Deadline: March 24, 2025
Applications are open for the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program 2026. Where else could an economist, a painter, an astrophysicist, and a poet work together to address the most pressing issues of our time? The Bellagio Center supports leaders to advance novel solutions and develop partnerships that may at first seem unlikely — unlocking breakthroughs essential to humanity’s well-being.
The Rockefeller Foundation believes good ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. For more than 60 years, the Bellagio Center Residency Program has supported innovators, trailblazers, changemakers, and champions to advance specific breakthrough projects. Bellagio seeks to inspire collaboration across sectors and professions, political affiliations, and national borders. In sharing their knowledge, approaches, and perspectives, residents strengthen their work and collectively transform the issues that define our present and shape our future.
Based in Lake Como, Italy, the four-week residency offers participants the opportunity to unleash their creativity and advance groundbreaking work. Residents can take advantage of focused, uninterrupted work time in this unique environment while participating in an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural cohort. They form lasting bonds and stay connected to The Rockefeller Foundation long after their residency ends as members of the Bellagio Network.
Benefits
- Up to four (4) weeks at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy.
- Room and board with a private studio for working.
- A shared community of up to 14 scholars, artists, and practitioners from around the world.
- Travel funding.
- Future participation in an international network of Bellagio Center alumni, united in the shared purpose of creating a better world.
Eligibility
Open to:
- University- and think-tank-based academics, researchers, professors, and scientists working in any discipline. These projects frequently advance a scholarly discipline or field of study and often lead to a published book or article.
- Artists and writers — including but not limited to composers, fiction and non-fiction writers, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers, dancers, musicians, and visual artists — who share in the Foundation’s mission of promoting the well-being of humanity and produce work that inspires change and action. Art projects can be in the research, production, and/or post-production stage.
- Senior-level policymakers, nonprofit leaders, journalists, private-sector leaders, and public advocates in a variety of fields and sectors. These projects can take many different forms, including books, articles, organizational plans, and policy briefs.
Application
The first step in the application process is a Pre-Application Questionnaire to verify eligibility. Eligible applicants can then complete an online Expression of Interest to share more about their professional background and proposed project. The Rockefeller Foundation will invite a shortlist of candidates to submit a full application.
For more information, visit Bellagio Center Residency Program.
