Getty Cultural Heritage Program

PARC and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers announce

2010 Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program
for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East

Fellowship in Cultural Heritage for Advanced Regional Research

PARC and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) announce the third cycle of the Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program. The fellowship program is open to Palestinian scholars who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the study or preservation of cultural heritage who wish to undertake a specific research project in cultural heritage at one of the following overseas research centers: American Academy in Rome; American Institute for Maghrib Studies (Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria); American Institute for Yemeni Studies (Sana’a); American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo); American Research Institute in Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara); American School of Classical Studies at Athens; and Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nicosia).

Deadline for Applications: January 11, 2010

Scholars who have already received a Getty fellowship are not eligible to apply.

An application package (Word format) can be obtained by clicking here.

For further information, please contact PARC's Ramallah office by sending email to: parcpal@palnet.com

About the Fellowship

This program of research fellowships will serve to build cooperative networks among practitioners and scholars from Italy, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq whose research and professional interests focus on studying or preserving cultural heritage. The program will draw on the resources, facilities, and contacts of American overseas research centers in the region to enable the recipients to further their research and to build professional networks in and among the host countries. Each cycle of the three-year program will fund up to twelve, one- to two-month, short-term residencies with Palestinian recipients affiliating with one of the American overseas research centers listed below.

Award

Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowship includes a travel and living stipend of up to $4,000 for no less than one month of research. A final report in English is due no later than two months after the completion of the fellowship tenure. All research must be completed by August 31, 2011. Notification of fellowship status will be made available to each applicant via email by April 30, 2010.

Required Documents to be sent by email

• Application Form
• Project Description, up to 1,500 words maximum
• One Letter of Recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae, 3 pages maximum
• A letter demonstrating that the applicant has established contact with one of the American research centers mentioned below

Please fill out the application form and then save it before sending.

Selection Process

Fellowship applicants will submit their research grant applications directly to the Palestinian American Research Center by e-mail to parcpal@palnet.com. PARC will in turn forward the applications, with comments, to CAORC. Applicants will be ranked by an appropriate scholarly review panel selected by CAORC and will be judged on the scholarly significance of their proposal and its importance to understanding the focus region; the potential value of any collaboration proposed; the feasibility of the research design; the applicant’s research background; and the quality of the reference letter. CAORC will also contact the potential host research centers to assure that the proposed research is acceptable in terms of local conditions and regulations.

Participating Centers

Palestinians who wish to apply for a fellowship must affiliate with one of the following research centers to conduct their research:

Method of Submittal

Please submit the application form, project description, curriculum vitae, and letter from the proposed hosting research center in MS Word or Adobe PDF format via email to parcpal@palnet.com.

Please have your letter of recommendation sent directly by your reference via email to the Palestinian American Research Center at parcpal@palnet.com.

Applicants are responsible for assuring that PARC receives all documents by the deadline date, January 11, 2010. An application is not considered complete until PARC receives all documents.

This program is made possible through support from the Getty Foundation.