The Metropolitan Museum of Art--Fellowships in Conservation 2000-2001

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: has made it possible for The Metropolitan
    Museum of Art to award annual conservation fellowships for training in
    one or more of the following Departments of the Museum: Paintings
    Conservation, Objects Conservation (including sculpture, metalwork,
    glass, ceramics, furniture, and archaeological objects), Musical
    Instruments, Arms and Armor, Paper Conservation, Textile Conservation,
    The Costume Institute, and Asian Art Conservation. Each Andrew W.
    Mellon Conservation Fellowship will typically be one year in duration
    with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
    Whenever possible, applicants to this program should have reached an
    advanced level of experience or training. Previous training is not
    required for applicants in Asian Art Conservation.

Polaire Weissman Fund: provides fellowships to qualified graduate students
    who preferably will have completed graduate studies in the fine arts
    or studies in costume, and who are interested in pursuing costume
    history in a museum or teaching career, or other career (including 
    conservation) related to the field of costume. These grants are 
    generally awarded for a nine month term and are for conservation work
    in the Costume Institute only. Awarded in alternate years, available
    2000-2001.

The L.W. Frohlich Charitable Trust: enables the Museum to award a two-year
    fellowship in the Department of Objects Conservation. Fellowship
    applicants should be conservators, art historians or scientists who
    are at an advanced level in their training and who have demonstrated a
    commitment to the physical examination and treatment of art objects.
    The next L.W. Frohlich Award will be given for a 2000-2002 fellowship.

All fellowship recipients will be expected to spend the fellowship in
    residence in the department with which they are affiliated. It is the 
    responsibility of the applicant to discuss her or his application in
    detail with the department and to obtain that department's approval to
    submit the application. However, such departmental approval should not   
    be construed as assurance that a fellowship will be awarded by the
    Grants Committee. Those applicants for fellowships in Paintings
    Conservation need not contact the Department before submission of the
    application.

Period: Fellowships begin on September 1, 1999.

Amount: The stipend amount for one year is $20,000 with an additional
   $2,500 for travel.

Deadline: January 7, 2000

Contact: Fellowships in Conservation
         The Metropolitan Museum of Art
         1000 Fifth Avenue
         New York, NY 10028-0198
	 Attn: Marcie Karp
	 Tel. (212) 570-3710
	 Website: http://www.metmusem.org


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