" CoMuse | International Fellowship "
CoMuse | International Fellowship
CoMuse supports collection-based researchers in two major German museums
The Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst award two fellowships in the framework of the project CoMuse – The Collaborative Museum for international applicants living outside of Germany.
About the CoMuse Fellowship
The CoMuse Fellowship program offers grants for research projects that allow fellows the opportunity to critically examine the collections and their contexts, to experiment with new research approaches, or to collaborate with museum’s staff to inspire new impulses in transcultural museum work. We invite applications for two CoMuse Fellowships in 2025, beginning in July and October 2025. The CoMuse Fellowships focus on addressing specific issues related to the museum collections and practices, such as:
- Strategies of sharing knowledge and generating new forms of access
- Provenance research around specific cultural belongings from the collection
- Critical re-evaluation of historical narratives and language in the collection from a decolonial perspective
- Conservation
- Analysis of cultural techniques
- Community-centred approaches and outreach strategies
- A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page) explaining your areas of interest and research as well as your experience with working with museums
- A project proposal (maximum 2 pages) that addresses one or more of the themes in the open call with a specific description of the planned research process and how you wish to participate in one of our public formats
- A CV/résumé (maximum 2 pages)
About the CoMuse Fellowship
The CoMuse Fellowship program offers grants for research projects that allow fellows the opportunity to critically examine the collections and their contexts, to experiment with new research approaches, or to collaborate with museum’s staff to inspire new impulses in transcultural museum work. We invite applications for two CoMuse Fellowships in 2025, beginning in July and October 2025. The CoMuse Fellowships focus on addressing specific issues related to the museum collections and practices, such as:
- Strategies of sharing knowledge and generating new forms of access
- Provenance research around specific cultural belongings from the collection
- Critical re-evaluation of historical narratives and language in the collection from a decolonial perspective
- Conservation
- Analysis of cultural techniques
- Community-centred approaches and outreach strategies
INFO
AMOUNT
A monthly stipend of €3,000 to cover living and production costs and coverage of travel expenses.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
November 15, 2024
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland, Republic of (EIRE) - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Ukraine
ELIGIBILITY
- Place of residence: worldwide, outside of Germany
- Language proficiency: applicants should have at least moderate proficiency in spoken English and be able to participate in discussions.
- Welcome to apply: Applicants from a variety of professional backgrounds and disciplines, including artisans, cultural practitioners, conservators, provenance researchers, educators, curators, journalists and cross-disciplinary early career researchers with a connection to or interest in the collections of these museums
- Diversity-sensitive competence
Proposals should address questions, practices or specific themes related to the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum or the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, suggest new ideas and engage with the CoMuse themes.
- Language proficiency: applicants should have at least moderate proficiency in spoken English and be able to participate in discussions.
- Welcome to apply: Applicants from a variety of professional backgrounds and disciplines, including artisans, cultural practitioners, conservators, provenance researchers, educators, curators, journalists and cross-disciplinary early career researchers with a connection to or interest in the collections of these museums
- Diversity-sensitive competence
Proposals should address questions, practices or specific themes related to the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum or the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, suggest new ideas and engage with the CoMuse themes.
APPLICATION DETAILS
To apply you need:- A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page) explaining your areas of interest and research as well as your experience with working with museums
- A project proposal (maximum 2 pages) that addresses one or more of the themes in the open call with a specific description of the planned research process and how you wish to participate in one of our public formats
- A CV/résumé (maximum 2 pages)
DEADLINE
2024-11-15
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
Germany
WEBSITE
CONTACT
Fellowships.comuse@smb.spk-berlin.de
KEYWORDS
Arts - Curatorial and cross-disciplinary work - Education - Research - Cultural Heritage