Professional Fellowships and fully- funded PhD studentships in heritage: Deadlines in Jan & Feb

Professional Fellowships are on offer at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles, to train emerging conservation professionals, with closing date of 31 January 2017, while the university Heritage Consortium (Bradford, Hull, Huddersfield, Leeds Beckett, Northumbria, Sheffield Hallam and Teesside universities) invites high-quality proposals for up to 14 PhD studentships tenable for three years from 1 October 2017, with a deadline of 5pm Monday 6th February 2017.

The GCI Professional Fellowships include:

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) writes:

The GCI Professional Fellowships are designed to provide emerging practitioners with in-depth opportunities to build and strengthen their skills and experience as conservation professionals, while working under the guidance of experienced GCI staff. GCI Professional Fellows will participate in the ongoing work of the GCI as full members of the Getty’s professional community. Professional development will be encouraged and assisted through participation in professional meetings, conferences, or workshops. Fellows’ research outcomes will be disseminated through publications and conference presentations.

For more details see the IHBC’s Awards and Bursaries page

See also the Getty Conservation Institute website


The Heritage Consortium writes:

The Heritage Consortium will fund up to 14 PhD studentships tenable for three years from 1 October 2017 to help Home or EU students undertake research in Heritage and Cultural studies. All students undertake common cohort-based training in Heritage Research, and have access to facilities and research support at the other Consortium members and their network of heritage organisations.

The Consortium invites research proposals in and across the boundaries of the following subject areas, relating to Heritage:

  • Archaeology
  • Archives
  • Cultural History
  • Cultural Geography
  • Cultural Studies & Popular Culture
  • Economic & Social History
  • Heritage Management
  • Museum & Gallery Studies

Deadline 5pm Monday 6th February 2017.

Interviews will be held in the first week of March 2017

For more details see the IHBC’s Awards and Bursaries page

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