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Henry Moore Institute Research Fellowships 2026-27

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Posted by: Henry Moore Institute
Deadline: Mon, April 27th, 2026

Henry Moore Institute Visiting Research Fellowships (2026-27)

Call for Applications

Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture. Each year we offer a number of fellowships to enable artists and researchers to develop their work.

The Institute’s Sculpture Reesarch Library holds over 30,000 publications, including books, journals and ephemera and the Archive of Sculptor’s Papers documents the working lives of hundreds of British sculptors. Staff at the Institute have a depth and breadth of knowledge of sculpture and its histories and we enjoy engaging with fellows as they develop their research.

Visiting Research Fellowships are intended for academics and curators working on historic and contemporary sculpture who can make particular use of the Institute’s resources: our Research Library, Archive of Sculptor’s Papers and the Leeds Sculpture Collections.

Artist Research Fellowships are intended for artists to develop their practice through research, using the Institute’s resources. The fellowships will support a range of visual arts practices and outcomes generated through research into sculpture and its histories. Please note that the fellowship is for research only and we are unable to offer studio facilities.

In addition we will support up to two six-week Senior Fellowships, which are intended to give established scholars time and space to develop a research project free from ususal work commitments.

The fellowships are intended to be based in Leeds. Archival material relating to Henry Moore is housed at the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Perry Green, Hertfordshire. If your research will require access to material held at the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens, please specify this in your application.

A grant will be available to successful applicants to meet reasonable accommodation, travel and subsistence costs.

For more information about Henry Moore Institute Visiting Research Fellowships visit https://henry-moore.org/discover-and-research/sculpture-research-programme/visiting-research-fellowships/

To submit a proposal, please upload your letter of application, a 750-word research proposal that also indicates how you will use our resources, and a CV to the form on our website.

If you would like to apply in another format, such as video or audio, this is also welcomed. Please contact research@henry-moore.org if you would like to discuss this.

Deadline is Monday 27 April 2026, 5pm. Any queries please email research@henry-moore.org

 

Posted on Wed, March 18th, 2026
Expires on Mon, April 27th, 2026

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