The fellowship supports new research on Chinese art in dialogue with the M+ Collections. It reflects our commitment to enriching the contemporary conversation on art in the region and to building new platforms for research and debate.
Benefits
The fellow will be awarded a grant of HKD 200,000 to cover all expenses, including travel, living, insurance, and research-related costs. The awarded fellow is expected to be attached to M+ for a period of three to six months. They will develop their proposed project in response to the research theme and will be able to access the M+ Collections both onsite and online, consult library and archival materials, deliver several internal presentations, and take part in discussions with curators and other staff members. This provides an opportunity for the project to relate to the museum’s current and future programmes as well as its curatorial and collecting strategies. The fellowship will conclude with a public lecture in Hong Kong and an essay in Chinese (at least 7,500 characters) or in English (at least 5,000 words) to be published on M+ Magazine.
Eligibility
We welcome applications from individuals or research groups of all nationalities, with no age requirement. The provision of the fellowship, however, depends on whether the fellow can obtain a visa for Hong Kong. Applicants should either hold a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline or an undergraduate degree with a minimum of three years of relevant professional work or academic research experience. Proficiency in spoken and written Chinese or English is also required.
The fellowship proposal must be based on new research or be an expansion of earlier research that has not been previously published. Preference is given to entirely new research projects. The fellow must grant M+ exclusive priority to publish the research following the completion of the project.
M+ Sigg Fellowship 2024–2025 application guidelines
Deadline: 2 December 2024
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