John M. Olin Fellowships in Empirical Law and Finance

2024-25 John M. Olin Fellowships in Empirical Law and Finance

  • To foster student research and study in the area of empirical law and finance during the spring 2025 semester.
  • Any JD, LLM or SJD student at Harvard Law School, any PhD student at GSAS, and any DBA student at Harvard Business School, who has a strong interest in empirical law and finance.
  • Fellowship Period. The spring semester of 2025.
  • Amount of Award.$3,000.

Fellowship Requirements

  • Fellows are required to make a significant commitment of time and effort to research in the area of empirical law and finance that will result in a research paper (which may be a for-credit research paper or a not-for-credit research paper).
  • A progress report is due by March 15. Research papers or a draft thereof are due by June 15 at the end of the fellowship year.
  • The fellowship amount will be paid in two parts, $1,500 in March 2025, $1,500 in June 2025, with each part paid upon satisfaction of applicable fellowship requirements.

Application for a Fellowship

Applicants should send an email to [email protected], and attach as PDF files with the following materials:

  • A cover letter providing a brief description of the applicant’s background and interest in empirical law and finance.
  • A current curriculum vitae including any HLS/HBS/GSAS grades.
  • A brief (2-5 page) proposal regarding the research and writing the applicant intends to accomplish during the fellowship.
  • If available, a copy of previously completed empirical research papers.

Submission of Applications

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis as they come in.