FAIC Kress Conservation Fellowships

2016-2017 Kress Conservation Fellowship

Application Due: January 22, 2016

FAIC is currently accepting applications for the Kress Conservation
Fellowship program.  The program provides competitive grants to
museums, libraries, and other conservation facilities to sponsor
supervised fellowships to develop the skills of emerging
conservators.  Nine $32,000 Fellowships will be award for one-year
post-graduate internships in advanced conservation at a museum,
library, or other conservation facility.  At least $27,000 must be
allocated as a fellowship stipend; up to $5,000 may be used toward
host institution administrative costs, benefits for the Fellow, and
other direct costs of hosting the Fellowship.

Most Fellowships begin in the summer or fall, and run for a term of
9-12 months.  A report, whether interim or final, will be due from
the host institution in September 2017.

Application must be completed by the museum, library, or
conservation host facility at which the internship will be based
(applications from individuals interested in becoming Conservation
Fellows are not accepted).  The Fellowship candidate may be
identified in advance of application by the host institution or
recruited subsequently.  Fellows should have completed (or will
complete prior to the Fellowship) a masters-level degree in
conservation prior to beginning the Fellowship.  Fellows must either
be graduates of a U.S. or Canadian conservation program, *or* a U.S.
or Canadian citizen who has graduated (or will be graduating) from a
conservation program elsewhere.  Foreign institutions may need to
provide substantial help to U.S. candidates to obtain appropriate
visas to fulfill fellowships abroad.  Priority is given to
first-year requests, but worthy projects that clearly outline
benefits to the Fellow for a second year of Fellowship can be and
have been funded.

Application Materials:

    Completed application form provided at

        <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/scholarships-grants/professional-development/kress-conservation-fellowship>

    CV of the supervisor(s)

    CV of the proposed Fellow (if identified), or position
    description/announcement and search procedures

    Other supporting materials, such as descriptions of the
    collection and institution, as desired.

please prepare materials electronically in as few files as possible.
PDF format is preferred, Word documents will also be accepted.
Email application materials to faicgrants<-at->conservation-us<.>org by
January 22, 2016.

Applications will be acknowledged by email.
Notification of results should be made by April 1, 2016.
Award payments should be made by August 1, 2016.

For more information, please visit

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/scholarships-grants/professional-development/kress-conservation-fellowship>

Learn more about the experience by reading the first-hand account of
a recent Kress Fellow at

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/scholarships-grants/professional-development>

For any questions, email Foundation of the American Institute for
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works faic<-at->conservation-us<.>org


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