The Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award

The Museum of Cycladic Art and the Cycladic Art Foundation are pleased to announce the second year of the Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award for Studies on the Culture of the Cyclades, an academic scholarship funded by an endowment established in the memory of Petros D. Goneos (1968-2019), former active member and vice president of the Cycladic Art Foundation in New York.

THE AWARD

THE AIM OF THE AWARD

The award is destined to encourage, support, and promote high quality research from new researchers who focus on topics related to the culture of the Cyclades from the Neolithic up to the Post-Byzantine period or its perception to the modern times. All proposed projects will be approached through disciplines as Archaeology, Anthropology, and Art History, as well as natural and physical sciences.The award is offered annually and covers a single academic year, from September to June. It includes 5,000 USD given to a single successful applicant or a group of applicants with a common project. Payment will be provided as a single sum at the beginning of the academic year (in September). When a group of applicants is concerned, the award remains the same as for an individual award winner. In case of more than one excellent proposals, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Cycladic Art Foundation reserve the right to fund up to a maximum of three applications. Successful applicants are not eligible to apply for a second year of funding.

ELIGIBILITY

Young researchers from around the world –pursuing PhD research or having completed their doctorate within the past ten years (after September 01, 2013)– are eligible to apply.

SELECTION PROCESS

The award will be made by an Academic Advisory Committee of academics and senior scholars appointed by the Museum of Cycladic Art.The successful candidate/s should: • Clearly and in details outline how this award will enable the proposed research and lead to its completion. • Demonstrate how the outcomes of the project are expected to contribute to the field by filling research gaps and promoting further research. • Demonstrate the capability of the researcher/s to achieve the proposed outcomes. This can be proven through past academic achievements, prior publications, and reference letters.The Museum of Cycladic Art and the Cycladic Art Foundation particularly encourage proposals from researchers who: • Propose innovative and pioneering approaches. • Launch collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. • Seek to use and develop information technologies.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, March 31, 2023 at midnight (Athens Time). Recommendation letters are due no later than Friday, April 14, 2023 at midnight (Athens Time).As part of the process, applications will send to the Museum of Cycladic Art (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fellowships@cycladic.gr">fellowships@cycladic.gr</a>) two documents in PDF format, including: • A research proposal of no more than 1,000 words. Bibliographies and references are not included in the word limit. • A curriculum vitae proving the applicant’s qualifications to conduct the proposed research.Applicants should also provide the name and contact information of two referees who are expected to independently send their reference letters to the Museum of Cycladic Art (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fellowships@cycladic.gr">fellowships@cycladic.gr</a>) by the above-mentioned date (Friday, April 14, 2023). Applicants are requested to initiate and secure the recommendation process by contacting their referees themselves.Please note: • Applicants may not write reference letters for other applicants. • Members of the Academic Advisory Committee may not write reference letters.Applicants will receive notification of the committee’s decision by early June 2023.

The successful candidate/s is/are required to regularly document the development of the project and share the work in progress with the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Advisory Committee (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fellowships@cycladic.gr">fellowships@cycladic.gr</a>). A written progress report should be submitted in the middle of the academic year (January 2024) and a final report at its end (June 2024). Moreover, the successful candidate/s will be invited to present the work for which the Award was awarded (in physical presence or remotely) in the Museum of Cycladic Art Cycle of Lectures; the successful candidate/s will be invited to submit a short report and an abstract of the research in order to be published on the website and the social media of the Museum.Finally, the successful candidate/s is/are expected to acknowledge the importance of this award in the completion of the research and mention it in all publications or presentations resulting from this work as Museum of Cycladic Art and Cycladic Art Foundation Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award holders. A copy of the publications resulting from this work should be provided to the Museum of Cycladic Art.

DISSEMINATION OF OUTCOMES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT

For more information, please contact the Museum of Cycladic Art Fellowship Program Coordinator, by e-mail at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fellowships@cycladic.gr">fellowships@cycladic.gr</a>The Museum of Cycladic Art is an equal opportunity institution and considers all candidates for employment (fellowship/internship etc.) regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

Academic Year 2023-2024