TCF is now accepting applications for its Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.
Since 2008, the TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art has provided funding to young and established scholars with a view to expand academic interest in Turkish cultural studies, as well as to increase publications in this field. Since its inception, TCF awarded this fellowship to 68 scholars from all over the world at a total funding of more than $800,000.
In 2013, TCF conducted a survey about the Fellowship Program to assess whether the program has indeed served its mission. Based on the feedback received, it is clear that the Fellowship has served as an important resource for scholars at a time when funding for academic research had significantly diminished, and that it helped to sustain interest and advance scholarship in this field.
Going forward, TCF decided to shift the focus of the Fellowship on the dissemination of knowledge on Turkey’s cultural heritage. Relaunched under this new format, the TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art will be awarded for outstanding papers published in the area of Turkish cultural and social studies, as well as to support participation of scholars in leading conferences in this subject area.
Applications for the TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art will be accepted on a year-round basis.
Fellowships are intended for those who are enrolled in a graduate program or who have an equivalent record of professional accomplishment and publications.