The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Early-Career Art Historians for the 2022/23 academic session.
These fellowships provide early career scholars from around the world time to undertake sustained research and/or writing for projects. Projects that will make substantial and original contributions to the understanding of art and its history. The program funds projects at all stages of development, and the ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant.
Worth of Award
- ACLS will award 10 fellowships, each with a stipend of $60,000, plus $5,000 for research and travel during the award period.
- The fellowships are portable: a fellow may elect to take up the award at any appropriate site for the work proposed, anywhere in the world.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have a PhD that was conferred between September 1, 2017 and December 31, 2021.
- Applicants who earned their PhDs in any humanistic field may apply. As long as they demonstrate that their research draws substantially on the materials, methods, and/or findings of art history, and contributes to the field. Scholars may propose new approaches to art historical scholarship. They can also explore connections between art history and other humanistic disciplines.
- This program welcomes proposals from applicants from anywhere in the world. It comes without restriction to citizenship, country of residency, location of work proposed, or employment.
- An application must be completed in English by the applicant.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online and must include:
- Completed application form
- Proposal (no more than ten pages, double spaced, in Times New Roman 11-point font). The proposal must include the following subsections, and you may allocate available page space among these three sections as you see fit:
- Project Description, including a summary of the project’s current stage of development. It should also include grounding in the relevant scholarly literature, theoretical framework(s), and significance for the field.
- Project Work plan, including a description of what will be accomplished during the fellowship term. It equally includes what methodological approach(es) and materials will be used; the scholar’s preparation to undertake the work described therein; and a rationale for the proposed research site(s).
- Expected Products (book, journal article, digital project, etc.)
Deadline: In conclusion, October 27, 2022, 9 pm EDT is the deadline for applications for the Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships.