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The American Academy in Rome is the oldest American overseas center for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities.
For one hundred years the Academy's eleven acre center in Rome has provided an inspiring environment for those who practice the fine and liberal arts.

The Rome Prize is awarded annually to about thirty candidates, each selected by a jury of distinguished peers through a national competition.
The winners are invited to Rome to pursue their work for periods ranging from six months to two years. They are provided with stipends, residential accommodation, meals, private studies or studios, and most important, an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and artistic freedom, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovation.
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Visit the web page at: http://www.aarome.org/apply/rome-prize/procedure-requirements

Fellows are chosen from the following disciplines:

* Architecture
* Design
* Historic Preservation and Conservation
* Landscape Architecture
* Literature (awarded only by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters)
* Musical Composition
* Visual Arts
* Ancient Studies
* Medieval Studies
* Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
* Modern Italian Studies
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Each year, the Rome Prize is awarded to thirty emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities.
Prize recipients are invited to Rome for six months or eleven months to immerse themselves in the Academy community where they will enjoy a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand their own professional, artistic, or scholarly pursuits, drawing on their colleagues' erudition and experience and on the inestimable resources that Italy, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Academy have to offer.

Rome Prize winners are the core of the Academy's residential community, which also includes Residents and Visiting Artists and Scholars.

Fellows are encouraged to work collegially within and across disciplines in pursuit of their individual artistic and scholarly goals.

The Academy gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Humanities for its support of the Rome Prize competition.
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General Information
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Each Rome Prize winner is provided with a stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio. Those with children under 18 live in partially subsidized apartments nearby. Winners of 6-month and 11-month fellowships receive stipends of $15,000 and $27,000, respectively.

Owing to the fluctuating dollar/euro exchange rate and the high cost of living in Rome, the stipends offered may not cover all expenses. This is especially true for prize winners who come to Rome with spouses, companions and/or children.
The American Academy in Rome welcomes spouses/companions and children of Rome Prize winners. Families have been an important part of the social fabric of the AAR in recent years. Winners should bear in mind that the Academy's Rome Prize Fellowships are currently funded to support the single individual who is the winner of the Rome Prize. Rome Prize Fellows who come with families will necessarily incur extra costs and responsibilities: they will have to pay rent for their lodging (though at a discounted rate, compared with current Rome housing costs) and pay for meals for children and family members taken at the AAR. Arranging for local schools and babysitting takes time and is the Fellow's responsibility, though the AAR is able to provide background information and some contacts. Approximate costs for apartment rentals, meals and local school costs will be provided to winners when they are notified of the award so that they can budget accordingly.

Eleven-month fellowships generally begin at the Academy in early-September and end at the beginning of August. Winners of six-month fellowships may choose to begin in early-September and end in early-March or begin in early-February and end in early-August.

For Further Information:

info@aarome.org
call 212-751-7200
fax 212-751-7220
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Eligibility
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-Undergraduate students are not eligible for Rome Prize fellowships.

-Previous winners of the Rome Prize are not eligible to re-apply.

-Graduate students in the humanities may apply only for pre-doctoral fellowships.

-U.S citizens and those foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years immediately preceding the application deadline may apply for the NEH post-doctoral fellowships.

-Applicants for all Rome Prize fellowships, except those applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities post-doctoral fellowship, must be United States citizens at the time of the application.

Individuals may submit joint applications provided the work is genuinely collaborative in nature as demonstrated by the materials submitted. In the case of joint applications, each individual must meet all eligibility requirements. Joint applications must be submitted in one package. Joint applicants selected as winners will share one prize.

Winners of the Rome Prize may hold other fellowships concurrently, as long as the requirements of such fellowships do not conflict with the Academy's rules. Applicants are required to disclose all fellowships and awards they expect to hold during their proposed residency in Rome, including sabbatical pay. The Academy may make adjustments to the stipends based on other awards held by Rome Prize recipients. Winners may not hold full-time jobs while at the Academy.
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The Selection Process
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Each year the Academy's New York office organizes the open national competition to select Rome Prize winners. Jury members, selected annually, are prominent in their respective disciplines and drawn from all regions of the country. The jury convenes from January through March and finalists may be required to come to New York at the Academy's expense for interviews. The Academy's Board of Trustees announces the winners in late April.
The primary criterion for selection is proven excellence in an applicant's achievements and the potential for future development. Jurors will consider the quality of submitted application materials and what interviews reveal about an applicant's past achievements and future goals. The jury may select any candidate it judges to be outstanding in his or her field and is at a point in the individual's career where the Rome Prize experience would be critical to future growth and development.

All other factors being equal, preference will be given to those applicants who have not had extensive prior experience living, studying, and/or working in Rome.
Deadlines and Fees

The deadline for applications is 1 November. Applications will also be accepted between 2 - 15 November for an additional fee (see below for details).

1 November
$30 if submitting one application
$40 if submitting two or more applications

15 November
$60 if submitting one application
$75 if submitting two or more applications

The deadline for Letters of Recommendation* is 30 November

There is no application fee for those applying solely for NEH post-doctoral fellowships.

* Applicants in the Visual Arts are not required to provide Letters of Recommendation.

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