Research Department and Mentoring of Scholarship holders
Scholarships at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
On a regular basis numerous scholars from renowned national and
international organizations and foundations spend research periods, for
short research visits as well as for longer duration, at the Central
Institute for Art History in Munich.
They include fellows with a scholarship of the States of the Federal
Republic of Germany (duration 1-3 years), the award winners of the
Zentralinstitut who receive a scholarship of the association
'Friends of the ZI', CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT,
for an outstanding research paper, fellows of the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation,
the Alexander
von Humboldt Foundation, the
Gerda Henkel Foundation, the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(DFG), the
Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the
German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD), the Fulbright
Commission and many other organizations.
If you want to apply to a scholarship organization (e.g. DAAD, Fulbright Commission) for a research
scholarship at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, please
feel free to contact Dr. Iris Lauterbach for a letter of introduction:
Dr. Iris Lauterbach
Phone.: +49 89 289-27562
E-Mail: i.lauterbach@zikg.eu
The Zentralinstitut offers excellent working conditions and
the opportunity to participate in the academic support program that
includes e.g. regular public workshops and
excursions.
To be regularly informed about fellowships and application deadlines
please subscribe to the
ZI-Newsletter.
 Excursion to Landshut, Stadtresidenz, 2008 |
 Fellows in the workplace, © Behrens |
Current Fellows at the Zentralinstitut
Scholarships of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany
The scholarships granted by the German Federal States Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria are advertised (with the exception of Hamburg) on the ZI-Homepage, in the ZI-Newsletter and in the Kunstchronik. Application notifications are also published at university institutes in each respective state.
Scholarship holders presently working at the ZI:
- Baden-Württemberg
Anna Keblowska, M.A.: Saint-Martin-des-Champs und die Anfänge der Gotik in der Île-de-France - Bayern
Dr. Sebastian Karnatz: Die Nibelungen und ihre Bilder. Zur pikturalen Rezeption und Transformation des Nibelungenlieds im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert - Hamburg
Daniela Wagner, M.A.: Aussicht auf das Ende der Welt. Die Fünfzehn Zeichen vor dem Jüngsten Gericht - Niedersachsen
Dr. des. Meike Rotermund, M.A.: Das Wissen der Bilder – Bildwissenschaftliche Zugänge zu künstlerischen Artefakten und medialen Bildern - Sachsen
Ulrike Scholz, M.A.: Die Galerie Gerstenberger. Markt, Kunst- und Museumspolitik während der Weimarer Republik und im Nationalsozialismus
See also the list of former fellows.
Fellowship of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Regularly, within the program of Institutional Fellowship of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, fellows are guests of the Zentralinstitut.
To learn more about the fellowship and the application procedure
For further information please contact:
Dr. Iris Lauterbach
Phone.: +49 89 289 27562
E-Mail: i.lauterbach@zikg.eu
or
Nadine Dobrowolski
Phone: +49 89 289 27556
E-Mail: direktion@zikg.eu
2011-2013
Jessica Abigail Stevenson-Stewart, Berkeley: Rules of Engangement:
Art, Commerce, and Diplomacy in Golden-Age Antwerp
See also the list of former fellows of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants 2011
The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants support travel to the United States for research purposes. Foreign nationals enrolled in European universities whose research projects concern American art or transatlantic artistic relations prior to 1980 are eligible. Three pre-doctoral grants of $5,000 and three post-doctoral grants of $7,500 (for researchers who have been awarded their doctorate within the past ten years) are available. Applications must be received by one of the partnering institutions:
- the Courtauld Institute of Art, London
- the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris
- the John F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien, Freie Universität, Berlin
- the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich
Terra Foundation for American Art Travel Grant
See the list of former fellows of the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Wolfgang-Ratjen-Award
International Award for Outstanding Research in the Graphic Arts
The association 'Friends of the ZI' (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT) offers an annual award for emerging scholars in the field of graphic arts.
The purpose of this award, which honours the memory of the collector Wolfgang Ratjen (1943-1997) and is awarded since 1995, is to encourage younger scholars to address topics in the field of graphic arts. Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or a scholarly article of larger scope, dealing with art historical questions of drawings and/or prints. Applicants should have an academic background. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 5,000 and is expected to spend three months conducting research at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich.
The call for proposals is also published in the Kunstchronik and in the ZI-Newsletter.
Award for Distinguished Research in the Applied Sciences (2007-2009: Helmut-Seling-Award)
International Award for Outstanding Research in the Applied Arts
The association 'Friends of the ZI' (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT) offers an annual award for emerging scholars in the field of applied arts.
The purpose of this award is to encourage younger scholars to address topics in the field of applied arts. Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or a scholarly article of larger scope, dealing with art historical questions in this field. Applicants should have an academic background. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 4,500 and is expected to spend three months conducting research at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich.
The award was named after Werner Hauger (1936-1997) from 1998 to 2006 and after Helmut Seling from 2007 to 2009.
The call for proposals is also published in the Kunstchronik and in the ZI-Newsletter.
Theodor-Fischer-Award
International Award for Outstanding Research in the History of Architecture in the 19th and 20th Centuries
The association 'Friends of the ZI' (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT) offers an annual award for emerging scholars in the field of the history of architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The purpose of this award, named after the architect and university professor Theodor Fischer (1862-1938) and awarded since 2002, is to encourage younger scholars to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public. Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or scholarly article of larger scope, dealing with the history of architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries. Applicants should have an academic background. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 5,000 and is expected to spend three months conducting research at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich.
The call for proposals is also published in the Kunstchronik and in the ZI-Newsletter.
Further Scholarships
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
2012
Prof. Dr. Jindrich Vybiral, Prag: Leopold Bauer - Architekt der
antimodernen Moderne
Gerda Henkel Stiftung
2009-2014
Karin Hellwig, München: Fritz Saxls „Velázquez-Studien" und
die Forschungen zur spanischen Kunst an der Kulturwissenschaftlichen
Bibliothek Warburg – Eine methodologisch-historiographische Untersuchung
List of further former fellows
Contact:
Dr.
Iris Lauterbach or Nadine Dobrowolski
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