PON – Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School - https://www.pon.harvard.edu
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.
Sign up to receive our Student Interest Group email for details on upcoming events, funding, internship, and employment opportunities.
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.
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 $42,000 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.
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:
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live! Book Talk
The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation
David A. Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
Founder, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
Register for the webinar here.
About the Talk:
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live! Book Talk
How to Disagree Better
Julia A. Minson, Ph.D.
Harvard Kennedy School
Thursday, March 26, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
Register for the webinar here.
About the Talk:
Disagreement can be a source of insight and a driver of innovation, … Read PON Live! Book Talk: How to Disagree Better 
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
Into Homes and Hearts: Navigating Emotions and Negotiating Access as a Journalist
A virtual talk with:
Yousur Al-Hlou
Visual Journalist
and
Masha Froliak
Investigative Journalist
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
Register for the webinar here.
About the Talk:
Investigative … Learn More About This Program
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live! Book Talk
Robert Malley – Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
Robert Malley
Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Robert Mnookin
Harvard Law School
James Sebenius
Harvard Business School
Thursday, November 20, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the … Learn More About This Program
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live!
Shannon Fletcher – Navigating Workplace Conflict: A Practical Guide to Addressing Interpersonal Challenges
Monday, November 24, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
In today’s increasingly complex and remote work environments, conflict is inevitable—but it doesn’t have … Learn More About This Program
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
Jonathan Bourguignon – Addressing Corruption in Conflict-Affected Settings to Build Peace and Security: Lessons Learned and Current Engagement of the United Nations
A virtual talk with:
Jonathan Bourguignon
Monday, November 10, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the … Learn More About This Program
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
Roelf Meyer – Sharing the South African Dialogue Experience: How it Prevented a Civil War and its Possible Application in Today’s World of Polarization and Conflict
A virtual talk with:
Roelf Meyer
Monday, October 27, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open … Learn More About This Program
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live!
Katherine Coffman – Capitalizing on the Best Ideas and Talent
Harvard Business School
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
Even the best ideas and talent can only deliver value when they are put forward. … Learn More About This Program
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live!
Turn the Tide: Democratizing Negotiation Skills for Global Climate Action
Harvard Law School
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
Turn the Tide is a new and growing open-source platform hosting a free curriculum of … Learn More About This Program
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
The Challenge of Syria: Moving toward Dignity
A virtual talk with:
David Lesch
Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History
Trinity University
Thursday, September 25, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
Syria was already in a dilapidated condition even before … Learn More About This Program
Negotiation and Nonviolent Action
PON Film Series
The Kelman Seminar
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