Applicants applying for a fellowship in a Conservation department or the Department of Scientific Research are strongly encouraged to contact the department directly, prior to submitting an application to the Fellowship Office. All fellowship recipients will be expected to spend the fellowship in residence in the department with which they are affiliated.
The stipend amount for one year is $40,000 for senior conservators/scientific researchers and $30,000 for junior conservators/scientific researchers, with up to an additional $5,000 for travel and miscellaneous expenses. Senior fellowships are intended for well-established professionals, with advanced training in the field and a proven publication record.
All fellowships must take place between September 1, 2008, and August 31, 2009. Fellowships generally begin September 2008. Application, along with the required letters of recommendation, must be made by letter and must be received by the deadline date of January 4, 2008.
Application must be submitted to:
The Fellowship Program in Conservation
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
Attn: Marcie Karp
Fax: 212-396-5168
Email: education.grants@metmuseum.org
There are no application forms. Fellowship applications must be submitted in English. Three letters of recommendation are required, none of which may be from current Metropolitan Museum of Art staff. The submission of the required letters of recommendation in English is encouraged. Applicants must submit a typed application in triplicate including the following, in the order listed below:
- Name, home and present address, and telephone number (in triplicate).
- Full résumé of education and professional experience (in triplicate).
- A statement, not to exceed one thousand words, specifying
what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period and detailing how the Museum's facilities can be utilized to accomplish the applicant's goals (in triplicate).
- Tentative schedule of work to be accomplished during the fellowship period (in triplicate).
- Three letters of recommendation (at least one academic and one
professional); these should be sent directly to the above address (in triplicate).
- List of other applications for fellowships or grants applied for in same period (in triplicate).
- For master's degree and predoctoral applicants only: official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (original transcript plus
two copies).
