The Raymond Lemaire Fund is currently inviting Students and Young Professionals (aged 21-30 in year of application) for its ICOMOS Programme (international council on monuments & sites) that aims to encourage young heritage professionals to develop their skills through training. The Fund is administered by the ICOMOS International Secretariat under the supervision of the ICOMOS Board.
2015 scholarships will be awarded to young professionals or students exercising their activities or studies within ICOMOS’ area of expertise of furthering the conservation, protection, use and enhancement of the world’s cultural heritage.
Focus Area: Conservation & Cultural Heritage
Each Scholarship will include
Two years of free ICOMOS membership;
Two years mentoring by an experienced ICOMOS member in the field of speciality of the laureate;
A grant of up to maximum 1500 €.
Key Dates
Deadline 01-Jun-2015
Examination of the applications: June 2015 (shortlisted candidates may be asked for a skype interview)
Announcement of the successful candidates: early July 2015
Disbursement of the 2015 scholarships: on the basis of an expense statement (including receipts), from 15 September 2015 to latest 30 June 2016.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible activities/projects:
Short-term projects (3 to 4 days max.) e.g. participation in conferences, workshops.
Medium-term projects (1 week to 3 months) e.g. participation in training courses, internships.
Scholarship recipients will be required to provide:
proof (including receipts) of expenses incurred for which funding was approved. Costs covered may include: tuition/conference registration fees, accommodation, cost of travel to the conference, etc.
a short report on the project;
Application Process
Applications should be in English or in French and must be sent in electronic format (as one complete PDF document with “Lemaire Fund Application 2015/candidate’s name/country” in the e-mail subject line and the PDF file name) via email.
Applications must include:
A motivation letter (max. 6000 characters) that outlines, among other:
the candidate’s recent achievements and aspirations in the cultural heritage field;
the relevance of the proposed project to the candidate’s career path;
if appropriate, why the particular host/organizing institution was chosen;
why support from ICOMOS is sought;
A Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages), including full contact details (telephone/email/skype); accompanied by a scanned copy of the candidate’s passport/identity card;
A description of the project envisaged (max. 6000 characters), including:
the nature and timeline of the project;
estimated project costs (in Euro);
the scholarship amount sought from the Raymond Lemaire Fund (in Euro) and possible financial contributions from other sources;
if applicable, information or web link on the host/organizing institution/ conference/course/internship etc.;
An academic or character reference in support of your candidature.
For more information about these scholarships, please visit ICOMOS.
