Rodger
and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship
The
National Gallery of Canada’s Canadian War Art Research
Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and
Indigenous Canadian war and military art. Research must relate to any aspect of
Canadian war or military art, including painting, drawing, sculpture,
photography, printmaking and other media, and emphasize the use and
investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian
War Museum, and Library and Archives Canada. The Fellowship supports original
research by scholars undertaking publishing, exhibition, and thesis and
dissertation work or their equivalents in Canadian war or military art.
Eligibility
The
Fellowship is open to art historians, curators, critics, conservators, graduate
students and independent and other professionals working in the visual arts or
in museology and related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences and
is open to international applicants.
Tenure
Fellowships
of the National Gallery of Canada are tenable only at the National Gallery of
Canada. Each award is limited to a maximum of $5,000, including expenses and/or
a stipend. The term of each award is one calendar year beginning September 1,
2025.
Applications
Completed
applications will include all of the following:
·A
statement of the aims, methodology and anticipated results of the
investigation, limited to a maximum of three pages headed by a summary of the
proposal;
·A
brief outline of the research materials and facilities required (e.g.,
bibliography of primary and secondary resources; access to National Gallery of
Canada collections; access to the expertise and resources of other Ottawa area
institutions; etc.);
·The
proposed dates and timetable of the residency at the Gallery;
·An
outline of projected costs, including expenses and stipend. Eligible expenses
include relocation to Ottawa, subsistence during the residency, and
project-related travel, supplies and services;
·A
full curriculum vitae, including education, professional employment history,
awards and honours, publications, exhibitions and work-in-progress;
·Information
on other grants applied for or received, employment commitments and paid
sabbatical arrangements, for the proposed period of residency;
·One
letter of recommendation, sent under separate cover by the referee to the
Gallery. The letter must address the candidate’s achievements in general and
the fellowship proposal in particular;
·Examples
of finished work, textual, visual, or both.
Assessment
Criteria
The
review committee, comprised of National Gallery of Canada staff and external
jurors, will examine research proposals with the following considerations in
mind:
•
The significance, originality, goals, potential contributions and feasibility
of the proposal;
•
The need for and the benefit to be derived from enhanced access to the
collections of the Gallery and other Ottawa institutions, and the relevance to
the research community of the planned work. Priority will be given to projects
that intend to reach a public audience physically, in print or digitally.
Applications
are invited from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous peoples, women,
people of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,
racialized people, and people with disabilities.
The
Gallery is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes
and work environment.
All
applications, in English or French, for the National Gallery of Canada General
Idea Fellowship should be sent via email in PDF format to:
Amy
Rose
Senior
Manager, Library, Archives and Research Fellowship Program
