Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship

The Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship is a one-year fellowship that combines art historical research with training in the technical investigation of The Met collection. Slifka fellows work with a curatorial mentor and a conservation and/or scientific research mentor on a specific project proposed by a curator and/or conservator or scientist. While open to both predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows, this fellowship is primarily intended to provide those at an early stage of their career with training in technical art history and investigation. The 2026-2027 cycle focuses on Medieval Sculpture at The Met, with the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters collaborating with the Departments of Objects Conservation and Scientific Research. The fellowship invites applications from scholars of late medieval sculpture (ca. 1350–1550) to contribute to a planned refresh of the permanent collection galleries at The Met Fifth Avenue. The fellow will conduct research in relevant archives and libraries, updating scholarship on the collection while developing labels, catalogue entries, and other didactic materials connecting the sculptures to the themes of the reinstallation. Fellows are permitted time to work on their doctoral dissertations in addition to their fellowship project.