Deadline: 31 January 2025
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is seeking applications for its Mid-Career Fellowships to academics and scholars at universities, museums, galleries or other organisations who are established in their careers and who were awarded their doctorates over six years previously.
Applications are also welcome from independent and freelance scholars, and from individuals who do not hold a doctorate, but all applicants must have a scholarly profile.
They are designed to release Fellows from teaching and/or other employment responsibilities and provide them with a defined period of four months to devote to research for an article, book, exhibition or catalogue.
Scopes
- Four-month full-time Mid-Career Fellowships are specifically designed for:
- a period of sustained research for a clearly defined major project which will lead to a publication (printed or online), article, a catalogue or an exhibition.
Funding Information
- The Fellowship is an award of £18,000 to cover a period of four months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The funding programme supports scholarship, academic research and the dissemination of knowledge in the fields of British art and architectural history, and of British visual culture understood more broadly, from the medieval period to the present day. All supported topics must have a clear art-historical perspective, including those that focus on recent or contemporary artistic practice. All applications must demonstrate that British art, architecture or visual culture provides a substantial focus for their project. Applications will be assessed according to their academic rigour, originality, and contribution to scholarship. They do not fund research projects focusing on archaeology, current architecture practice, or the performing arts.
- To apply for a Mid-Career Fellowship you must be an academic or scholar who is established in your career and who was awarded their doctorate over six years previously.
- Mid-Career Fellowships are for the academic year 2025/2026 and may be taken between September 2025 and September 2026. Fellowships cannot be deferred to later academic years nor can they run concurrently with a Fellowship awarded by another organisation.
- Applications for shorter periods than four months will not be accepted.
Application Requirements
- Once registered you will be able to fill out the online application form and provide the details of two referees. The option to provide the referee details will be available once the application is submitted. They will then contact the nominated referee with details on how they submit their reference which must be completed through the online system and must be no more than 500 words.
- Referees should have first-hand knowledge of the applicant’s academic career and the subject area for which funding is being sought. Advisory Council would like to be informed of the originality of the subject matter and the applicant’s suitability to pursue such research.
- If you have any access requirements or experience any issues using the online grants system (or accessing and filling out the application forms) then please do contact the Grants and Fellowships Manager who will be able to assist you.
For more information, visit Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
