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##  Applying for Visitor Status in the Department of Linguistics 

 



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 [### Visiting Scholars

 ](/pages/visiting-scholars)The Department hosts visiting scholars who wish to come to Harvard to pursue independent research. Visiting Scholars are welcome to share in the intellectual life of the Department by attending workshops and seminars, auditing courses, and interacting with our faculty and students. In addition, Visiting Scholars are granted access to Harvard’s extensive library facilities.



 

 

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 [### Fellows

 ](/pages/college-fellow)Fellow status is available to individuals holding a doctoral degree (or its equivalent), as well as to advanced doctoral candidates who have completed all required coursework and wish to pursue dissertation or independent research at Harvard. Fellows are welcome to audit courses and to attend departmental seminars, conferences and workshops.



 

 

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 [### Visiting Fellows

 ](/pages/visiting-fellows)Visiting Fellows may conduct independent research, audit courses, and are welcome to attend departmental seminars, conferences and workshops. Visiting Fellows are registered as full-time research students in the GSAS and must pay tuition (offered at a reduced rate) and fees.



 

 

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 [### Special Students

 ](https://gsas.harvard.edu/program/special-students)Individuals with academic or professional reasons for pursuing graduate-level study without entering a degree program may apply for special student status through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.