Conservation and Scientific Research Fellowship

• MA graduates, PhD candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and senior scientists and researchers are eligible to apply. Junior fellows are those applicants who have recently completed graduate-level training, such as a master’s degree, or who are currently pursuing a PhD. Applicants for junior fellowships must have an MA in-hand by the application deadline date.
• Junior fellows are those applicants who have recently completed graduate-level training, such as a master’s degree, or who are currently pursuing a PhD. Applicants who receive their PhD after the submission deadline are not eligible for the senior fellowship.
• Senior fellows are well-established professionals with at least eight years of experience in the field with a proven publication record, or those who already hold a PhD by the application deadline date.
• All fellows are expected to have valid US work authorization for the entire duration of the fellowship. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, please review the additional details in the Fellowship Application FAQs, and ensure you have confirmed your eligibility prior to submitting an application.

Stipend

• Junior fellows receive a stipend of $47,000.
• Senior fellows receive a stipend of $57,000.

Travel: Both junior and senior fellows receive an additional $6,000 for travel (maximum of six weeks).

Health insurance: Fellows also receive an additional monthly payment to offset the cost of health insurance.

Application deadline: Friday, November 14, 2025, 5 pm ET

Notification date: All applicants will be notified by the last Friday in February following the application deadline.

Fellowship period: September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027

All applications, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted online and in English. The Met will not accept applications or related materials via email, postal mail, or in person.

All Conservation and Scientific Research applicants must submit (as .doc or .pdf files):

• A curriculum vitae of education, professional experience, honors, awards, and publications
• Three letters of recommendation. At least one must be from an academic reference, and one from a professional reference. All letters must be submitted in English and uploaded directly by the recommenders. Recommenders may not be current Met staff, contractors, or volunteers.
• Official transcripts (undergraduate and graduate), for predoctoral (junior) fellowship applicants only
  If you have not yet completed your PhD, you must upload a copy of your undergraduate transcript and graduate transcript. If you have transcripts from more than one institution for either category (undergraduate or graduate), please upload them as one combined file.

Junior fellowship applicants must also include:

• A statement of interest and intent, not to exceed 1,000 words, describing why The Met is uniquely suited to your fellowship objectives, what you expect to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how you will utilize the Museum's resources and The Met collection to achieve your goal.

Senior fellowship applicants must also include:

• A project proposal, not to exceed 1,000 words, describing why The Met is uniquely suited to your fellowship objectives, what you expect to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how you will utilize the Museum's resources and The Met collection to achieve your goal.
• A brief schedule of work to be accomplished during the fellowship period and, if you are proposing a fellowship period shorter than one year, your proposed starting and ending dates (separate from the project proposal).

Paper Conservation applicants (junior or senior) must also include:

• Two treatment reports and associated documentation with explanations justifying the reason for treatment and decisions entering each stage of treatment (not to exceed 750 words per object).