# Visiting Research Fellowships Our next round of Fellowship applications, including additional information about each opportunity and requirements for each, will go live in mid-September. Please sign up for our newsletter so you can be sure to receive the announcement! [Newsletter Sign-up](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/newsletter-sign) ## expand\_more The Project on Indigenous Governance and Development hosts scholars who support the priorities of Native nations. Our mission is to conduct and promote collaborative research, learning, and teaching that improves the political, social, cultural, and economic well-being of all Indigenous peoples, nations, and communities. Our efforts support Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty, the rights to self-determination and self-governance. This work may include examining areas such as access to resources, economic barriers impacting advancement, tribal codes and regulations, intergovernmental relations, and institutions that reinforce economic, social, and cultural foundations. The Harvard Project welcomes scholars at multiple career stages to contribute to this work through pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and summer fellowships. Interested scholars should submit letters of inquiry to with the subject line “Fellowship Inquiry.” ## Meet our Current Fellows! [### Caleb Rivera ](/people/caleb-rivera)Kanaka ʻŌiwi Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Caleb is a Maui native and recently earned his PhD in Community Psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Through a community psychology lens, we cannot focus only on the individual but must also look to the broader ecological context, and an... ![Headshot of Caleb Rivera](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-08/Caleb.png?itok=A05x6ywX) [### Garret Morgan ](/people/garret-morgan)Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Summer 2026 Research Assistant Garret is a Student Intern for the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. He is a sophomore at Dartmouth College with focuses in Economics and Native American and Indigenous Studies. Garret is from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and has... ![Garret Morgan Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-07/garet.png?itok=dO33mTmO) [### Ryder Cuch ](/people/ryder-cuch)Aquinnah Wampanoag, Ute & Hunkpapa Lakota Descent Summer 2026 Research Assistant Ryder Cuch is a student at Dartmouth College studying Geography modified with Engineering Sciences and minoring in Architectural Design. With a strong interest in sustainable development and design, he aims to integrate geospatial technologies and... ![Ryder Cuch Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-07/Ryder%20Cuch.png?itok=KW8PyrVS) [### Tamarron Austin ](/people/tamarron-austin)Navajo Nation Summer 2026 Research Assistant Tamarron Austin is a Research Assistant with the Ash Center's Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is a member of the Navajo Nation from New Mexico, currently pursuing a degree in Financial Mathematics and... ![Tamarron Austin Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-07/Tamarron%20Austin.png?itok=2ScCIehD) arrow\_back arrow\_forward