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2019 Research Fellowships

Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona

Deadline: 01/15/19

The Center for Creative Photography, the University of Arizona invites advanced scholars and researchers from any discipline to apply for any of five research fellowships for 2019. Pre-doctoral applicants must have completed coursework and preliminary examinations for the doctoral degree and be engaged in dissertation research. Up to $5,000 is awarded for each fellowship and selection is based on the quality of the proposed research and its relationship to the Center's collections.For descriptions of the fellowships and the documents required for the application, please visit http://www.creativephotography.org/study-research/fellowships-internships.

Location

Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Eligibility

Selection is based on the quality of the proposed research and its relationship to the Center's collections. Decisions will be announced by email on or before February 28, 2018. Residencies must be scheduled with the Volkerding Study Center staff. Fellowship recipients and their research projects will be announced in the Center's publicity.

Requirements

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae of no more than four pages
3. 500-1,000 word statement detailing your research interests and project and how they will be advanced by study of the Center's archives, library, and print collection

Awards

ANSEL ADAMS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awards up to $2,500 to promote new knowledge about photography and the history of photography.

JOSEF BREITENBACH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awards up to $5,000 to support research into the art and career of Josef Breitenbach (1896-1984) and as his work and archive relates to other works and archives in the Center's collections.

HAROLD JONES AND FRANCES MURRAY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awards up to $2,500 to encourage research by curators, historians, social scientists, writers, arts, and critics, on photographers whose archives are at the Center.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS COUNCIL-LOS ANGELES (PAC-LA) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awards up to $2,500 to support research at the Center for Creative Photography in the history of photography.

TODD WALKER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awards up to $3,500 to support research into the art and career of Todd Walker.

Evaluation Criteria

Selection is based on the quality of the proposed research and its relationship to the Center's collections. Decisions will be announced by email on or before February 28, 2018. Residencies must be scheduled with the Volkerding Study Center staff. Fellowship recipients and their research projects will be announced in the Center's publicity.

Contact Information

Leslie Squyres
Center for Creative Photography P.O. Box 210103
Tucson, AZ 85721-0103

P: 520-621-6273
F: 520-621-9444
W: https://ccp.arizona.edu/study-research/fellowships-internships
E: squyresl@ccp.arizona.edu