Visiting Scholars

Employment Status
Applicants should have a full-time faculty position at a home institution outside of NYU. Full-time professionals from industry may also qualify as a Visiting Scholar. In the rare case that a current doctoral student is approved, the faculty sponsor must certify as part of the application that the applicant has sufficient academic training to successfully complete the activities proposed.

Research and Scholarly Activities
Applicants must meet NYU’s academic standards and demonstrate a clear rationale for their visit. All proposed research, collaborations, and other scholarly activities during the visit should align with University policies and be clearly outlined in the application.

Primary/Principal Investigator
As non-employees, visiting scholars may not be listed as a Primary Investigator (PI) at NYU. However, they may have PI status with their home institution, and may be approved to work on a funded project with an NYU collaborator, who should ideally be listed as the faculty sponsor. This kind of collaboration should be clearly noted in the application description of activities.

If you believe an individual meets the criteria for Visiting Scholar, please provide your Department Administrator with the following documentation:

1. Approximate dates the Visiting Scholar expects to begin and end his/her appointment.

2. A copy of his/her most recent CV, which should include date of birth, telephone number, permanent address and email address.

3. A research statement.

4. Any relevant Fulbright Scholar documentation.   

1. Department Administrators submit all applications and materials to Ayana Phillips (ayana.phillips@nyu.edu) in the Office of Faculty Services for Associate Dean and Associate Provost approval. 

2. Once approved, all documentation (Welcome letter, Instructions, Visiting Scholar Policy) is sent to the Visiting Scholar.

3. Tisch Human Resources, tisch.hr@nyu.edu, will work in conjunction with the Office of Global Services (OGS) and the Visiting Scholar in obtaining their visa. 
 
 

1. Department Administrators re-submit the visiting scholar application, with new appointment dates, at least one month prior to the end of the previous appointment.  Applications received after this deadline will not be approved.

2. To make it as clear as possible that you intend to extend the appointment, we ask that you clearly write “EXTENSION” at the top of the application.

3. Be sure to include their NetID and N-number (located on the back of the NYU ID).

4. Include an updated CV.
 

All Visiting Scholar applications must be submitted for review to the Office of Academic Appointments (OAA) at least two-to-four weeks before their anticipated start date.

The Office of Global Services (OGS) recommends an additional two-to-six months beyond that timeframe for visa requests, depending on the country of nationality/residence.