Join a community of scholars in the fields of art history, archaeology, museum education, conservation, and related sciences, as well as scholars in other disciplines, whose dynamic and interdisciplinary projects require close study of objects in The Met collection.
Annually, The Met awards over 50 fellowships to scholars from around the world. It is an educational priority to make The Met a laboratory for art and ideas. As a result, we support academic investigations of the Museum’s collection spanning more than 5,000 years from every corner of the world and contribute to broader scholarly discourses.
Met fellowships are awarded to junior scholars, postdoctoral and senior academics, and museum professionals for independent study or research.
What Does a Met Fellowship Offer?
- Financial support, time, and space to conduct sustained research
- Exposure to practical curatorial work, hands-on conservation treatments, and cutting-edge scientific research
- Weekly programs designed exclusively for fellows to connect with new colleagues, share ideas, and discuss current issues in the field
- An unparalleled art collection and vast library holdings
- A base in New York City, a nexus of scholarship with world-renowned universities, cultural institutions, and libraries
- Opportunities to travel the world
- Access to a robust alumni network
- The ability to workshop ongoing research and present findings publicly
Departmental Placement
A Met fellowship grants scholars from around the world opportunities to immerse themselves in a curatorial, conservation, education, or scientific research department at the Museum. Drawing on the particular strengths, resources, and expertise of their host departments, fellows use the Museum as a space for dynamic exchange, research, and professional advancement. Fellows have unique access to the Museum’s inner workings and fully integrate themselves into the life of The Met.
Each fellow is paired with a supervisor or primary contact in their host department who can help them navigate the Museum and facilitate access to resources. Fellows have access to staff, libraries, collections, research facilities, labs, and the time and space necessary to complete their book manuscripts, doctoral dissertations, scholarly articles, conservation training, research experiments, and other academic pursuits.
Gatherings and Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present
Through programming that includes informal conversations, gallery talks, and departmental visits, fellows meet with Museum curators, conservators, exhibition designers, educators, publishers, collections managers, members of the digital staff, and Museum leadership. Among the brightest minds and most interesting innovators working in museums today, these individuals contribute to an expansive understanding of museum work and offer fellows the chance to establish relationships with their current and future colleagues.
Each spring, Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present offers fellows the opportunity to explore new lines of inquiry while connecting them with the wider Met community and public. During Research Out Loud, fellows present their research through panel presentations and in-gallery activations.
Who Can Apply:
- Junior scholars, postdoctoral and senior academics, museum professionals, and researchers from around the world.
- Scholars in art history, archaeology, museum education, conservation, and related fields, as well as those from other disciplines with projects that require in-depth study of The Met’s collection.
No Deadline
For more information and to apply, visit www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/fellowships
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