Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships in Modern Art

About this opportunity

The Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, the only center for scholarship on modern art located in an encyclopedic museum, offers four fellowships annually: a two-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (one or two years), a one-year Mid-Career Fellowship for established scholars, and a one-year Non-Residential Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship. These fellowships offer exceptional opportunities to conduct focused research on independent projects while contributing to the life of the Research Center. Fellows pursue research in art history and other humanities disciplines focused on visual arts, specifically modern art from the last third of the nineteenth century through the 1960s, covering architecture, drawing, design, film, painting, performance, photography, prints, and sculpture from any country, region, or culture. Fellows participate in writing workshops, works-in-progress presentations, gallery walks, and contribute to the Modern Art Index Project, creating a vibrant scholarly community at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

12 - 25 mo

4 awards

By the last Friday in February following the application deadline

research modern art art history nineteenth century art twentieth century art visual arts architecture design photography painting sculpture

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Project Locations

🇺🇸 United States

Region

Global

Years from Degree

Up to 8 years

How to apply

Stages

1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal · cv · letters_of_recommendation · transcripts · writing_sample

Review process

All applications are reviewed by the Research Center's Advisory Committee considering quality of proposal, academic achievement, grasp of literature, letters of recommendation, project contribution to modern art understanding, ability to complete within specified period, and capacity to contribute to the Research Center.

Additional benefits

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mentorship
networking
training

Restrictions

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Post-award obligations

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