Deadline: January 15 for fall-winter quarter, April 15 for winter-spring quarter (receipt)

Submission Method: Mail

Current Fellows

Recent Chicago Fellows: Robert Bird, Slavic (2009/10); Rebecca West, Romance (2002/03); Elizabeth Asmis, Classics (2000/01); others not available

Competition Level: Approximately 50 fellowships are awarded annually; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: No particular requirement

Bogliasco Fellows are in residence at the Luguria Center near Genoa, Italy for one month or, in some cases, a half semester. In special circumstances, residencies of other lengths may be approved. They are provided with living quarters (bedroom with private bath), a separate private studio, and full board. These fellowships are awarded to qualified persons doing creative work or scholarly research in the following disciplines: archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film/video, history, landscape architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and visual arts.  A project is presumed to lead to the completion of an artistic, literary, or scholarly work, followed by publication, performance, exhibition, or other public presentation.

The fellowships are scheduled during the two semesters of the traditional academic year, spring-winter and winter-spring. A stipend is not provided; travel costs are assumed by the fellow.

The Luguria Study Center for the Arts and the Humanities also offers the following special fellowships. All persons who are awarded Bogliasco Fellowships are automatically eligible for Special Fellowship status. No additional materials are required.

Aaron Copland Bogliasco Fellowship in Music
The Aaron Copland Foundation has provided funding for a Fellowship reserved for an American composer.  In addition to reimbursing travel expenses to and from Genoa, this Fellowship provides a cash stipend.

Roger Sessions Memorial Bogliasco Fellowship in Music
An anonymous donor has graciously provided the funding for this Fellowship, which is reserved for an American composer.  In addition to reimbursing travel expenses to and from Genoa, this Fellowship provides a cash stipend.

Compagnia di San Paolo Bogliasco Fellowships
The Compagnia di San Paolo, one of the most important foundations in continental Europe, has provided the funding for two Special Fellowships reserved for scholars in the Humanities.  These Fellowships provide reimbursement for travel expenses to and from Genoa.

Jerome Robbins Bogliasco Fellowship in Dance
The Jerome Robbins Foundation has provided the funding for a Fellowship reserved for an American choreographer.  In addition to reimbursing travel expenses to and from Genoa, this Fellowship provides a cash stipend.

Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Bogliasco Fellowship in Visual Arts
An anonymous donor has graciously funded a Fellowship in art history.  This Fellowship reimburses travel expenses to and from Genoa and provides a cash stipend.

Bogliasco Special Fellowship in the Visual Arts
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, a Special Fellowship has been established for those working in the Visual Arts. This Special Fellowship has no restriction on nationality. In addition to reimbursing travel expenses to and from Genoa, a cash stipend is provided.

John Burroughs Bogliasco Fellowship in Literature
Established by George Capen Bitting, this Special Fellowship is named in honor of the American naturalist and essayist who was active in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. Along with Henry David Thoreau, John Burroughs was an important practitioner of the American literary genre, the nature essay. This Special Fellowship is awarded, without restriction on nationality, to persons working in creative writing. In addition to reimbursing travel expenses to and from Genoa, this Fellowship provides a cash stipend.

Leo Biaggi de Blasys Bogliasco Fellowship
Named for the Swiss industrialist whose bequest enabled the establishment of the Bogliasco Foundation and Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities, this Fellowship was created by members of the Biaggi family. It is awarded, without restriction of discipline, to persons living in those parts of the world where the cost of travel to Genoa may be prohibitive. The Leo Biaggi de Blasys Bogliasco Fellowship provides reimbursement of travel expenses and a modest cash stipend.

Deadline: ~ December 15 for August 17 – November 30, 2010, residency; check website for other deadlines

Submission Method: Electronic

Current Fellows: Could not locate

Recent Chicago Fellows: Dario Maestripieri, Biology (07/08); Robert Bird, Slavic (06/07)

Competition Level: 12 scholars and scientists are in residence at any one time; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: Former residents must wait 10 years before reapplying; third residencies are not offered.

The Center, near Lake Como, Italy, typically offers one-month residencies for no more than twelve scholars and scientists at a time. Individuals in any discipline are welcome to apply. Space is reserved for academic projects as well as projects that align with the Foundation’s mission to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help ensure that globalization’s benefits are shared more widely.

A Bellagio residency provides time for critical thinking, disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement, uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands. Residency cohorts include artists, writers, NGO practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and scientists from around the world. Meals and informal presentations of work provide an opportunity for residents to engage with one another.  During special dinners, residents also have the chance to interact with the participants of international conferences that are hosted in various buildings on the Center’s property.  The combination of private time for work and reflection and informal gatherings is an important part of life at the Center.

Residencies are typically four-weeks in length, however, shorter or longer periods may be available. Applicants need to submit a statement describing why an alternate length of time is requested. Spouses/life partners may accompany the resident, or may apply for a concurrent residency. Room and board are provided. Residents must pay for their own airfare and local transportation. Travel assistance is awarded in a separate process after one has been invited to Bellagio. The Center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four persons working on the same project.

Deadline: November 1 (can be extended to Nov. 15 for a fee) (postmark)

Submission Method: Mail

Current Fellows

Recent Chicago Fellows: Richard T. Neer, Art History (03/04); Gabriel Pihas, Pre-doctoral Italian Studies (01/02)

Competition Level: 15 fellowships are awarded annually to scholars, and 15 fellowships are awarded annually to emerging artists; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of the application; previous winners are ineligible; foreign nationals who have lived in the US for three years immediately preceding the application deadline may apply for the NEH post-doctoral fellowships.

Rome Prize Fellowships are designed for emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their career. In the case of scholars, preference will be given to applicants for whom research time in Italy, and especially in the city of Rome, is essential, and who have not had extensive experience there. Fellows are chosen from the following disciplines: Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Literature (only by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Musical Composition, Visual Arts, Ancient Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, and Modern Italian Studies.

Fellows are in residence at the American Academy in Rome compound on the Janiculum, Rome’s highest hill, from September to March or September to August. They are provided with a stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio. Winners of six-month and eleven-month fellowships receive stipends of $12,500 and $25,000, respectively.

Deadline: October 15 (receipt)

Submission Method: Electronic or Mail

Current Fellows

Recent Chicago Fellows: Robert Nelson, Art History (03/04)

Competition Level: 15 fellowships are awarded annually; the number of applications submitted is not available

Eligibility: The Villa I Tatti Fellowship is meant for a scholar who is within ten years of receiving his doctorate; renewals or repeats of an I Tatti Fellowship are not granted.

Villa I Tatti Fellows are expected to be in residence in Florence, Italy from early September till June and to participate actively in the life of the center for the full period of their fellowship. Each Fellow is offered a place to study, use of the Biblioteca and Fototeca Berenson, lunches on weekdays, and various other privileges, but he or she must arrange his or her own living accommodations. Stipends will be awarded according to individual needs, and a projected budget is requested from successful candidates at a later stage. Stipends generally do not exceed the $55,000 – $60,000 range.

Projects do not have to be devoted to Florentine subjects and often are not, but they must include the Italian Renaissance, and it must be possible for the greater part of the project to be accomplished in Florence.

These fellowships are offered by the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies.