Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School welcomes students from across the Boston area who are interested in negotiation, mediation, and conflict management. Advancing issues of negotiation is central to our mission of helping individuals become more effective leaders. That’s why we offer students access to expert insights, internship opportunities, funding for research, and more.

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EXPLORE OUR STUDENT RESOURCES
INSIGHTS FROM WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERTS

We host various events throughout the year, including conversations with world leaders, film series, book discussions, and seminars on current negotiation and mediation tactics employed around the globe. For details about upcoming events, click here.

Fall Grant Application Submission Dates:
PON Graduate Student Grant – Due October 8
PON Next Generation Grant – Due October 22

FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH

PON provides fellowship and grant opportunities to help qualified individuals pursue academic research and projects in the field of negotiation.

Graduate Research Fellowships
Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Each fellow receives a $35,000 stipend for one year of dissertation research and writing in negotiation and related topics in alternative dispute resolution. The fellowship also provides full access to PON facilities and Harvard libraries.

For list of past awardees and application process, click here.

Summer Fellowships
Summer fellowship grants focus on the connection between scholarship and practice in negotiation and dispute resolution by supporting students interested in exploring career paths, either professional or academic. Summer fellowships provide students at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and other Boston-area schools with up to $3,500 for internships or summer research projects in negotiation and dispute resolution in partnership with public, nonprofit, or academic organizations..

For list of past awardees and application process, click here.

Next Generation Grants
Next Generation Grants support research in negotiation and conflict resolution by nontenured faculty and doctoral students. Faculty and students from any school or department within PON’s interuniversity consortium (Harvard, MIT, Tufts) may apply. Postdoctoral students with formal affiliations to Harvard or one of our consortium schools are also welcome to apply. Doctoral student grants are limited to $5,000; nontenured, tenure-track faculty grants are limited to $10,000.

For list of past awardees and application process, click here.

Graduate Student Grants
Our Student Grants program supports cutting-edge research projects in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution at the graduate level. Grants are awarded for specific research projects in amounts of up to $1,000. Students from any Boston-area school may apply.

For list of past awardees and application process, click here.

COURSES

Harvard Law School Negotiation and Mediation Programs
Harvard Law School offers a number of negotiation and mediation opportunities in addition to the offerings at PON:


PON Live! Turning Difficult Mediation Moments into Opportunities

Diane Long   •  03/29/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student

Lee-Lempereur

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live! 
Turning Difficult Mediation Moments into Opportunities

A virtual discussion with:

Audrey Lee
Lecturer
Mediation and Diversity & Dispute Resolution
Harvard Law School
Senior Mediator, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC
Faculty, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School

Alain Lempereur
Alan B. Slifka Professor
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
Faculty and Executive Committee … Learn More About This Program

Announcing the 2023-2024 PON Graduate Research Fellows

Diane Long   •  03/24/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation’s Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with PON’s goal of fostering the development of the next generation of scholars, this fellowship provides support for one year of dissertation … Learn More About This Program

Kelman Seminar: Prospects for Peace in Cameroon’s “Anglophone Crisis”

Diane Long   •  03/15/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student, The Kelman Seminar

Suzanne Ghais

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:

Prospects for Peace in Cameroon’s “Anglophone Crisis”

A virtual talk with:

Suzanne Ghais
Principal, Ghais Mediation and Facilitation, LLC
Executive Director, Pathfinders4Peace.org
 
Friday, April 21, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
This session will be recorded. Pending approval, we will post the … Learn More About This Program

Kelman Seminar: Negotiating for Equitable Futures

Diane Long   •  02/24/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student, The Kelman Seminar

Sarah Federman

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:

Negotiating for Equitable Futures

A virtual talk with:

Sarah Federman
Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution
University of San Diego, Kroc School of Peace Studies
 
Monday, March 13, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
This session will be recorded. Pending approval, we will … Read Kelman Seminar: Negotiating for Equitable Futures

PON Live! Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate

Diane Long   •  02/22/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student

Split the Pie

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live! Book Talk
Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate

A virtual discussion with:

Barry Nalebuff
Milton Steinbach Professor
Yale School of Management
 
Thursday, March 30, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
The session will be recorded. Pending approval, we … Learn More About This Program

PON Live! Follow the Science: Proven Strategies for Reducing Unconscious Bias

Diane Long   •  02/14/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student

Hoffman-Winter

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live! 
Follow the Science:
Proven Strategies for Reducing Unconscious Bias

Clickable links referenced in video
A virtual discussion with:

David Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr., Lecturer on Law
Faculty, Program on Negotiation
Harvard Law School
Mediator, Arbitrator, Attorney, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC

Helen Winter
Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellow, Harvard Law School
Ph.D. Candidate, … Learn More About This Program

PON Live! How to Engage in Productive Disagreement

Diane Long   •  01/30/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student

Julia Alexandra Minson

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
How to Engage in Productive Disagreement

A virtual discussion with:

Julia Minson
Associate Professor of Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School

Friday March 10, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
The session will be recorded. Pending faculty approval, we will post the … Learn More About This Program

Kelman Seminar: Covering Russia’s Wars Then and Now

Diane Long   •  01/27/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student, The Kelman Seminar

Paule Robitaille

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:

Covering Russia’s Wars: Then and Now

A virtual talk with:

Paule Robitaille
Independent Journalist
 
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
This session will be recorded. Pending approval, we will post the recorded webinar on this page after the … Learn More About This Program

PON Live! Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There Are Alternatives to Fighting

Diane Long   •  01/27/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Events, student

Book Cover

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live! Book Talk
Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There Are Alternatives to Fighting

A virtual discussion with:

Noam Ebner
Professor, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Heider College of Business, Creighton University

Jen Reynolds
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Programs
Faculty Director, ADR Center
University of Oregon School of Law

Tuesday, February … Learn More About This Program

New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Nicolás Parra Herrera and Helen Winter

Diane Long   •  12/09/2022   •  Filed in Events, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
New Findings in the Field of Negotiation:
Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows

Virtual talks with:

Nicolás Parra Herrera
SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School
and

Helen Winter
Ph.D. Candidate, European University Viadrina, Germany
 
Thursday, January 12, 2023
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Free and open to the public
The session will be recorded. Pending … Learn More About This Program

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