MIGELIEN GERRITZEN FELLOWSHIP FOR CONSERVATION & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

1. The Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship is open to MA graduates, as well as PhD students and post-doctoral candidates. MA Graduate/PhD Fellows are those who have completed their MA degree or whose proposal is embedded in the research plans of their forthcoming PhD dissertation, postdoctoral Fellows must have completed their PhD dissertation and obtained a PhD degree on the date of application.
2. Fellowships are open to candidates of all nationalities and with varied specialisms. They may include conservators and scientists.
3. Candidates should have proven research capabilities, academic credentials and excellent command of the English language – both written and spoken. Proficiency in a second language (ideally Dutch or German) is preferred but not required.

Stated amount: 4,198,995

1. Fellowship stipends are awarded to help support a Fellow’s study and research efforts during the tenure of their appointment. The stipend of €39,000 (Rs. 36,39,129.00/-) for MA graduate/PhD Fellows or €45,000 (Rs. 41,98,995.00/-) for postdoctoral Fellows (subject to taxes and deductions) is for a period of twelve months commencing 1 September, the start of the academic year.
2. The Fellowship will allow for limited travel for research in art collections and archives elsewhere in Europe to a maximum value of €5,000 (Rs. 4,66,520/-) annually. The Rijksmuseum will cover visa fees for the Fellow, but not for dependents. Number of Scholarship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

1. First All the application form will be evaluated.
2. After evaluation, eligible candidates will be shortlisted for the scholarship.
3. Shortlisting of candidates will be done by authorities. Other Info
4. This Fellowship enables early career scholars to conduct conservation and scientific research on art works and historical artefacts.
5. Focus should be the Rijksmuseum collection or ideation that has been initiated at the Rijksmuseum. A suitable project might entail technical research into objects in the Rijksmuseum’s collection or analytical techniques, preventive conservation, or treatment methodologies.
6. This fellowship enables candidates to collaborate with conservators, curators and scientists active at the Rijksmuseum. The Fellowship will preferably result in an article for publication, the content and form of which will be decided by the Fellow in consultation with the Rijksmuseum.
7. The Rijksmuseum will provide joint working space for the Fellows, in order to stimulate an exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience.
8. Access will be given to all relevant resources in the museum, such as the Research Library Collections, collection documentation, and the conservation laboratories of the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam. A member of the museum's scientific staff will be acting as advisor to the Fellow.