ABF Visiting Scholar Program

About this program

The American Bar Foundation (ABF) Visiting Scholar Program supports short-term residential visits by researchers in law, legal history, and related social sciences, providing office space, access to ABF resources, and usually modest travel or living support to facilitate focused research and collaboration. Applicants are typically established scholars, postdoctoral researchers, or advanced doctoral candidates with a proposed project that aligns with ABF’s research agenda and a commitment from an internal host or mentor. Eligibility generally requires an academic or research affiliation and submission of a CV, research proposal or statement of intent, project timeline, and a host letter; specific award duration and funding details are specified in the program’s call.