November 10, 2009
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art JUNIOR FELLOWSHIPS (up to 3 months)
Application deadline: 15 JANUARY annually
In order to support scholarship in the field of British art and architectural history and to disseminate knowledge through publications, exhibitions and education, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art offers a variety of fellowships and grants. Please note, however, that the Centre’s remit does not cover contemporary fine arts, archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts.
Junior Fellowships in the United Kingdom (based at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London) or the United States (based at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven) are offered to scholars already engaged in doctoral research on British art or architectural history.
Candidates may be of any nationality, but normally must be enrolled in a graduate programme at an American or other non-British university for study in the United Kingdom or at a non-American university for study in the United States. Fellowships are usually awarded for a period of three months and the maximum award is ?7,500 (which includes ?500 towards travel expenses). Junior Fellows at the Paul Mellon Centre are encouraged to come to London in the Autumn, when there are no undergraduates in residence. As part of the terms and conditions of the award, successful candidates will be required to submit an end-of-award report on the progress they have made. If a Fellow accepts full-time employment during the period of the Junior Fellowship, the Centre will request an appropriate reimbursement of the award. Fellowships must be completed by the end of the academic year immediately following the granting of the award. Fellowships cannot be deferred nor can they run concurrently with a Fellowship awarded by another institution.
Applicants for Junior Fellowships may ask to be considered for a Research Support Grant, should their Fellowship application prove unsuccessful. If they wish to be so considered, they must complete a separate cover sheet and a brief (one side of paper) statement of their proposed alternative course of study in the United Kingdom or United States, bearing in mind that Research Support Grants do not exceed ?3,000.
Further Scholarship Information and Application (Doc)