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Affiliated Fellowships

In addition to Rome Prize fellows, the Academy is host to recipients of other fellowships and awards offered by educational and cultural organizations around the world. These Affiliated Fellows reside at the Academy for periods from four‐weeks to eleven‐months and add to the diversity of the Academy artistic and scholarly community.

ACLS/Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars

Fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, languages and literature, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology.

Thanks to the generous assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) offers a small number of new fellowships for recently tenured scholars engaged in long-term projects in the humanities and related social sciences. Fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, languages and literature, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology.

Proposals in the social sciences, concentrating predominantly on humanistic approaches (e.g. economic history, law and literature, political philosophy), are eligible. Also eligible are proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies, as well as proposals focused on any geographic region or any cultural or linguistic group.

Burkhardt Fellowships support a nine month residency at any one of nine national research centers including the American Academy in Rome. The ACLS will award a small number of fellowships each year. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $65,000. For further information, please visit the ACLS website.
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Burnham Prize of the Chicago Architectural Club

The Chicago Architectural Club grants three-month residencies at the Academy for architects practicing in and around the Chicago metropolitan area.

For additional information and application details, contact:

Chicago Architectural Club
Co-Presidents : Karla Sierralta & Brian Strawn
Website: www.chicagoarchitecturalclub.org
Email: chicagoarchitecturalclub@gmail.com

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Berthe M. Marti Fellowship in Latin

The Marti Fellowship, established by Berthe M. Marti, FAAR'45, provides a stipend for nine months of study in Rome, plus research and travel funding, to advanced graduate students in Latin at Bryn Mawr College or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, or those who have received doctorate degrees from those institutions within three years of applying.

The first six weeks of the program are spent at the American Academy, the remainder of the year in housing of the fellows choosing. The award is open to candidates in one or more of the following areas of study: early, classical, or medieval Latin; Latin palaeography; the transmission of Latin text; and/or the establishment of texts of Latin authors. Potential candidates should consult with the Chairperson of their graduate department.

Cynthia Hazen Polsky/Metropolitan Visiting Curator Award

This award, a multi-year initiative, brings a curator, mutually recommended by the Directors of the Metropolitan Museum and the Academy, to Rome to be part of the Academy community for a stay of six to eight weeks. Applications are not accepted.

The Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University Affiliated Fellowship

This fellowship, awarded by the Provost of Columbia University, was established by the Trustees of the American Academy in Rome and Friends of Columbia University in honor of Michael Sovern's chairmanship of the Academy board from 1993 to 2005. It enables a member of the Columbia community to spend six weeks in residence at the Academy.

Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship

To encourage study of the Greco-Roman world, each year the American Academy in Rome, in conjunction with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, award the Oscar Bronner Traveling Fellowship.

Purpose: The Fellowship will be awarded annually, for research in Greece and Italy in alternate years. It is expected that the Fellow will use either the American Academy in Rome or the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as a base from which to pursue work through trips to sites, museums, or repositories of materials of interest to the Fellow's studies.

Eligibility: Individuals who have spent a year as a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome are eligible for this Fellowship based at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and for research based in Athens and Greece. For the fellowship year of 2012-2013 applicants previously at the AAR and wishing to conduct research in Greece will be accepted. Candidates must have an approved dissertation proposal or, if they already hold the Ph.D., they should be at the beginning of their teaching career and without tenure. Projects may focus on any period of study in the humanities, although preference will be given to topics dealing with classical antiquity.

Terms: The Fellowship is awarded to one individual per year. It may be held at any time during the 2012-2013 academic year for a minimum of three and a maximum of six months. The award is for a maximum of $30,000, and is meant to cover expenses including housing at the host institution, travel (only one round-trip excursion from home base in U.S. or Europe to Athens and travel within Greece will be funded), and living expenses. Support from the host institution includes access to research facilities, assistance with obtaining permissions, passes to state museums and monuments, letters of introduction, invitations to various scholarly and other events, and access to other activities offered by the host institution. The award amount will be determined by the applicant's approved budget. Applicants are urged to explore supplementary sources of support. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the AAR and ASCSA expect that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the AAR and ASCSA be contributed to the libraries of the research centers.

