Every year The Met makes a community of researchers whose special interests aggregately enlighten the Museum’s assortment of fine arts traversing 5,000 years of human creativity. This year, with a view to that, THE MET is launching various fellowships for the degree students to come together and build a community to promote arts and human creativeness. One of them is Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Culture, for which the fellowship period will begin on September 1 through August 31 of next year. The amount of fellowships granted relies upon funds accessible. Junior fellows will get a payment of $42,000. Senior fellows will get a price of $52,000.
Both junior and senior fellows likewise get up to an extra $6,000 for travel maximum for six weeks.
With regards to eligibility, predoctoral fellowships are accessible to those candidates who are doing their Ph.D. at the time that they present their application. Senior cooperations are accessible to the individuals who hold a Ph.D. on the date of applying and additionally are grounded, researchers. THE MET empowers applications from those with backgrounds in fields including, yet not restricted to, History of Art and Architecture, Critical Theory, Media Studies, Anthropology and Archeology, Linguistics and Philology, English Literature, Linguistics, Religious Studies, and Musicology. The deadline to apply for the fellowship is November 5, 2021. Applicants must apply before the deadline to be considered.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents more than 5,000 years of art from around the world for everybody to encounter and appreciate. The Museum lives in two famous destinations in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. A large number of individuals additionally participate in The Met experience on the web. Since its establishment in 1870, The Met has consistently sought to be more than a depository of unique and delightful items.
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Brief Description
Below we have a brief description of the following scholarship:
| Organization | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Education Level | Ph.D. |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | Varies |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | Not defined |
| City | Any |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | USA |
| Contest Deadline | November 5, 2021 |
| Application Fees | Not required |
| Requirements | Curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, personal statement, official transcript |
Who is Eligible?
The eligibility criteria for the following scholarship is as follows:
- Predoctoral fellowships are available to those applicants who are working on their Ph.D. at the time that they submit their application.
- Senior fellowships are available to those who hold a Ph.D. on the date of application and are well-established scholars.
- They encourage applications from those with backgrounds in fields including, but not limited to, History of Art and Architecture, Critical Theory, Media Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology, Linguistics and Philology, English Literature, Linguistics, Religious Studies, and Musicology.
How to Apply?
In order to be considered for the scholarship, the interested candidates must submit the following:
- A project proposal, not to exceed 1,000 words, specifying why The Met is uniquely suited to your fellowship objectives, what you wish to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how you can utilize the Museum’s resources and collections to achieve your goals.
- A brief schedule of work to be accomplished during the fellowship period (separate from project proposal)
- A brief schedule of travel required (maximum of six weeks) during the fellowship period
All concerned materials must be submitted on the official portal of fellowship and not via email or mail.
Supporting Documents
Following are the documents that need to be attached with your application form:
- CV
- Transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
Benefits
The fellows of the following fellowship will receive the following benefits:
- Junior fellows- $42,000
- Senior fellows: $52,000
- Both- $6,000 for travel (max of six weeks)
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply for the fellowship is November 5, 2021. No applications will be acceptedpast the deadline.
