Programs
Graduate Admissions
Information for prospective graduate students concerning admission, grants, tuition, and registration policies may be obtained from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Admissions Office:
Harvard University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Office of Admissions
Holyoke Center, 3rd Floor
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5315
admiss at fas.harvard.edu
Program Descriptions for the A.M. and the Ph.D. in the History of Science are available online from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).
The Department of the History of Science encourages online submission of the application.
Please note that no application to the Department of the History of Science will be considered complete unless accompanied by a recent sample of the student's written work (e.g., term paper, senior thesis, master's essay, etc.). Writing samples should be submitted electronically with the online application.
Queries about the graduate programs in the History of Science may be directed to:
Michèle Biscoe
Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Studies
Department of the History of Science
Science Center 371
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-9978
hsgrad at fas.harvard.edu
Visiting Day for 2012 will be Tuesday, October 16. The visit is intended to introduce prospective applicants to the department and has no bearing on your chances of admission. Whether or not you plan to join us on October 16, we encourage you to consult the department website for information about the graduate program and the faculty. To arrange to visit on October 16, please contact the Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Studies.
Applicants who have been offered admission are notified by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, usually some time in March. The Graduate School offers an orientation for newly admitted students, and the Department is happy to welcome newly admitted students who visit at that time or any time prior to April 15, the deadline by which the Harvard GSAS (as well as most of the leading American graduate schools) requires a reply to offers of admission.
Special Students and Visiting Fellows
Students who meet the eligibility requirements to apply for admission as Special Students or Visiting Fellows—the non-degree programs of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences—and who are interested in being admitted with affiliation with the History of Science, are strongly encouraged to contact the members of the faculty with whom they would like to work if offered admission prior to applying.
Exchange Scholar Program
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences participates in the Exchange Scholar Program. Doctoral candidates in the History of Science and related fields at participating institutions who are interested in visiting the Department as an Exchange Scholar are strongly encouraged to contact the members of the faculty with whom they would like to work if offered admission prior to applying.
