Fellowship Overview

The Petrie-Flom Center’s fellowship programs are a central component of our mission to promote scholarly inquiry and shape the debates surrounding issues of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. The fellowships are designed to support scholars at all stages of their careers, from graduate students to postdocs seeking tenure track positions to established academics. We encourage applicants from all disciplines using a range of methodologies in their scholarship.

Please visit Current Opportunities to see any openings.

Senior Fellows

Our Senior Fellows conduct their own independent research in areas such as global health, psychedelics, law and neuroscience, and advanced care, advise on Center projects, mentor students, and contribute to our robust events and media programs. Senior Fellowships are by invitation only.

Learn more about current and past Senior Fellows here.

Postdoctoral Fellows

The Petrie-Flom Center hosts a range of Postdoctoral Fellows working on issues at the intersection of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. Past Postdoctoral Fellows have worked on topics such as digital home health, psychedelics and the law, precision medicine and artificial intelligence, and the ethics of technological and biomedical innovation.

Learn more about current and past Postdoctoral Fellows here.

Student Fellowships 

The Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship is a competitive one-year program designed to support Harvard graduate students interested in pursuing independent scholarly projects related to health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. Complete program details can be found here.

Learn more about current and past Student Fellows here.

Student Internships

The Petrie-Flom Center Student Internship program hosts undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in the Center’s work. We particularly welcome applications from students studying health policy, bioethics, law, medicine, and the sciences, as well as those interested in technology and communications.  

PFC Student Interns support the Center primarily through communications and office work.

Open internship positions will be posted under Current Opportunities.

Visiting Scholar Programs

The Petrie-Flom Center accepts Visiting Scholars to the Center who plan to be in residence for anywhere from a month to a year.  For complete program details, please visit here.

Learn more about current and past Visiting Scholars here.