MUUS Collection Research Fellowship

Application deadline: July 31, 2026
Location: Tenafly, New Jersey (USA)

About the Fellowship

Created in 2026, the MUUS Collection Research Fellowship comprises a $20,000 grant awarded to a curator or academic. The grant will allow the Fellow to spend time in MUUS Collection’s archives and use our new MUUSEUM Research Portal to develop an exhibition or publication concept based on works within the collections. The Fellow will also benefit from mentorship sessions with the advisory board.

As a part of the $20,000 grant, MUUS Collection will provide full coverage of travel costs to the archive. The winner will be decided in October and announced at Paris Photo.

The advisory board is composed of leading curators, publishers, and directors: Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director, Photo Elysée; Sarah Meister, Executive Director, Aperture; Paul Roth, Director, Image Centre; Mark Sealy OBE, Executive Director, Autograph ABP; Sophie Wright, Executive Director, MUUS Collection.

Requirements

Applicants should have a minimum of five years professional experience at museums, galleries, universities or similar cultural institutions. Candidates from underrepresented or marginalized communities are encouraged to apply. The Fellowship is open to any candidates internationally, but fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Candidates must also be willing to travel to Tenafly, New Jersey, for up to a week during mutually agreed-upon dates, and have flexibility to be available for remote collaboration, both with the archive team and for sessions with the advisory
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Applications are open from May 1, 2026 until July 31, 2026. The grant will run from November 2026–November 2027.

For more information on the fellowship, and how to apply, please click the link below.

 

 

Image credits: Rosalind Fox Solomon, Contact sheet of roll 7987-91 (Washington Square Park), New York, New York, 1985