Fellowships and Grants

The Autumn 2018 round saw an increase in the number of applications received compared with previous years. A total of 201 applications were received for the awards, of which 73 were successful. The Curatorial Research Grant scheme received 22 applications, of which 6 were successful; and the Digital Project Grant scheme received 21 applications, of which 2 were awarded the full amount of £40,000. The Publication Grant scheme received 76 applications, of which 28 were successful. A large number of Research Support Grant applications were received, 58 in total, with 28 being awarded. The Educational Programme Grant scheme received 19 applications, of which 7 were successful. The Andrew Wyld Research Support Grant scheme attracted 4 applications and 2 awards were given.

Ahead of the Spring 2019 round, Fellowship award amounts were increased to reflect the rise in inflation. The Senior Fellowship awards were increased from £32,000 to £40,000; the Mid-Career Fellowship awards were increased from £10,000 to £15,000; and the Postdoctoral Fellowship awards were increased from £8,000 to £10,000. 182 applications were received, an increase on the previous year’s total, with 67 successful applications. The Senior Fellowship attracted 15 applicants, of which 3 were successful; the Mid-Career Fellowship attracted 19 applications, of which 7 were successful; and the Postdoctoral Fellowships saw a record level of applications received, 46 in total, with 15 successful. The Junior Fellowship attracted 13 applicants, of which 8 were successful. The Terra–PMC Fellowship, now in its second year, saw 7 applications, one of which received the fellowship. The Research Support Grant attracted 56 applications, and 24 were successful. There were 21 applications for Educational Programme Grants, and 8 awards were made.

None of the proposals for the Rome Fellowship were deemed suitable so no award was made. It was decided that there should be a meeting with the British School at Rome to re-evaluate the remit of the Rome Fellowship in future.

The Conservation Fellowship for the academic year 2018–2019 of £25,000 was awarded to Tate Britain, for conservation work on artworks by Nigel Henderson for a forthcoming display.