#  Young Investigator Symposium 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 11, 2017** 

 09:00AM - 01:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Robinson Hall Lower Library, 35 Quincy Street**  



 

 



 

 [The Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM)](http://www.shh.mpg.de/468831/max-planck-harvard-research-center-mhaam), a collaboration between [The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard (SoHP)](https://sohp.fas.harvard.edu/) and the [Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany (MPISHH)](https://www.shh.mpg.de/en) announces an opportunity for recent and graduating seniors and Master’s students to participate in a Symposium scheduled at Harvard University on Wednesday, October 11th, 2017. Students will have an opportunity to present cross-disciplinary research which utilizes modern scientific tools and knowledge to illuminate the history of humanity, and to network with other students and faculty members similarly engaged, including **Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause** (MPISHH), **Prof. Michael McCormick** (Harvard University, Department of History), **Prof. David Reich** (Harvard Medical School, Department of Genetics), **Prof. Dr. Philipp Stockhammer** (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), and other leaders in the field. An interest in the Ancient Mediterranean is desirable but not indispensable.

 For students coming from outside the Boston/Cambridge area for the October 11th Symposium, a limited number of awards of up to $500 to defray lodging and travel costs are available. Students interested in applying for the Symposium should arrange to send a letter of application, along with an abstract of research to be presented, a CV, an academic transcript, and a letter of recommendation, to be submitted by September 27th at the latest to <sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu>

 *New MHAAM PhD Fellowship Opportunity*

 The Symposium will also present a new PhD Fellowship opportunity for the 2018-2019 academic year and beyond. MHAAM is expecting to offer up to three 5-year fully-funded PhD fellowships for study and research on the science of the human past. PhD degrees have been or will be awarded through Harvard University, notably in the following departments:

 · The Archaeology Program within the Anthropology Department

 · History

 · Human Evolutionary Biology

 · Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

 · *Additional Departments Forthcoming*

 Candidates for the Fellowship will apply for admission to one of these Harvard University PhD Programs to be considered eligible for this full funding opportunity through the Max Planck-Harvard collaboration. Applicants must specify their interest in the MHAAM Fellowship Program at the top of the application, and must additionally send a copy of the application to <sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu>, or via mail to:

 *Lisa Ransom Lubarr*

 *Harvard University*

 *Robinson Hall M-03*

 *35 Quincy Street*

 *Cambridge, MA 02138*

 Inquiries can be sent to: <sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

 

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