Ph.D. students should include a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. Applications can be made at any time. However, normally no commitments for desk space at Scancor can be made sooner than about nine months before the start of the visit. Those scholars will be part of the September - December applicant pool and the decisions will be made in the beginning of January. This judgment is based primarily on the proven quality and relevance of the research abilities and program of the person applying.
Strong preference is given to scholars who are demonstrably and primarily students of organizations.
Scholars with other specialties who wish to be Visiting Scholars at Stanford are urged to apply to the relevant department or school, rather than to Scancor.