Fine arts residencies at the BSR offer artists and architects access to Rome and Italy as an exceptional repertory of the visual culture of the past, and encourage informed and innovative responses to that cultural heritage. They offer artists and architects at different stages of their careers the superb opportunity to research and focus on their work away from normal pressures, and to use the BSR as a base to explore Rome and Italy.

Photoworks Fellowship

• Open to experienced, mid-career photographers and media artists (that is, artists whose practice concentrates on the making or use of photography, film or video).
• Duration: 3 months (April–June 2011).
• Research grant: £1,000/month; travel allowance: £200.
• Applicants must be of British nationality, or must have been continuously resident in the UK since June 2007.
• Deadline: 14 June 2010.
• Selection for this Scholarship is by a panel including members of the Faculty of the Fine Arts of the BSR and representatives of Photoworks.
• For further details of how to apply click here:

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The closing dates for all other residencies for 2010-2011 have passed. However, the details are given below, to give some idea of the range of residencies usually available.

All residencies include accommodation and board at the BSR. Visual artists are normally accommodated in a residential studio and architects in study-bedrooms.

Details of and application forms for the awards for 2011-2012 will be available from October 2010, on this website and from the BSR London Office, at The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH.

(The BSR also offers residential awards for postgraduate research in the archaeology, art history, history, society and culture of Italy, from prehistory to the modern period - for details see humanities awards.)
 
Scholars pursuing research on the art, architecture, archaeology, history, society and culture of Italy of any period may also apply to stay at the BSR at their own cost (see charges). Those interested should complete a visiting scholars request form.

Fine Arts Scholars 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002 and 2000-2001

Visual Art

Arts Council England Helen Chadwick Fellowship

Helen Chadwick was celebrated for her inquisitiveness, openness to new subject matter and thoughtful approach to technologies and display, and the Fellowship will attract artists who reflect these qualities in a project that will be made possible by spending time in Rome and Oxford.

• Duration: 6 months (September 2010–March 2011).
• Research grant: £2,000/month; travel and materials allowance: £1,500.
• Applicants must be of British nationality, or must have been continuously resident in the UK since February 2007.
• Deadline: 5 February 2010.
• Selection for this Scholarship is by members of the Faculty of the Fine Arts of the BSR, of the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, of St John’s College, Oxford, and Arts Council England.
• For further details of how to apply click here:
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Arts Council of Northern Ireland Fellowship

• Open to visual artists resident in Northern Ireland.
• Biennial Fellowship: next appointment will be made for 2011–12
• Contact: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, MacNeice House, 77 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6AQ; www.artscouncil-ni.org
  

Australia Council Residencies

• Open to visual artists who are Australian citizens or have permanent resident status in Australia.
• Duration: 3 months.
• Contact Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Australia Council, PO Box 788, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012, Australia; mail@ozco.gov.au; http://www.ozco.gov.au/
  

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Painting and/or Drawing

Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship

• This Scholarship is funded by the Derek Hill Foundation. Derek Hill had a love of Italy and was Adviser to the practising artists at the British School at Rome in 1953-4 and 1957-8: this Scholarship is founded in his memory.
• It aims to encourage artists for whom the use of paint and/or drawing is important to the development of their work.
• Duration: 3 months (October-December 2010).
• Research and travel grant: approx. £950/month.
• Applicants must be of British or Irish nationality.
• Applicants must be aged 24 or over on 1 September 2010.
• Application fee: £25. (This also covers the Sainsbury Scholarship in Painting and Sculpture, if eligible.)
• Deadline: 15 December 2009.
• Selection for this Scholarship is by members of the Faculty of the Fine Arts of the BSR together with a representative of the Derek Hill Foundation.
• For a copy of the application form click here:
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Painting and Sculpture with Drawing

Sainsbury Scholarship in Painting and Sculpture

• Funded by the Linbury Trust, this Scholarship is open to promising and ambitious painters and sculptors of outstanding potential, who will also be able to submit a portfolio of recent drawings. Applicants must be able to show the importance of a residency in Rome for their practice; and keen to share the benefits of membership of a vibrant residential community of artists and researchers.
• Duration: 12 month residency (October 2010-September 2011) with, at the discretion of the selection committee, an opportunity to spend a further 9 months at the School in the following academic year.
• Research grant: approximately £900/month; plus travel grant of approximately £1,000.
• Candidates must be under 30 on 1 October 2010.
• Applicants must have graduated in fine art (or expect to graduate before 1 October 2010).
• Applicants must be of British nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last 5 years in the UK or Commonwealth (i.e. since December 2004).
• Application fee: £25.
• Deadline: 22 January 2010.
• Selection for this Scholarship is by a panel appointed by the Linbury Trust.
• For a copy of the application form click here:
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Painting