Application: The application will consist of the candidate's curriculum vitae, a detailed research proposal, a plan for travel connected with the project, a budget for all expenses including travel, housing, food, fees, and other living expenses, and proposed dates. Applicants will need to consult with the host institution for costs associated with housing, food, and fees. The selection committee, in evaluating the candidate's proposal, will determine how reasonable and relevant the travel plan and budget appear in relation to the proposed research and the period of time requested for the Fellowship. Submit ASCSA Associate Member application, including an outline of the proposed project, and two letters of reference online on the ASCSA web site.
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POSTMARK DEADLINE: February 22, 2012
The award will be announced by March 2012.

The ASCSA and the AAR do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, ethnic origin, or disability when considering admission to any form of membership or application for employment.

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Raiziss/de Palchi Traveling Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets

This fellowship is awarded bi-annually to a U.S. citizen for the translation of modern Italian poetry into English. Recipients reside at the American Academy in Rome for six weeks. For additional information please contact:

The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012

Multi-Country Research Program of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

This program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned a Ph.D in the fields of humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences, and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance.

Fellowships require scholars to conduct their research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating overseas research center. CAORC member centers include the American Academy in Rome where fellows are required to honor a two week minimum stay. For more information please contact:

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Regional Research Program
Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012
NHB - CE-123, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
fellowships@caorc.org

2012 Getty Research Exchange Fellowship for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is pleased to announce the Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program. The fellowship program is open to scholars in participating countries* who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the field of art history and who wish to undertake a specific research project in Algeria or Turkey related to the seminar theme: Art and Archaeology of the Sacred (Algeria) or Vision and Visual Culture in Byzantium (Turkey).

Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowship includes a travel and living expense stipend of $7,500. The fellowship tenure will be June 9 to July 16, 2012, including an opening and closing seminar. Fellows will be required to conduct their research during this time period.

Italian scholars must apply through American Academy in Rome (AAR). Final award selection will be conducted by CAORC. Notification of fellowship status will be made available to each applicant via email by April 16, 2012.

* Participating countries include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen. Please note: Algerian scholars may apply only for the fellowship in Turkey and Turkish scholars may apply only for the fellowship in Algeria.

Deadline: January 30th, 2012

Art and Archaeology of the Sacred | Oran, Algeria | 9 June – 16 July 2012

Fellows should plan to arrive in Oran no later than 9 June 2012 and depart no earlier than 16 July 2012. The fellowship tenure is comprised of three sections:
1. Opening Seminar, 10-11 June 2012: Fellows will gather with scholars from the Algerian academic community at an opening seminar.
2. Independent Research, 12 June – 14 July 2012: Fellows will conduct independent research as described in their application. Research projects should relate to the seminar theme of Art and Archaeology of the Sacred.
3. Closing Seminar: 15 July 2012: Fellows will reconvene to share the preliminary findings from their research.

Vision and Visual Culture in Byzantium | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 June – 16 July 2012
Byzantium was a profoundly visual culture, which has left us some of the singular monuments from the history of art and architecture, such as Hagia Sophia or the Chora Monastery. The purpose of the seminar is to investigate ways of looking and ways of seeing Byzantine art and architecture – that is, learning to “read” the monuments with the same nuance and insight a philologist would apply to a text. This may encompass several approaches, such as recreating the cultural context in which the monument or image was constructed or experienced; understanding the dynamic relationship of a painted or mosaic program and its architectural setting; interrogating the science of vision itself, as the Byzantines understood it; or contemplating the relationship of the cognitive visual process to spiritual understanding.

Fellows should plan to arrive in Istanbul no later than 9 June 2012 and depart no earlier than 16 July 2012. The fellowship tenure is comprised of three sections:
1. Opening Seminar, 10-11 June 2012: Fellows will gather with scholars from the Turkish academic community at an opening seminar.
2. Independent Research, 12 June – 14 July 2012: Fellows will conduct independent research as described in their application. Research projects should relate to the seminar theme of Vision and Visual Culture in Byzantium.
3. Closing Seminar: 15 July 2012: Fellows will reconvene to share the preliminary findings from their research.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Deadline for application submission to the American Academy in Rome (AAR) is JANUARY 30^th, 2012

Required Documents

Application Form (see below)
Project Description, 1500 words maximum
One Letter of Recommendation
Curriculum Vitae, 3 pages maximum

Purpose: This program of research fellowships and seminars will serve to build cooperative networks among scholars from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen whose research and professional interests focus on art history. The program will draw on the resources, facilities, and contacts of American overseas research centers located in Algeria and Turkey to enable the recipients to further their research and to build professional networks in and among the host countries.

