Applications are currently being accepted for the UC Berkeley CSLS Visiting Scholars Program 2027–2028. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The CSLS Visiting Scholars Program provides researchers with an opportunity to spend an academic period at UC Berkeley and engage with a multidisciplinary community of socio-legal scholars. The Center is closely affiliated with Berkeley Law and brings together researchers working across sociology of law, political science, criminal justice, law and economics, legal history, law and psychology, legal philosophy, and related disciplines. Visiting scholars can participate in the Center’s intellectual activities while developing research projects that connect with CSLS’s areas of scholarly interest.
Participants may receive:
Applicants generally must:
Hold a Ph.D., J.D., or equivalent foreign degree.
Submit a CV.
Submit a research proposal describing:
the planned period of residence,
how the project aligns with CSLS interests,
how it relates to one or more CSLS themes:
Criminal Justice
Inequality
Democracy and Civil Society
the empirical aspects of the research.
Funding Requirements
CSLS does not provide stipends or financial assistance.
International applicants must show proof of funding.
Minimum monthly funding requirements are:
$2,000 for a J-1 scholar
$600 for a J-2 spouse
$400 for each J-2 child.
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