Abbey Fellowships in Painting

• Open to mid-career painters with an established record of achievement.
• Duration: 3 months.
• Research grant:  £700/month.
• Application fee: £20 or $50.
• Applicants must be citizens of the UK or USA or of other nationality provided resident in either country for at least 5 years.
• Deadline: 15 January 2010.
• Contact: The Administrator, Abbey Awards,  Upper Ochr Cefn, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5EY; contact@abbey.org.uk . If writing, please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. Information may be obtained and the form downloaded at www.abbey.org.uk
  

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Abbey Scholarship in Painting

• Open to exceptionally promising emergent painters.
• Duration: 9 months (October 2010-June 2011).
• Research and travel grant: approx. £500/month.
• Application fee: £20 or $50.
• Applicants must be citizens of the UK or USA or of other nationality provided resident in either country for at least 5 years.
• Deadline: 15 January 2010.
• Contact: The Administrator, Abbey Awards,  Upper Ochr Cefn, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5EY; contact@abbey.org.uk . If writing, please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. Information may be obtained and the form downloaded at www.abbey.org.uk
  

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Architecture and Architectural History

Giles Worsley Travel Fellowship

Giles Worsley, the distinguished architectural historian and critic, died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 44. He was an enthusiastic visitor to Italy and a great believer in the importance of Italian architecture of all periods in understanding the development of Western architecture. He was concerned that architecture schools do not give adequate emphasis to the teaching of architectural history and that architectural historians should be encouraged to experience the reality of influential Italian buildings.

• Open to architects and architectural historians. Normally applicants should have recently completed a post-graduate qualification.
• Applicants must have British nationality or have been living and studying in Britain for at least the last three years.
• Duration: three months (October–December 2010).
• Research grant: £700 per month; plus travel grant.
• The Fellow will be required to deliver a public presentation on their research on their return.
• The project proposed for the Fellowship should be an end in itself, rather than a means to an end.
• Applicants must send a curriculum vitae, a statement of 500–700 words indicating the subject of their proposal and their suitability for the Fellowship, and the names and addresses of two referees. They should ask the two referees to send a reference in support of their application.
• Applications and references should be sent to: The Giles Worsley Travel Fellowship, The British School at Rome, at The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH.
• Deadline: 29 January 2010.
• For a copy of the information sheet click here:
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• Selection for this Fellowship is by a panel formed of representatives of the RIBA, the British School at Rome and the Worsley family.

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Rome Scholarship in Architecture

Applications are invited from those working in the fields of architecture and urban planning for a six-month residency.

• Open to architects and students of architecture and associated disciplines of at least post-diploma level to pursue projects in architecture and urbanism relevant to Rome and Italy. Applicants are encouraged to select subjects for study that are of contemporary significance but that will benefit from examination in the context of Rome or Italy.
• Duration: 6 months (October 2010–March 2011).
• Research and travel grant: £500/month.
• Applicants must be of British or Commonwealth nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last 3 years in the UK or Commonwealth (i.e. since December 2006).
• Deadline: 2 February 2010.
• Selection for this Scholarship is by members of the Faculty of the Fine Arts of the BSR.
• For a copy of the application form click here:
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Selection Criteria

In making an appointment to an award the Faculty of the Fine Arts will assess all applications using the following set of criteria:

In addition to these three basic selection criteria, the selectors will take into consideration the potential for the award to impact on the applicant's creative development and will attempt to ensure that the needs and interests of the successful applicant are compatible with the facilities available at the BSR and the interests of its community. Credit will be given to those who are no longer in full- or part-time education at the time of application.
    Candidates are expected to have some knowledge of Italian or be willing to learn. Those who acknowledge the importance of communicating with Italians will derive the most benefit from being at the School.

The BSR reserves the right to alter any aspect of the Scholarships, Fellowships and competitions.

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