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I Tatti Fellowships | Harvard’s Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy

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I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, sits in a historic villa above Florence, Italy. Each year it welcomes scholars from around the world for residential fellowships to write and research in one of the world’s great libraries for Renaissance studies.

Quick summary

  • Host: Villa I Tatti, Harvard University, Florence, Italy
  • Who: postdoctoral scholars (PhD required) and, for some fellowships, curators and conservators
  • Duration: 4 to 12 months, depending on the fellowship
  • Deadlines:I Tatti Fellowship 15 October; I Tatti/Dumbarton Oaks 1 November; most others 16 November

Fellowships for

  • I Tatti Fellowship (12 months): the Italian Renaissance, about 1300–1700
  • Wallace Fellowship (4 or 6 months): the Renaissance’s legacy in the modern era
  • Berenson Fellowship (4 or 6 months): "Italy in the World", exchanges between Italy and other cultures
  • Digital Humanities Fellowship (4 or 6 months)
  • Craig Hugh Smyth Fellowship (4 or 6 months): for curators and conservators
  • David and Julie Tobey Fellowship (4 or 6 months): drawings, prints and illustrated manuscripts
  • Marlène and Paolo Fresco Fellowship in African Studies (6 months): exchange between Africa and the Mediterranean
  • Joint fellowships with Dumbarton Oaks (Washington, DC), the Warburg Institute (London) and the Museo del Prado (Madrid)

Benefits

Fellows receive a monthly stipend, a study at the villa and full access to I Tatti’s library and photo archive. For example, the I Tatti/Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship pays US$5,200 per month plus up to US$1,800 for relocation. Each fellowship page gives its exact terms.

Eligibility

  • A PhD at the time of application (for most fellowships), usually early- or mid-career
  • Good English and at least a reading knowledge of Italian
  • No nationality restriction

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