Background
The Rockefeller Foundation supports work that expands opportunity and strengthens resilience to social, economic, health and environmental challenges—affirming its pioneering philanthropic mission since 1913 to promote the well-being of humanity.
Opportunity
The Bellagio Center Resident Fellows Program offers academic writing, arts and literary arts, and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents, from a stimulating array of disciplines and geographies. The Bellagio community generates new knowledge to solve some of the most complex issues facing our world and creates art that inspires reflection, understanding, and imagination.
The Bellagio Center is located in Northern Italy between Lake Como and Lake Lecco in the town of Bellagio.
Eligibility
Residencies are open to university or think-tank based academics in all disciplines, creative artists, journalists, as well as policymakers and practitioners from the governmental and non-profit sectors. We bring together a broad, stimulating mix of disciplines and fields within the Bellagio Community. We have a strong interest in applications that align with the Foundation’s core issue areas: Advance Health, Revalue Ecosystems, Secure Livelihoods, and Transform Cities, but projects from all fields are welcomed.
The Center accepts individuals as well as collaborative residencies for teams of two to four people working on the same project. Residencies are typically four weeks in length.
Funding Available
- The award amount is unspecified. The Center typically offers two to four-week long residencies to no more than 15 residents at a time.
- Residents are housed in two main buildings and each resident is given a private room with bath and a study/studio, either adjoining the bedroom or on the grounds. Room and board are provided to all residents and their spouses/partners, but residents are responsible for their airfare and local transportation to and from Bellagio. However, the Foundation offers a travel assistance grant through an application process.
Full Details
- Full details regarding the Rockefeller Foundation Academic Writing Residency Opportunity.
Deadlines
CURO Checklist and Instructions for faculty submissions
| Full application: | |||
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review: | Nov 26, 2013 | 12:00pm (noon) | |
| Mandatory CURO Checklist Deadline: | December 2, 2013 | ||
| Submission to Organization: | December 3, 2013 | (for a possible residency any time between August 19, 2014 to November 27, 2014) |
Internal Contacts
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact:
- Carleton International for help with proposal development
| Heloise Emdon | Carleton Int’l | x8358 | 1311 Dunton Tower |