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##  Advising 

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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URAF) provides Harvard College undergraduate students with comprehensive support, resources, and guidance for navigating research and fellowship opportunities. We support students from all class years, across all disciplines with projects related to research, travel, graduate study, public service, and more.

**Harvard College alumni** may request advising for opportunities that require URAF administration:

- [US Rhodes Scholarship](/rhodes-scholarship "Rhodes Scholarship")
- [Canada Rhodes Scholarship](/rhodes-scholarship "Rhodes Scholarship")
- [Global Rhodes Scholarship](/rhodes-scholarship "Rhodes Scholarship")
- [Marshall Scholarship](/marshall-scholarship "Marshall Scholarship")
- [Herchel Smith Postgraduate Scholarship](/herchel-smith-postgrad-fellowship "Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarship (Postgraduate Fellowship in the Sciences)")
- Harvard-UK Herchel Smith Non-Science Scholarship *\[not currently operating\]*
- [Yenching Scholarship](/yenching-academy-scholarship "Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University")



 

##  Drop-In Advising Hours 

 



Drop-in advising sessions are typically 10-15 minutes long. They're a great way to ask questions about URAF opportunities, discuss your interests and plans, or discuss a particular part of an application.

**There are no drop-ins throughout the Summer.**



 

 

##  One-on-One Appointments 

 



Scheduled one-on-one appointments are the appropriate choice for a longer conversation about your research or fellowship plans. URAF advisors can help students explore opportunities, discuss application preparation, and brainstorm approaches to statements, proposals, and longer-term academic goals.

All URAF advisors are equipped to support broad exploratory advising across research and fellowship opportunities, and students should feel comfortable meeting with any member of the advising team. Individual advisors may also have deeper experience with particular programs or topics and students may be directed toward more specialized advising as their interests and plans develop.

If you are interested in advising, please email either <fellowships@fas.harvard.edu> (for fellowships advising) or <undergradresearch@fas.harvard.edu> (for research advising).



 

 

 

 

##  Other On-Campus Resources 

 



 ### House Fellowships Tutors

These advisors are here to help upper-level students think through interests in research and fellowship opportunities and provide detailed support through the application process (e.g., essays, letters of recommendation).



 

 ### Concentration Advisors, Instructors, and Mentors

Your own network of concentration advisors, instructors, and mentors is a valuable resource in helping you think the questions animating your research question or fellowship project. If you're looking for research or other opportunities in a particular discipline or area, departmental administrators and faculty may know of relevant opportunities.



 

  [### The Mignone Center for Career Success (MCS)

 ](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/)Internships, summer funding, careers, applying for PhD programs.



 

  [### Office of International Education (OIE)

 ](https://oie.fas.harvard.edu/)Term-time and summer study abroad.



 

  [### Disability Access Office (DAO)

 ](https://dao.fas.harvard.edu/)Identifying barriers and implementing plans for access.



 

  [### Academic Resource Center (ARC)

 ](https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/)Resources and advising for achieving full academic potential.



 

  [### Harvard College Writing Center

 ](https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/)Composition of essays and statements.



 

  [### Science Education Office

 ](https://scienceeducation.fas.harvard.edu/science-education-office)Undergraduate science research advising, resources for finding research opportunities in life sciences and biomedical sciences, and more.



 

  

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