Call for Applications | Research Fellowships 2022 – Ryerson Image Centre

In 2022, the Ryerson Image Centre will offer five fellowships for research related to photography

The Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Fellowship
$10,000 CAD (for candidates holding a PhD)

The Singer Family Doctoral Fellowship
$10,000 CAD (for candidates holding or working toward a PhD)

The Wendy Snyder MacNeil Research Fellowship
$2,500 CAD (for candidates holding or working toward an MA)

The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship
$2,500 CAD (for candidates holding or working toward an MA or independent artists and scholars with equivalent experience and demonstrated interests)

The Elaine Ling Fellowship
$2,500 CAD (for candidates holding or working toward an MA)

Research fellows have the opportunity to study select areas of the RIC’s photography collections first-hand. These include the acclaimed Black Star Collection of photo-reportage, with over a quarter-million prints spanning the twentieth century; a historic and fine art photography collection; and several archives devoted to the life and work of diverse photographers, including Berenice Abbott, Wendy Snyder MacNeil, Jo Spence, and Werner Wolff.

We also offer access to the Ryerson Archives and Special Collections, which house additional important resources related to photography, including the archive of Kodak Canada.

Applications must be sent to Dr. Thierry Gervais via email c/o Alexandra Gooding at ricresearch@ryerson.ca no later than January 28, 2022 by 5:00 pm EST.

HOW TO APPLY