The fellowships are intended to serve scholars who are citizens of participating countries* and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the in the field of art history and who wish to undertake a specific research project in Algeria or Turkey related to the seminar theme: Art and Archaeology of the Sacred in Algeria or Vision and Visual Culture in Byzantium in Turkey. Approximately ten fellows total will be selected – five to conduct research in Algeria and five to conduct research in Turkey.

Award: Getty Research Exchange Fellows will receive a travel and living expense stipend of $7,500. The fellowship tenure will be June 9 to July 16, 2012, including an opening and closing seminar. A final report in English is due no later than September 17, 2012. Notification of fellowship status will be made available to each applicant via email by April 16, 2012.

Selection Process: Italian scholars must apply through AAR. Fellowship applicants will submit their research grant applications directly to AAR, which will in turn forward them, with comments, to CAORC. Fellows will be selected by an appropriate scholarly review panel appointed by CAORC and will be judged on the scholarly significance of their proposal and its importance to understanding the focus region and seminar theme; the potential value of any collaboration proposed; the feasibility of the research design; the applicant’s research background; and quality of reference letter. CAORC will inform the applicants via email by April 16, 2012.

Fellowship Locations: Applicants may apply to go to Algeria or Turkey.

Applicants are responsible for assuring that the American Academy in Rome (AAR) receives all documents by the deadline date JANUARY 30^th, 2012.

Preferred Method of Submittal:

Please submit the application form, project description, and curriculum vitae in MS Word format via email to m.lella@aarome.org

Please have your letter of recommendation sent directly from the letter writer to AAR via email (m.lella@aarome.org). Documents, scanned with signature, in PDF format are preferred.

This program is made possible through support from the Getty Foundation.

For further details, application and instructions, please see http://www.caorc.org/programs/getty.htm

2012 CAORC Application

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Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa & the American Academy in Rome

In order to promote cooperation in the field of academic research, the American Academy in Rome and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa exchange annually one scholar per institution.

The program of exchange is for one student for 9.5 months, or two students for successive semesters to a total of 9.5 months. Scholars eligible for the exchange are normally doctoral candidates in the humanities from the two institutions. AAR pre-doctoral fellows may apply during the year in which they hold the Rome Prize or during any of the three following years, even if they have completed the Ph.D by then.

Exchange scholars have free access to all courses, lectures, seminars and to the libraries of the host institution. As to the fulfillment of their academic duties, they respond only to their home institution. The scholar originating from the AAR has also access to the relevant courses held at the University of Pisa, pending acceptance by the individual teachers. The SNS offers board and lodging or provides a stipend sufficient to cover these costs to the AAR scholar. The AAR offers board and lodging to the SNS scholar. In addition, the AAR provides its own scholar with a stipend. Given the residential nature of the two institutions, scholars selected for the exchange are expected to remain in residence with only occasional, brief absences.

Application deadline: April 6, 2012

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Italian Affiliated Fellowships in the Arts

The American Academy in Rome offers three Affiliated Fellowships in the Arts to Italian artists each year. These are made possible by the Academy's annual McKim Medal Gala and include the Elsa Peretti Italian Affiliated Fellowship in Design, funded by the Nando Peretti Foundation, and the Marcello Lotti Italian Affiliated Fellowship in Musical Composition. Fellowships will be awarded for the period September 2012 to July 2013 in several of the following fields: Architecture, Design (including jewelry and fashion, furniture and product, set and lighting design, graphic design, publishing, engineering, urban planning, and other design fields), Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy and the conservation of works of art), Landscape Architecture, Literature, Musical Composition, and the Visual Arts.

Recipients of these fellowships will live and work at the Academy for three and a half months each and receive room and board as well as a studio and a stipend. The competition is not open to direct application (candidates are invited to apply by a committee of nominators convened by the Academy). The deadline for nominees to submit materials for this year's competition is February 16, 2012.