CASSIS – FELLOWSHIP OF CFC 2010 – FRANCE
Fellowships of CamArgo Foundation’s Center 2010 in Cassis, France
About CamArgo:
The Camargo Foundation is a residential and cultural center founded by Jerome Hill in Cassis, France. The Foundation offers an interdisciplinary residency fellowship program for scholars pursuing studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and francophone cultures as well as for composers, writers, and visual artists pursuing creative projects. Residencies are one semester (either early-September to mid-December or mid-January to the end of May). During the summer months, the Foundation welcomes group residencies. Throughout the year, the Foundation organizes and hosts cultural events such as indoor and outdoor concerts, seminars, exhibits, and literary festivals.
Detail:
The Camargo Foundation, located in Cassis, France, is an interdisciplinary and multicultural residential center for scholars pursuing studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and francophone cultures as well as for composers, writers, and visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, video artists, and new media artists) pursuing creative projects. The Foundation’s campus includes twelve furnished apartments, a reference library, a music/conference room, an artist’s studio with darkroom, a composer’s studio, and a studio for either an artist or a composer. Residencies are one semester (either early-September to mid-December or mid-January to mid-April).
Conditions of the Fellowship:
* The Camargo fellowship is a residential grant. A $1,500 stipend is also available. Fellows who need additional funds for living or research expenses should apply for them from other sources. Fellows may not accept gainful employment that coincides with their stay at Camargo. Fees for occasional lectures or participation in seminars are allowed.
* Spouses/adult partners and dependent minor children may accompany fellows for short stays or for the duration of the residency. Because of physical arrangements at the Camargo Foundation, accompanying children must be at least six years old upon arrival, and enrolled in and attend school. Only those whose names appear on the application form may be in residence.
* Fellows must actually be in residence at the Foundation. This stipulation does not preclude absences during weekends and recesses that coincide with those of the French schools in the Marseille-Aix-Cassis area. Frequent or prolonged absences are unacceptable.
* The time in Cassis must be spent on the project proposed to and accepted by the selection committee; i.e. the project may not be substantially altered without the approval of the committee.
* Project discussions are held once a week (except during semester breaks) so each fellow has an opportunity to present the project s/he is working on to the group. The project discussion serves as a progress report. A written report will be required at the end of the residency.
* Fellows are asked to give a copy of any completed work to the Camargo library. Any publication, exhibit, or performance resulting from the grant should give credit to the Foundation.
Applicants to the Camargo Foundation may include:
* Members of university and college faculties who wish to pursue special studies while on leave from their institutions;
* Independent scholars and professors emeriti working on specific projects;
* Teachers in secondary schools, public or private, benefiting from a leave of absence in order to work on some pedagogical or scholarly project;
* Graduate students whose academic residence and general requirements have been met and for whom a stay in France would be beneficial in completing the dissertation required for their degree;
* Composers, writers, and visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, filmmakers, and new media artists) with specific projects to complete.
Guidelines for applications:
* Academic projects must have a connection to France or Francophone cultures. Artistic projects do not have this requirement.
* Most projects are individual. Collaborative projects are also welcome, but only one fellowship will be awarded to one individual per project.
* The Camargo Foundation does not consider projects for film scripts. Play scripts are welcome.
* Applications (including projects, supporting materials and letters of reference) for academic fellowships are accepted in English or French. Applications (including projects, supporting materials and letters of reference) for composition, creative writing, and visual arts fellowships are accepted in English only.
* In the interests of the Camargo interdisciplinary, multicultural community, candidates must be able to communicate well in English. A basic knowledge of French is also useful.
* Research should be sufficiently advanced not to require resources unavailable in the Marseille-Cassis Aix region. These requirements affirm the Foundation’s identity and mission as a center for scholars and artists well into the writing/creating phases of their projects as opposed to a research facility.
Deadline: The Fall 2010 Semester will run from September 14 to December 9, 2010 and the Spring 2011 Semester from January 18 to April 14, 2011.
Important Note: For non-European Union citizens, a visa is required for a stay of more than three months in France. The processing of this visa may take a considerable amount of time. Applicants who have been accepted for a residency and who are not members of the European Union should contact the French Embassy or Consulate in their area as soon as possible for information regarding visa requirements for residence in France.
Contact:
The Camargo Foundation
Attention: Application Coordinator
1, avenue Jermini
13260 Cassis, France
Source: http://www.camargofoundation.org/
