Deadline: November 15, 2022
Applications for the I Tatti/DHI Rom Joint Fellowship for African Studies 2023-2024 are now open. I Tatti – The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies and the German Historical Institute in Rome (Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom) offer a joint residential fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
With this fellowship, I Tatti and the DHI Rom seek to stimulate and support increased scholarship on cultural exchange with and within the African continent during the period c. 1250-1750 by creating and promoting opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, particularly between scholars from African regions and those working in European and North American institutions. The fellowship offers post-doctoral scholars working on African studies (or topics that closely consider Africa) a ten-month position to conduct historical research in Italy supported by two institutes with dynamic academic communities.
Fellows will spend five months (September 2023 – January 2024) in Rome at the DHI and five months (February – June 2024) in Florence at I Tatti. The fellowship is designed for scholars in fields related to the study of precolonial and colonial African history c. 1250-1750, including art history, the history of expressive cultures, musicology, economic history, intellectual, political, and religious history, as well as literature and languages. Preference will be given to advanced research projects that address the relationship between the African continent and the Mediterranean world during the early modern period, broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th through the 17th centuries.
Stipend
- The stipend is USD $4,200 per month, plus a one-time supplement (maximum USD $1,500) towards relocation expenses. When possible, an apartment will be set aside for the Fellow’s use, rent free, but with charges for utilities. If an apartment is not available, a housing subsidy will be offered to offset rental costs.
Eligibility
- Open to scholars of all nationalities. Special consideration will be given to scholars from the African continent.
- Applicants must have their PhD certificate in hand by the time they apply and will be asked to upload a scan of it when submitting their application. (If the certificate is not in English, please include a translation.)
- Applicants must be fluent in English, Italian, German, or French, and proficient in an additional one of these languages.
- Each successful candidate must be approved by both institutions. It must be possible for Fellows to carry out most of their research with the resources available in the city where they are resident. The Fellow will be expected to carry out original research on the topic for which they have been awarded their fellowship.
- Priority will be given to applicants with no previous association with the two institutes.
Application
Applicants must have two scholars who know their work well submit recommendations online by November 20, 2022. These recommendations must be written in English. In order to give your referees adequate time to submit letters of recommendation, register them as early as possible. Referees will receive an email explaining how to access the system and submit their letters electronically. It is the applicants’ responsibility to inform the scholars writing on their behalf of the nature of the project and the deadline for submission.
Applications must be written in English and must be submitted electronically by midnight (Cambridge, MA time) on November 15, 2022. Scholars can apply to only one type of fellowship at I Tatti per academic year.
For more information, visit I Tatti/DHI Rom Joint Fellowship.
