Eligibility

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor degree in a relevant discipline such as Chinese art history, archaeology, museology and conservation. Proficiency in language of the destined country is required. There is no restriction regarding the nationalities of applicants.

Terms of Award

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor degree in a relevant discipline such as Chinese art history, archaeology, museology and conservation. Proficiency in language of the destined country is required. There is no restriction regarding the nationalities of applicants.

Application Deadline

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday February 26, 2010.

Application Procedure

Application forms can be downloaded from our homepage at Download Area.

Before submitting the application, applicants should find and contact a suitable museum or art institution for arranging the attachment. Applicants can view the updated list of participating institutions at the website. Applicants can obtain the contact information of his/her proposed museum by submitting a written request to the Project Co-ordinator of the J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme via email or by fax. Applicants should submit a proposal for the attachment and his/her curriculum vitae to the proposed museum for consideration.

Applicants can apply for attachments ranging from four to twelve months.

If applicants cannot find a suitable museum/art institution; he/she may contact the project co-ordinator via email for assistance.

Two recommendation letters are required. Recommendation forms can be downloaded at the website. Referees should submit the recommendation directly to the J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme by post.

Hard copies of completed application forms together with all requisite documents should be submitted (by post) to:

The J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme
Attention: Carmen Yau
One Hysan Avenue, 21/F, Hong Kong

Please note that all applications should be submitted in English or Chinese. Late submission or submission by fax or e-mail will NOT be considered. Confirmation e-mail will be sent to acknowledge receipt of the application.

Selection

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at their home country shortly after the deadline. The announcements of awards will be made by June 2010.

Regulation in Application

The Fellowship Programme should be carried out between September 2010 to August 2011. Fellows are expected to begin their attachments in the fourth quarter of 2010. Any changes in an awardees’ plan of fellowship differing from the application must have prior written approval of the Programme Committee. Within three months of concluding the work undertaken under the tenure of the fellowship, the recipient must submit a written report on the work accomplished.