford are residential fellowships; visitors are expected to be in residence at SCANCOR throughout their stay. Visitors are expected to be active participants in the intellectual life of SCANCOR and engaged in their own ongoing research.

 

Persons wishing to apply for an appointment must submit an application through SCANCOR’s web-based submission system, according to the following deadlines. Please note that Danish and Finnish applicants must be affiliated with a SCANCOR member institution in those countries. PhD students who are later in their PhD program will be given greater consideration than those who have just started their program.

Applicants for all quarters are advised to plan their arrivals in advance of the start of a Stanford academic quarter and not at mid-term.

Please note that SCANCOR will favor applications that have aligned their start and end dates with the Stanford academic calendar. Courses, seminars, and workshops are very difficult to enter once they have begun. Additionally, SCANCOR leadership strives for cohort cohesiveness and will hold orientations and other important meetings at the beginning of each quarter. Consult the Stanford web site for the appropriate academic calendars.

Stanford Academic Calendar

Appointments are typically for one or two Stanford quarters (maximum one academic year). Longer stays are generally encouraged.

 

 

US federal government regulations require Visiting Scholars and VSRs to obtain J1 visas for the period of residence at SCANCOR. The US federal government also requests proof of funding for the time of the visit and proof of sufficient proficiency in the English such as a TOEFL score (or equivalent test) of 89 or higher or signed documentation from an academic institution or English language school.

For more information on Stanford’s Visiting Scholar status:
https://ed.stanford.edu/scholars/visiting

For more information on Stanford’s Visiting Student Researcher status:
http://scancor.org/scholars/applying-to-scancor/visting-student-researchers/
https://ed.stanford.edu/scholars/vsr

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Application Deadlines for Stanford

  • May 1 for Winter quarter of the following year (January-March)
  • September 1 for Spring quarter of the following year (April-June)
  • December 1 for Fall quarter of the following year (September-December)

The application portal will open two months before each deadline.

Application types

Visiting Scholar

Applications for Fall 2025 (September-December)
due on Sunday, December 1st 2024

Decisions sent by February 2025

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Application Information

SCANCOR welcomes visiting scholars to Stanford University. Scholars may stay between one to three quarters of the academic year. Formal applications are required (see application section below).

  • Access to on campus libraries
  • Participation in seminars and social events
  • Applicants for all quarters are advised to plan their arrivals in advance of the start of an academic quarter and not at mid-term

Post Doc

The fellowship is open to high-quality researchers who study the social, political, economic, or managerial aspects of organizations and their environments. The postdoctoral fellow allows one to set and pursue a research program according to his or her liking. There are no teaching requirements. This position is a terrific opportunity to deepen one’s research interests and profile.

Applications are currently closed

Application Information

A two-year fellowship for social science scholars, within three years of their PhD. The Postdoctoral fellows work in close collaboration with Stanford University faculty members and the program offers a pathway for excellence in future careers.

  • Fellow is assigned a mentor from Stanford Faculty
  • Access to Stanford campus such as libraries and recreational spaces
  • Post-doc benefits such as health and dental insurance
  • Two year stay on J1 visa
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Application Review Guidelines

Appointments are made by the SCANCOR Directors upon the advice of the SCANCOR Board of Directors. Applications from institutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden always receive an in-country review in advance of evaluation by the Director.

Selection is based on a judgment of the likely contribution that a stay at SCANCOR will make to the production of high-quality research. This judgment is based primarily on the quality and relevance of the research abilities of the applicant. We are particularly interested in applications from scholars who have made plans to pursue research topics or collaborations that could not be pursued in their home countries.

PhD students who are later in their PhD program will be given greater consideration than those who have just started their program

We ask the following questions when considering applications:

  • Does the applicant have ongoing or planned collaborations with Stanford faculty?
  • Is there a program of study that draws on Stanford courses and seminars?
  • How strong are Stanford resources in the scholar’s area of expertise?
  • Has the applicant already spent time at SCANCOR? In general, first-time visitors are given priority.
  • We strive for parity in regard to nationality and always seek a viable mix in terms of academic rank and gender. We also consider whether the proposed research draws on the surrounding Silicon Valley and its economic and technological strengths. These factors help us select scholars who will be able to make the best use of Stanford and its region for their research.

 

We always favor applicants who have done their homework in advance and identified classes, seminars, professors, and/or organizations and companies in the San Francisco Bay Area with whom they would anticipate being in contact.

If you are planning to collect data on living human subjects while you are in residence at Stanford, you will be expected to comply with University rules regarding what in the USA is referred to as “human-subjects research,” including an institutional review board (IRB) evaluation of your proposed inquiry. Stanford’s IRB process is efficient and sensible.

See http://humansubjects.stanford.edu/research/nonmedical/nonmedical.html for further information.