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The Hastings Center's Visiting Scholar Program serves learning and study. Visiting scholars come to the Center from all over the world to conduct independent research on issues in or related to bioethics. We host scholars and practitioners from academia, medicine, law, and the media, as well as students pursuing degrees in the humanities, the sciences, and the professions.
The Center is located in a beautiful renovated mansion overlooking the scenic Hudson River in rural Garrison, New York, approximately 50 miles north of New York City. (Cold Spring, the nearest village, is just over 3 miles away.) Facilities at the Center include a conference room, a research library, offices for staff and visitors, a dining room and kitchen, a lounge, and a shared co-ed three bedroom apartment for visiting scholars. The Center is open weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm.
Visiting scholars are usually in residence for 2-8 weeks. During that time they make lunchtime presentations on their research and receive feedback from the research staff. All visitors are provided with a workspace, access to the Center’s Morison Library, internet access, and are also welcome to attend Hastings Center research project meetings and lunchtime presentations while in residence. Please note that The Hastings Center is not a degree-granting institution and we offer no formal courses in bioethics, nor do we award academic or CME credits.
To apply
We look for lively, interesting, and intellectually dedicated individuals who are working on significant projects. All visiting scholars must be able to work independently on their own research. Surveys and interviewing projects, whether by phone or mail, are not appropriate projects to pursue while in residence at the Center.
To apply to be a visiting scholar, please submit the following:
- Completed application form
- Approximately 750-word proposal describing research interests & work plan for proposed stay,
- Resume or curriculum vitae,
- Evidence of your average monthly income if a Sussman accommodation subsidy is requested
Although we are eager to welcome as many visiting scholars as possible; we must sometimes turn down otherwise qualified applicants for lack of space. Applications should be submitted at least 2 months in advance of the proposed stay. Decisions are made as promptly as possible.
Accommodation
The Center offers campus-style accommodation in our onsite 3-bedroom apartment for up to three visiting scholars at a time (sorry, no spouses or children) at a cost of US$150/week (utilities included). Visitors may also choose to make their own accommodation arrangements.
The Phyllis and Albert Sussman Accommodation Subsidy
Most applicants should plan to fully cover all their own expenses. However, thanks to a generous gift from Phyllis and Albert Sussman, the Center offers an accommodation subsidy to a limited number of visiting scholar stipends. Subsidies will be awarded based on need. Please submit evidence of your average monthly income in support of your request for an accommodation subsidy.
Our Intern Program provides undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work at The Hastings Center, either on a particular project or project-in-development or in a particular Hastings Center department such as Library, Editorial, or Development. For summer internships (May - August), applications should be received before March 1st. At all other times, prospective interns should apply at least 4 weeks before they would anticipate beginning the internship.
Applicants should send (email is encouraged) or fax a letter of application indicating why they wish to intern at the Center, along with a resume or curriculum vitae, academic transcript, writing sample, and the names of two references to: visitors@thehastingscenter.org.
The Center is generally unable to compensate interns for their time, travel, or living expenses and most applicants should plan to fully cover all their own expenses (applicants are encouraged to explore any internship funding opportunities offered by their institutions).Emily Murray Stipend
Thanks to a generous gift from the family of Emily Murray, the Center offers two US$500 stipends annually to interns who are studying philosophy or religion. Emily Murray Stipends will be awarded based on:
- Academic ability, including strength of interest in philosophy or religion (please include a copy of your academic record with your application for an Emily Murray Stipend), and
- Ability of the applicant to make a substantial contribution to the Center’s work.
The Center recognizes that the cost of most internships will exceed the value of the stipend.
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Last Updated: 10 April 2008