The Harvard University Centre for Italian Renaissance Studies Fellowships

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The Harvard University Centre for Italian Renaissance Studies Fellowships

The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies Fellowships is sponsored by the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti and is administered by The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. This scholarship is a result of the effort put by Bernard Berenson.
In the year 1900, Bernard Berenson, a critic of late Medieval and Renaissance Art came to reside in Villa I Tatti, a suburb on the outskirts of Florence. Berenson lived in Villa I Tatti till the year 1959, in which he expired. Bernard Berenson, the devoted scholar that he was, willed his estate and his entire collection of books, photographs and creations of art to Harvard University, which was his alma mater. In doing so, Berenson had in mind a center for young scholars who would carry out advanced research work in the field of human values and civilizations.

Under this Fellowship program 15 awards are annually awarded to deserving scholars, irrespective of their nationality, for conducting studies in Italian Renaissance. Villa I Tatti is located in Florence, Italy and each fellow who comes to do research work here is provided a place to study. He is also allowed extensive usage of Biblioteca and Fototeca Berenson. Among other privileges, a scholar is provided with lunch on weekdays and the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet scholars from different countries who also are involved in research work in related fields.
The award associated with each Italian Renaissance Studies Fellowship is $ 50,000, on an average The deadline for filing in applications is 15th October every year and by the beginning of February every year the official notification is posted on the website. Only candidates interested in doing postdoctoral research work in Italian Renaissance should apply for this fellowship award, as this is the eligibility criterion.

Address :

Fellowship Program
Harvard University
University Place
124, Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone : 617- 496-8724

Fax : 617- 495-8041

Email: info@itatti.it


The contact address in Italy is as follows :

Fellowship Program
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
Via di Vincigliata 26
50135

Phone: +39055603251

Fax: +39055603383