AREA OF ACTION

ART &
HERITAGE

Study and promote European art (15th to 18th centuries), particularly from the Southern Netherlands. Contribute to the development of the scientific investigation of artworks, collaborate in heritage conservation-restoration expertise and encourage research in restoration history.

Fellowships and funding

Doctoral thesis fellowship

The Foundation awards a doctoral fellowship for research in the field of European Art History of the 14th-18th centuries or in the field of Conservation-Restoration of European Art (14th-18th centuries) in a practical, critical or historical approach. This one-year scholarship will be renewable three times. A call for applications will be made each year in April.

Call for applications: from 1 April to 30 June 2023 —  Application Form

Postdoctoral research fellowship

The Périer-D’Ieteren Foundation grants its support to a European visiting researcher at a Belgian university, to carry out postdoctoral research in the fields of art history or conservation-restoration under the supervision of a member of the university’s teaching staff. The grant will be awarded for a period of three to six months. The Foundation also offers selected researchers complimentary accommodation on its premises for the duration of the fellowship.

The application form can be completed either in English or in French.

Next call for applications: from 1 January to 31 March 2024 — Application Form

Publication Grants

Every year, the Foundation awards grants for the publication of a doctoral thesis or for a publication that represents a significant advance in the fields of European art history (14th to 18th centuries), conservation-restoration or the technical study of artworks.

Next call for applications: from 1 July to 30 September 2023 —  Application Form

For this year, the application form must be submitted only on electronic support (PDF) sent by email or by Wetransfer (and not sent on paper to the foundation).

Preliminary Study Grants (conservation-restoration)

The Foundation funds a preliminary study for the conservation-restoration of a work that is representative of the history of European art dating from the 14th to the 18th century. It must be carried out by a qualified Belgian conservator and take into account the authenticity of the object, as well as its historical and aesthetic dimensions.

Next call for applications: from 1 July to 30 September 2023 — Application Form

For this year, the application form must be submitted only on electronic support (PDF) sent by email or by Wetransfer (and not sent on paper to the foundation).

Périer-D’Ieteren Foundation / Academia Belgica scholarship in art history and heritage conservation

Annual research scholarship for the study of one or more early modern artists from the Southern Netherlands (16th-18th centuries) whose work was influenced by Italy, in all art forms (drawing, manuscript illumination, painting, sculpture, tapestry, architecture), or the comparative study of Belgian and Italian attitudes towards conservation treatments. This scholarship allows a master’s or doctoral degree holder in art history from a Belgian university to carry out research in Rome for two months (Academia Belgica).

Next call for applications: the closing date is 13 February 2024 – Scholarship details (FR)