Residential awards
The Yale Center for British Art offers several short-term residential awards to academics, artists, curators, doctoral candidates, and writers to access the YCBA's collections and library.
Apply for a 2025 Residential Award through Friday, January 5, 2024, 11:59 pm ET.
Awards
Awardees are given a dedicated working space in the museum's Reference Library and encouraged to participate in events and programs, as well as to engage with the scholarly community of the university. They are also able to take advantage of the extensive collections at other Yale museums and libraries.
Residential Artist Awards
These awards are open to visual artists who are working in any field related to British visual and material culture and are intended to support the research phase of creative practice. Awardees will have access to the YCBA's collections and library, and to the galleries, museums, and libraries on the wider Yale campus. Awardees will receive a dedicated working space in the museum's Reference Library, but these awards do not include studio space.
Residential Curatorial Awards
Residential Writing Awards
These awards are open to poets and writers whose creative practice engages with any field related to British visual and material culture. Awardees will receive a dedicated working space in the museum's Reference Library, and will have access to the galleries, museums, and libraries on the wider Yale campus.
Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency
The Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency is a nine-month term-limited position that provides library professionals with substantive exposure to rare materials cataloguing. This is an excellent opportunity for those who are enthusiastic about becoming a part of the next generation of special collections librarians.
Contact the Research department at
ycba.research@yale.edu | +1 203 432 2824