IGS Visiting Scholars Program

VISITING SCHOLARS | FALL 2007

A directory of and biographical information about IGS's current visting scholars is available here.

THE VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM

IGS has a long tradition of welcoming visiting scholars from the United States and abroad. Visiting Scholars usually must hold a Ph.D. degree or have achieved a comparable level of professional accomplishment in some field related to the mission of IGS. Visiting Student Researchers and Postdoctoral candidates are also eligible to apply. Priority is given to scholars whose research meshes with the research programs of Berkeley scholars affiliated with IGS and the activities of the various Centers within IGS. Visiting Scholars must be nominated and sponsored by a Berkeley faculty member.

IGS provides visitors with shared office space, if appropriate, and access to university libraries, seminars and lectures, and modest use of IGS computing, telephones, and fax facilities. Visitors do not receive stipends, travel assistance, or moving/housing expenses.

FEES

The following fees are effective January 1, 2008:

Berkeley campus fee

• Each visitor is required to pay an annual $200 University Service Fee to the Berkeley campus to obtain a campus ID card and to have access to the Berkeley Libraries and University facilities. This fee is collected by the Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs office (VSPA) and paid online after the scholar is approved.

IGS fees

• For resident visitors (those provided office space at IGS): $200 per semester or part of a semester
• For non-resident visitors (those without office space): $100 per semester or part of a semester
• For Visiting Student Researchers and Postdoctoral fellows: $50 per semester

All fees are non-refundable. Visiting Scholars will be notified about the availability of office space at the time of application review.

Foreign Visitors (DS-2019) fee

There is an assessment of $425 charged for the application processing of a DS-2019 document needed to secure a J-1 visa.

Unless otherwise noted, all fees should be paid by check or money orders and made payable to the Regents of the University of California.

Checks for the IGS fee and the DS-2019 fee (if applicable) should be sent along with the application documents to Ms. Liz Weiner, at the below address, after being accepted by the Institute.

TO APPLY

For consideration to be granted IGS visiting scholar status, send a letter of inquiry outlining your research project, the name of the Berkeley faculty sponsor, and resume to:

Marc A. Levin, Assistant Director
Institute of Governmental Studies
113A Moses Hall, #2370
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2370
E-mail: marcl@berkeley.edu

We strongly urge potential visitors to begin the inquiry process at least six months or more before expected arrival date in Berkeley.

For more information about the application process and requirements, send inquiries to:

Ms. Liz Wiener
IGS Visiting Scholars' Coordinator
Institute of Governmental Studies
106 Moses Hall #2370
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2370
E-mail: mudita@berkeley.edu
Phone: (510) 642-1474
Fax: (510) 642-3020

RELATED LINKS

The following University of California websites will give you more information about Visiting Scholar requirements for domestic and international scholars:

Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA)
http://vspa.berkeley.edu/

Berkeley International Office
http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/