Summary

The Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship is a one-year fellowship that combines art historical research with training in the technical investigation of The Met collection.

Slifka fellows work with a curatorial mentor and a conservation and/or scientific research mentor on a specific project proposed by a curator and/or conservator or scientist. While open to both predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows, this fellowship is primarily intended to provide an individual at an early stage of their career with training in technical art history and investigation. If the fellow is predoctoral, they may be permitted to spend some portion of their time on their dissertation, to be determined by mutual agreement with their supervisor.

While two potential fellowship projects are listed below, only one Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship will be awarded for 2027–2028.

1. French Posters in the Department of Drawings and Prints
2. European Manuscript Illumination in the Robert Lehman Collection

Key Details

Compensation: $53,000 (junior fellows); $63,000 (senior fellows); +$6,000 travel stipend

Term: September 1, 2027–August 31, 2028

Schedule: FT

Deadline: October 15, 2026 (5 PM ET)

Eligibility

• PhD candidates through early-career postdoctoral scholars are eligible to apply.
• Junior fellowships are awarded to applicants who are working on their PhD at the time that they submit their application. Applicants who receive their PhD after the submission deadline are not eligible for the senior fellowship.
• Senior (postdoc) fellowships are awarded to those who hold a PhD on the date of application submission.
• Individuals who are neither US citizens nor permanent residents are eligible to apply for The Met Fellowship Program, provided that they have or are able to obtain valid work authorization under applicable US visa regulations. If you are an international student, fellow, or worker currently in the US on a visa sponsored by another entity (e.g. a university, another museum, or employer), we strongly encourage you to speak to your university’s foreign student office or visa sponsor before applying. If you are currently in the US on an F-1 visa sponsored by a US college or university, you may request CPT or OPT from your school to participate in the Fellowship Program. Please contact your university’s foreign student office prior to applying.
• If you are not currently in the US, The Met may be able to sponsor successful applicants as part of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, if they are eligible. Please note that the J-1 Exchange Program has specific regulations about repeat participation in the program; if you currently hold or have held a J-1 visa in the past, we strongly encourage you to visit the BridgeUSA website (j1visa.state.gov) and your current sponsor’s visa office to determine your eligibility to apply for another J-1 visa. Please note that The Met does not reimburse or cover costs incurred during the visa application process.

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