Rome Fellowship
Rome Fellowship supports researchers through a residency at the British School at Rome to study British–Italian cultural contact, exchange and influence and contribute to British art scholarship.
Funder: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Due Dates: November 30, 2026 (Opens) | January 18, 2027 (Applications close) | January 28, 2027 (References due) | April 16, 2027 (Decisions by)
Funding Amounts: Three-month residency with accommodation and meals; £3,000 honorarium for employed researchers plus up to £8,000 for replacement staff, or £7,000 for independent researchers
Summary: Supports advanced research on British–Italian cultural contact, exchange and influence through a residency at the British School at Rome.
Key Information: Applicants cannot apply for other PMC funding simultaneously or hold the fellowship alongside another organisation’s paid award.
Description
The Paul Mellon Centre’s Rome Fellowship supports advanced research into cultural contact, exchange and influence between Britain and Italy through a three-month residency at the British School at Rome (BSR). Its scope includes Britain’s historical Empire and Commonwealth, with projects expected to contribute to the wider field of British art. The residency enables direct engagement with Rome’s art and archive collections, the BSR’s collections, and the city as an architectural and cultural artefact. Projects using the BSR’s archives and historical records are especially welcomed.
Applicants must identify a distinct outcome, such as a publication, series of articles or exhibition proposal, or explain how the residency will significantly advance a larger research project. Selection considers academic rigour, originality, long-term scholarly contribution, and work that includes voices or reaches audiences previously underrepresented in British art studies.
