OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST:

	Center for Community Innovation
	Center for Global Metropolitan Studies
	Center for Cities & Schools
	Shrinking Cities Group
	Building Resilient Regions Network

Visiting Scholar Program

Since 1966, IURD's Visiting Scholar Program has hosted post doctoral fellows and national and international scholars interested in using the intellectual resources of the UC Berkeley campus to further their research.

Applications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or substantial professional experience and advanced professional degree and be working on topics or questions relevant to work being done by researchers at the Institute. After finding a faculty sponsor and securing his/her support, candidates may then submit an application packet for one of two application periods. Candidates’ applications should include:

	A recent curriculum vitae
	A research statement, including a description of the project or research questions you would like to pursue.
	A photocopy of your Ph.D. Diploma.
	A letter of support from a faculty member at UC Berkeley agreeing to sponsor your stay. This can be supplied directly to IURD by the faculty member.

Only a limited number of visitors can be accommodated each year. Decisions will be made on the basis of what the visitor can contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute and its associates.

Requirements

Candidates are responsible for identifying and contacting their own faculty sponsors. Contact and background information for UC Berkeley faculty can be found on the various departmental web sites by going to the UC Berkeley home page.

Visiting Scholars are expected to participate in the Institute’s mid-day seminar series, and in many cases, will be asked to present their research to students and faculty.

Visiting Scholars are required to provide their own support funds. Our Visiting Scholars are typically funded by their own universities, private grant making institutions, or government programs – either at home or abroad. Funds are not available from the Institute.

Privileges

Visiting Scholars have many of the privileges UC Berkeley faculty enjoy, including library and course auditing privileges and access to various university services (for a $200 fee). Our scholars join seminars, attend lectures, and participate, to varying degrees, in the intellectual life of the university.

The Institute is currently unable to offer staff support or private office space to visitors. However, Visiting Scholars will have access to a shared office on campus with computers linked to the university’s network. They also will have mailboxes and access to photocopy and fax machines.

Visiting Scholars & Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Office

Information about Visiting Scholar application procedures and university requirements can be found at the Visiting Scholars & Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Office web site.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the Institute's Visiting Scholar Program, please contact Janet Dawson. All application materials and letters of inquiry sent via post should be addressed to:

Attn: Visiting Scholar Program Coordinator
University of California
Institute of Urban and Regional Development
316 Wurster Hall # 1870
Berkeley, CA 94720-1870
USA

Who Are Our Visiting Scholars?

Visit our RESEARCH ASSOCIATES page to become acquainted with our Visiting Scholars.

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