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Villla I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian RenaissanceStudies (VIT, in Florence) and the Research Center for AnatolianCivilizations of Koç University (RCAC, in Istanbul) offer a joint, one-yearfellowship. Scholars will spend the Fall semester at one center, and theSpring semester at the other. Here they will carry out projects thatrepresent advanced research in any aspect of the interaction between Italyand the Byzantine or the Ottoman Empire (ca. 1300 to ca. 1700).Subjects covered include art, architecture, archaeology, history,literature, material culture, music, philosophy, religion, and science.The "I Tatti - RCAC Joint Fellowship" will be awarded at one of twolevels: one junior fellowship, for advanced doctoral candidates who arewriting their PhD dissertation; or one senior fellowship, for candidates whohave received a PhD within a decade of the year of application. (For seniorfellowships, PhD certificates must bear a date between January 1,2003 and December 31, 2012, inclusive.) Candidates must be conversant inEnglish and have at least a reading knowledge of Italian. They must have asolid background in Italian Renaissance and Byzantine or Ottoman Studies.Fellows may not take on any other obligations such as teaching positions,even part-time ones, during any part of their Fellowship term. Eachsuccessful candidate must be approved by both RCAC and VIT. Priority will begiven to applicants with no previous association with VIT or RCAC.Renewals, repeats, or deferments of this Fellowship are not granted.The Fellowship period will be one academic year, which will be spent as oneterm at VIT and one term at RCAC. The dates of the Fall and Spring semestersdiffer at the two institutions (see below), and successful candidates canexpress a preference for spending the Fall semester in Florence or Istanbul.During both semesters, it must be possible for Fellows to carry out most oftheir research with the resources available in the city where they areresident.APPLICATION DEADLINE : DECEMBER 15For more details: http://rcac.ku.edu.tr/fellowships