The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation announces its 2010-11 programme of grants (predoctoral and postdoctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theatre.

 

Applicants must (i) be citizens or permanent residents of Great Britain or the Commonwealth, (ii) have experience in advanced research at the graduate level or equivalent, and (iii) if graduate students, have fulfilled all doctoral requirements except completion of the dissertation. Candidates for the British and Commonwealth Programme should email Professor Julian Gardner at julian.gardner@warwick.ac.uk. Applications for the British and Commonwealth Programme are due by Saturday 15th May 2010.

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Grants for the maximum amount requested are rarely awarded, and successful applicants are frequently awarded less than the amount requested. Funds are granted primarily for research in Venice and the Veneto only, and for transportation to, from, and within the Veneto. Scholars who have already received and accepted a Delmas grant for work in Venice and the Veneto are eligible to apply for one-time grants of one month maximum, to work exclusively on Venetian materials in other European libraries or museums. The proposed research must be related to the previous Delmas grant. Applicants may not submit funding requests for both grants within the same year. Funds may also be made available for aid in the publication of studies made possible by Delmas grants.

 

For further details about the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in America please see the website at http://www.delmas.org/about/index.html