Institution: Warburg Institute
Deadline: 31 October 2025 (references due 14 November 2025)
Location: London, United Kingdom
The Warburg Institute in London is offering a series of funded postdoctoral fellowships for researchers in art history, cultural history, and related fields. These opportunities provide access to the Institute’s world-renowned Library, Photographic Collection, and Archive, supporting both long-term and short-term research projects, as well as a new curatorial fellowship engaging specifically with the Institute’s collections and artistic programme.
Frances A Yates Curatorial Fellowship
This fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers engaging specifically with the Warburg Institute’s collections—Library, Photographic Collection, or Archive—and projects related to its Artistic Programme. Fellows may work on Aby Warburg’s Zettelkästen, Refugee History, interpretation of imagery in the Photographic Collection, or libraries of 20th-century art historians.
Fellowship Details
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Duration: 9–12 months
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Stipend: £38,109 for 12 months (pro-rata for nine months)
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Responsibilities: Contribute to seminars, the Institute’s blog (Mnemosyne), and potentially develop online short courses.
Eligibility Criteria
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PhD required by September 2026
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Scholars at any stage of postdoctoral career
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Cannot hold concurrent fellowships
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International candidates must ensure visa eligibility
Long-Term Research Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellowships for research on any aspect of cultural, intellectual, or art history using the Warburg collections. Fellows contribute to seminars, the blog, and may propose online short courses. Projects cannot be revisions of doctoral dissertations.
Fellowship Details
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Duration: 9–12 months
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Stipend: £38,109 for 12 months (pro-rata for nine months)
Eligibility Criteria
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PhD required by September 2026
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Cannot hold concurrent fellowships
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International applicants must ensure UK visa eligibility
Short-Term Research Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellowships for focused research (3 months) on any aspect of cultural, intellectual, or art history using the Warburg Library, Photographic Collection, or Archive. Preference given to projects with sustained focus on specific collections. Fellows participate in seminars and contribute to the blog.
Fellowship Details
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Duration: 3 months
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Stipend: £3,000 per month
Eligibility Criteria
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PhD required by September 2026
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Cannot hold concurrent fellowships
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International applicants must ensure UK visa eligibility
