Valeria Fayad
Chargée de mission pour les relations internationales
Téléphone : 33(0) 1 53 79 88 23
Proposals must be related to non-European collections, collectors, or expeditions/missions in relation to the cultural and chronological context of a specific collection. It must involve both the collections and/or archives of the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The ultimate objective, in this case, is to map the collections of public institutions on a large scale, making it possible to make a link between archives and objects in order to better understand the history of the collections.
For 2023-2024 the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and the BnF shall pay particular attention to the following subjects:
Throughout the year, the selected candidate works in collaboration with a scientific advisor appointed by each of the institutions and is required to write both a status report and an academic article to be submitted for publication. His/her work will be exhibited within the various bodies presenting the research results at both the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This grant aims to provide writing assistance and does not correspond to funding for field research. 10,000 € awarded for a period of 12 months (non-renewable) from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024.
It shall be allocated after applications are evaluated by a jury composed of researchers and curators from the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. There are no specific nationality requirements, but applicants must have an academic level in French and in English.
Grant applications must be sent via a specific form during the call for applications period.
Download the rules (in French)
In order for the application to be registered, the completed form and the “Rules”, dated and signed, must be sent before Tuesday 2 May 2023 at midnight, both electronically and via postal services:
Département de la recherche et de l’enseignement
Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
222, rue de l’Université
75343 Paris Cedex 07, France
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Délégation aux relations internationales
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Quai François-Mauriac
75706 Paris Cedex 13, France
For the year 2022-2023, the recipient is:
For 2021-2022, the recipients were:
For 2020-2021, the recipients were:
Chargée de mission pour les relations internationales
Téléphone : 33(0) 1 53 79 88 23