David and Julie Tobey Fellowship for Research on the Italian Renaissance 2020

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Description

David and Julie Tobey Fellowship

The David and Julie Tobey Fellowship supports research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts from the Italian Renaissance, and especially the role that these works played in the creative process, the history of taste and collecting, and questions of connoisseurship. Proposals on a variety of subjects with a substantive component of research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts done on paper or parchment types are welcome.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

Research on these areas from the Italian Renaissance:
Drawings
Prints
Illustrated manuscripts
Literature
History

Specialties

Art, Creative, Applied Arts and Design, History, Humanities, Literature

Eligibilities

Not Specified

25 - 35

Priority will be given to early and mid-career scholars

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Degree

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Languages

Applicants must be conversant in English and have familiarity with Italian.

Research

It must be possible for applicants to carry out most of their research in Florence.

Projects

Projects should represent advanced research in the Italian Renaissance, broadly defined as the period ranging from the 14th to the 17th century, and deal with drawings, prints, or illustrated manuscripts, and the role that these works may have played in the creative process, the history of taste and collecting, or questions of connoisseurship.

Short-term Fellowships

Short-term Fellowships at I Tatti can be held only once and cannot be deferred. Short-term Fellowships are intended for scholars who have not previously held appointments at I Tatti (with the exception of Graduate Fellows).

Obligations

Fellows may not take on any other obligations such as teaching positions, even part-time ones, during any part of their Fellowship period.

Assess The Ability

Applications are evaluated by international scholars. The selection committee aims to assess the ability of candidates to contribute in a collegial way to the intellectual life of the Harvard Center.

Priority

Priority will be given to early and mid-career scholars. I Tatti gives special consideration to candidates with regular access to research materials and facilities in Italy.

Benefits

Salary

The stipend is $4,200 per month.

Local Transportation

Plus a one-time supplement (maximum, $1,500) towards relocation expenses.

Accommodation

When possible, a one-bedroom apartment will be set aside for the Fellow’s use, rent free, but with charges for utilities. If an apartment is not available, a housing subsidy will be offered to help offset rental costs.