Call for Applications: No. 1 Research Grant for Visiting Fellowship

The fellowship is part of “Proagon,” a larger project that supports the initial phase of an incubator for the performing arts in Venice. As a visiting fellow, the scholar will be affiliated with the aiku research centre and will be actively involved in collaborative activities, providing methodological support for young researchers focusing on the establishment of the incubator for the performing arts, building upon Venice’s historical significance as the birthplace of modern theatre by enterprising impresarios, pioneering the concept of professional performing art entrepreneurship and management.

The Proagon project aims to revive this tradition to help Venice rediscover its innovative past by attracting new entrepreneurs and devising new business models in the field of performing arts. The visiting fellow is expected to provide a transnational perspective and comparative insights into entrepreneurial processes in the performing arts. Additionally, the visiting fellow will play a key role in developing the project by mentoring a junior researcher working on similar research areas related to entrepreneurship in the performing arts.

Funding Information

• The total research grant is €4,340,00, exempt from IRPEF (personal income tax) and IRAP (regional tax on productive activities). The amount awarded is understood to include any costs relating to the undertaking of the research envisaged by the project.
• Monthly compensation will be recognized only if the entire month’s work is carried out, otherwise the compensation related to the month will not be disbursed.
• In addition to the research grant, a fee is granted to reimburse mobility costs (travel costs).

Research Outcomes

• Upon completing their research, fellows must provide the department with the following research output:
  • a final report on the activities carried out, highlighting the results achieved and accompanied by a brief research abstract.
• Visiting fellows will also be required:
  • to plan their research activities on a specific monthly Calendar;
  • to register them daily on a specific Diary;
• both supplied by the Department.

Eligibility Criteria

• The call is intended exclusively for professors/researchers from foreign Universities/Research bodies.
• The call is intended exclusively for citizens belonging to European Union member states and non EU citizens, possessing:
  • Master’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtain abroad.
  • Preferential title: holding a position of associate professor or equivalent at Universities or Research Centers. Preferential criterion for selection will be specific teaching and/or research expertise in the field of entertainment and cultural management.
• For qualifications obtained at foreign universities, eligibility will be ascertained by the Examination Commission.
• The requirements must be held by the deadline for this call for applications.
• Candidates are admitted to the selection conditionally; they may be excluded from the call at any time should they fail to meet the predefined requirements, even after the selection process is complete, with just cause and notification sent to the person concerned.
• The short-term research fellowship may not overlap with:
  • other scholarships granted in any capacity, apart from those granted by national or foreign research institutes to integrate with periods abroad the specific activity foreseen by the work plan of the appointed fellow;
  • attendance of PhD courses with scholarship and medical specialization, in Italy and abroad;
  • research grants “assegni di ricerca”.
• Fellowship holders may carry out self-employed work or occasional or permanent collaborations, as long as this is coherent with the ongoing research, upon approval and on the condition that:
  • does not involve a conflict of interest with the specific research activity carried out;
  • does not prejudice the university, concerning the activities carried out.
• Holders of subordinate employment contracts must obtain permission from the university and provide authorization from their employer. If the employment contract began before the awarding of the fellowship, its compatibility with the fellowship will need to be assessed.

Application Requirements 

• Candidates should submit:
  • The application form, duly dated and signed.
  • Applicants must declare in the application, under their own responsibility:
    • educational qualification held;
    • the possession of a residence permit valid at the deadline of the call for applications, in case he/she is a non-European citizen residing in Italy;
    • that they understand that the short-term research fellowship is not compatible with the positions referred to in Art. 12 of the present Regulations and current legislation;
    • to be medically fit to discharge his/her duties for the fellowship;
    • not to have received measures restricting personal freedom at the time of submitting the application;
    • not to have a degree of kinship or affinity, up to and including the fourth degree, with any professor belonging to the Management Department or with the Rector, the General Manager or a member of the University Board of Directors and that they are aware of the provisions of the Law.

For more information, visit Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.