Giles Worsley Rome Fellowship 2024

Closing date for application: Monday 11 December 2023

This fellowship is in memory of Giles Worsley, the distinguished architectural historian and critic who died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 44. He was an enthusiastic visitor to Italy and a great believer in the importance of Italian architecture of all periods in understanding the development of Western architecture. He was concerned that universities do not give adequate emphasis to the teaching of architectural history and that architectural historians should be encouraged to experience the reality of influential Italian buildings.

The Giles Worsley Fellowship is awarded for the study of architectural history. It is open to architectural historians and architects whose research in the field of architectural or urban history would benefit from the opportunity to spend three months (September-December 2024) at the BSR experiencing the reality of buildings and spaces in and around Rome which are related directly or indirectly to their subject of study. While the research carried out at the BSR may be part of a wider project, the intention is that it should be brought together and presented at the end of the Fellowship as a discrete piece of work.

The Giles Worsley Fellow will have access to the extensive collection of the BSR Library and Archive and will join our community of artists and scholars, contributing to and benefitting from the intellectual and social exchange that is a fundamental part of life at the BSR.

Open to

• architectural historians and architects whose research is in the field of architectural or urban history

• British and Commonwealth nationals and those who have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last three years in the UK or Commonwealth

Duration
3 months (late September–late December 2024)

Offers

• accommodation in a study-bedroom and board at the BSR

• a monthly research and travel grant of £800 to cover additional expenses

How to apply
For more information about the Fellowship, including general conditions and eligibility click here.

Applications must be submitted through our grant management platform.

Closing date for applications
Monday 11 December 2023: APPLY NOW