Australian Centre for Italian Studies – Save Venice Fellowships
As part of its commitment to fostering postgraduate and early career researchers, the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies, in collaboration with Save Venice Inc., supports Fellowships in the city of Venice for current MA, PhD students or postdoctoral researchers from the universities of Australia and New Zealand, for the period September to December on an annual basis. Up to two Fellowships are awarded, to the value of AU$8,000 each.
The Fellowships are designed for those researchers and scholars working in Italian studies, broadly conceived, whose research and/or career could benefit in any way from a period in Venice and the use of the city’s substantial resources. Those in the fields of History, Art History, Fine Art, Cultural and Media Studies, and Restoration and Museum Studies will be particularly interested, but applications will be welcome from any field across the humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have language skills in Italian at least at intermediate level as well as fluency in English.
Fellows will be expected to familiarise themselves with the work of Save Venice and, as part of their Fellowships, to assist with the projects under its supervision. Fellows will therefore collaborate with Save Venice for the equivalent of three half-days each week, which will enable them to spend significant time in Venice on their own research projects.
Support for the Fellowships is designed to cover the cost of return airfares between Australasia and Venice, accommodation, travel expenses within the lagoon, and a modest living allowance.
Fellows must be either a current Masters or PhD candidate in any area of Italian Studies at an Australian or New Zealand university or a postdoctoral researcher in any area of Italian Studies within 3 years of successful completion of their Masters or PhD at an Australian or New Zealand university.
Applications will open on 28 April 2025 and close on Friday 6 June 2025.
Details of the Fellowship, including how to apply, can be found on the ACIS website: https://www.acis.org.au/positions