
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
مشروع هارفارد للعلاقات الآسيوية والدولية (HPAIR)
About the scholarship program
HPAIR is a Harvard University student organisation that has run two annual conferences for more than thirty years: the Harvard Conference on campus in February and the Asia Conference in an Asian city in summer. Both bring students and young professionals from around the world together with leaders from business, policy and academia.
Information last verified: November 11, 2026Official source
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HPAIR Harvard Conference 2027 (5–7 February): International Conference for Students and Young Professionals
Other, Bachelor, MasterSelf-FundedNext cycle not announced yet
Life and living
United States
Life and living
United States
Studying and living in United States
Costs and living
Examples of 2026-27 undergraduate tuition from official websites (per year): • Harvard $62,226 (total with housing and food $91,634). • Penn $65,670 (total $94,582) — MIT $66,720 — Stanford $67,731 — Princeton $68,140 (budget $94,624). • Johns Hopkins $68,670 — Dartmouth $71,697 — Yale $72,500 — Columbia $72,800 — Cornell $73,946 — Amherst $75,330. • UC Berkeley (public) for international students: $57,484 in tuition and fees, about $93,944 with campus housing. Aid: Princeton, Amherst, Dartmouth and Bowdoin admit international students need-blind and meet their demonstrated need; Columbia, Cornell, Penn and Caltech meet admitted students’ need but are need-aware in admission. The average international award at Amherst in 2025-26 was over $84,000. Public universities such as Berkeley give no need-based aid to international students.
Working while studying
• During studies: on-campus work up to 20 hours a week in term and 40 hours during breaks; off-campus work only through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) after one full academic year. • After graduation: Optional Practical Training (OPT) for 12 months, plus a 24-month extension for STEM graduates working for an E-Verify employer. • Note: a rule proposed on 8 October 2026 would charge schools $70,000 for a first OPT recommendation and $30,000 for a STEM extension; it is only a proposal and current rules still apply. • Changing from F-1 to an H-1B work visa inside the US is exempt from the $100,000 H-1B fee.
Last verified: October 2026· Source
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) is listed as: Self-Funded. The exact benefits are not verified yet, so check the official website (https://www.hpair.org) before applying.
Eligible levels: Research & training.
Next cycle not announced yet. Follow the official website for updates.
Apply directly on the official website: https://www.hpair.org. ForsaEdu does not receive applications or charge any fee.
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