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Applications are now open for the Camargo Fellowship 2025-2026. This fellowship is open to artists, scholars and thinkers. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
The Camargo Fellowship is the flagship program of the Camargo Foundation. Since 1971, the Camargo Foundation has awarded residencies to more than 1,500 individuals as part of its mission to support groundbreaking research, experimentation, and interdisciplinary approaches in the Arts and Humanities.
Each year, an esteemed panel of scholars and arts professionals selects individuals or teams from hundreds of submissions from around the world. The laureates are awarded residencies in a stunning, contemplative environment where they have the space, time, and freedom to think, create, and connect. For this upcoming 2025-2026 edition, 14 applicants will be selected for a residency as part of the program. Fellowships will span over 10 weeks. With each cohort of Fellows, the Foundation strives to foster connections between research and creation.
Click here to learn more about the Camargo Fellowship residency program.
Click here to read the full guidelines.
On Thursday, September 5th, 2024, at 4pm (CET) a webinar will be organized to present the upcoming edition of the Camargo Fellowship to interested applicants. The webinar will include information about Camargo, the call for residencies in 2025-2026, and a Q&A session.
The Camargo Foundation is committed to supporting inclusiveness and a diversity of contemporary reflections and practices, welcoming applicants from around the globe. The Camargo Fellowship offers research-based residencies to applicants from various fields and disciplines. Three main categories are available, as well as several subcategories for artists applications.
Scholars
Scholars in the Arts and Humanities should have a focus on French and Francophone cultures, or cross-cultural studies that engage the cultures and influences of the Mediterranean region. To be eligible for a fellowship in the “Scholars” category, applicants are expected either to hold a PhD and a record of post-doctoral scholarship, or to be PhD candidates completing the final stages of research for, or writing of, their dissertation.
Thinkers
Thinkers include accomplished professionals and practitioners in cultural and creative fields (such as curators, journalists, critics, urban planners, independent scholars, etc.) who are professionally engaged in critical thought. We are interested in work attuned to the theoretical arena, the arts, and society to equitable transitions, and producing plural subjectivities.
Artists
Artists should keep in mind that the Camargo Fellowship is a research-based residency. Applicants should have maintained a (professional) practice for at least the past 5 years. They should be the primary creators of new work or a new project. They should be able to demonstrate a track record of publications, public performances and exhibitions, credits, awards, and/or grants.
Collaborative Projects
Teams of up to three individuals are welcome to apply, including but not limited to interdisciplinary collaborative projects. One stipend and one travel grant are awarded to each member of the team, and one multi-bedroom apartment is assigned to the entire team. Collaborative teams must provide application materials for all members of the team, including CVs and work samples. A maximum of 2 collaborative projects per application cycle can be selected.
Applications must be submitted no later than Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, by 5:59pm EST (e.g., New York City) / 23:59 CET (e.g. Paris).
Late and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
APPLICATIONS
Eligible applicants may submit only one application. Multiple submissions will be disqualified.
They accept applications only via their online platform, Submittable:
https://camargofoundation.submittable.com/submit
To select its Fellows, Camargo works with an international panel of independent jurors. English is the language of the application and selection processes. While the application form must be submitted in English, the supporting materials (CV, work samples, etc.) can be submitted either in English or French. Applications must include the following:
How to Apply (2)
COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONS
Collaborative teams must submit only one joint application containing supporting materials for the entire team le. the CVs, and work samples for artist applicatons. collaborative proposals that combine more than one discipline should be submitted in the category of multidisciplinary arts, or in the category of the thinkers if they focus on research and critical thought.
WEBINAR
An informational webinar will be offered for interested applicants on Thursday, September 6th, 2024 at 4:00PM CET (e.g. Paris. Please check the Foundation's website for the link to the webinar.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For any technical questions about the application, please email [email protected].
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