Humanities Awards

Humanities Awards

Paul Mellon Centre Rome Fellowship

Each year, the Paul Mellon Centre Rome Fellowship offers a rare opportunity to spend three months at the British School at Rome (BSR) conducting focused research on visually rich themes of cultural contact, exchange, and influence between Britain (including its Empire and Commonwealth) and Italy.

This fellowship welcomes scholars, researchers, curators, and GLAM professionals at all career stages—from early postdocs to internationally recognized experts.

Successful applicants will show a strong interest in exploring Rome’s remarkable art and archival collections, the BSR’s unique resources, and the city itself as a living cultural and architectural masterpiece.

The Paul Mellon Centre administers the competition. Applications usually open in November, with a spring deadline.


For more details and to apply, click here

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Exhibition | Anzi Parla
The British School at Rome is delighted to present a solo exhibition in Italy by Eloise Fornieles, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow. The exhibition opens on
5 November - 19 December, Monday to Friday, 3 to 7 PM
opening: 5 November at 6 PM
ITALY
Material Environments | Resilient Landscapes: Climate, Economy, and Human Adaptation in the Roman Sabina
This is the fourth in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic
25 February 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Lecture | In Search of the pontifex maximus in Quattrocento Rome
In the roughly 1000 years after its supposed rejection by the emperor Gratian as ‘unlawful for a Christian’, the pagan title pontifex maximus was only rarely used
14 January 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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