Predoctoral fellows, with the exception of Theodore Rousseau Fellows, may be asked to assist the hosting curatorial departments with projects that complement and which are incidental to their approved scholarly subject. Please be aware that not all departments will request this assistance. Senior fellows are also welcome to contribute their time to the hosting departments. Fellows may be asked to give one or more gallery talks during their fellowship period, and will be expected to participate in a fellows' colloquium in the second half of their fellowship term, in which they will give a twenty-minute presentation on their work in progress.
Fellowships generally cannot be given for projects involving exhibitions to be organized and installed during the
fellowship period.
Applicants need not specify the name of a particular fellowship.
All fellowships must take place between September 1, 2009, and August 31, 2010. Fellowships generally begin in September. Application, along with the required letters of recommendation, must be made by letter and must be received by the deadline date of November 7, 2008. Electronically submitted applications and letters of recommendation will not be accepted.
Application must be submitted to:
Fellowship Program in Art History
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. Applicants need not specify the name of a particular fellowship. 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 employment (in triplicate).
- A two-part statement, not to exceed one thousand words, specifying
what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period and
detailing how the Museum's resources can be utilized to accomplish the
applicant's goals (in triplicate).
- Tentative schedule of work to be accomplished during the fellowship
period (in triplicate).
- Tentative schedule of travel required 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 predoctoral applicants only: official undergraduate and
graduate transcripts (original transcript plus
two copies).
The number of fellowships awarded depends upon the funds available; the stipend amount for one year is $40,000 for senior fellows and $30,000 for predoctoral fellows, with up to an additional $5,000 for travel. Senior fellowships are intended for those who hold a Ph.D. on the date of application and for well-established scholars. Applicants will be notified by February 27, 2009.
