Introducing the Camargo Foundation Core Fellowship Program 2025/2026
Applications are now open for the Camargo Foundation Core Fellowship Program. Each year, a panel of scholars and arts professionals selects individuals or teams from hundreds of global submissions.
The selected fellows receive a 10-week residency in a beautiful, contemplative environment where they have the space, time, and freedom to think, create, and connect. For the 2025–2026 edition, 14 applicants will be chosen.
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With each cohort, the Camargo Foundation aims to foster connections between research and creation.
Requirements
The Camargo Fellowship offers research-based residencies to applicants from various fields and disciplines. There are three main categories available, along with several subcategories for artists.
Scholars
Scholars in the Arts and Humanities should focus on French and Francophone cultures or cross-cultural studies that engage with the Mediterranean region’s cultures and influences.
To be eligible for a fellowship in the “Scholars” category, applicants must either hold a PhD with a record of post-doctoral scholarship or be PhD candidates in the final stages of their dissertation research or writing.
Thinkers
Thinkers include accomplished professionals and practitioners in cultural and creative fields, such as curators, journalists, critics, urban planners, and independent scholars, who are actively engaged in critical thought.
We are interested in work that intersects with theoretical exploration, the arts, and society. Thinkers must develop reflections that contribute to equitable transitions and produce diverse perspectives.
Artists
Artists should note that the Camargo Fellowship is a research-based residency. Applicants should have maintained a professional practice for at least the past five years.
They should be the primary creators of new work or projects and must demonstrate a track record of publications, public performances, exhibitions, credits, awards, and/or grants.
Residency Periods
The Camargo Fellowship offers residencies lasting 10 weeks each.
The dates for 2025-2026 are:
— Fall 2025: September 10 to November 19, 2025
— Spring 2026: February 24 to May 5, 2026
Number of Fellowships
14 fellowships are awarded each year (7 for artists and 7 for scholars and thinkers).
Stipend
Each fellow receives a stipend of EUR 350 per week (totaling EUR 3,500 for the entire residency) and funding for basic transportation to and from Cassis.
For air travel, basic coach class booked in advance is covered.
Workspaces & Facilities
The Camargo Foundation’s campus features twelve furnished apartments, a reference library, a music/conference room, an open-air theater, one artist’s studio with a darkroom, and one composer’s studio with a piano.
Please note that the Camargo Foundation does not have a dance studio.
The facilities are well-suited for desk work. Art supplies and technical equipment are not provided. Each apartment includes a fully equipped kitchen for residents to prepare their own meals.
Application Procedure
Eligible applicants may submit only one application. Multiple submissions will result in disqualification.
Applications are accepted only via our online platform, Submittable: https://camargofoundation.submittable.com/submit.
Camargo selects its Fellows with the help of an international panel of independent jurors.
The application and selection processes are conducted in English.
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While the application form must be submitted in English, supporting materials (CV, work samples, etc.) may be submitted in either English or French.
Applications must include the following:
— A proposal summary (word limit: 100 words).
— A proposal narrative describing your intended focus during the residency, whether on specific work(s) or a more open-ended area of inquiry, and explaining the relevance of your research today (word limit: 1,200 words).
— A rationale for choosing the Camargo Fellowship specifically (as opposed to other residency programs) and/or for wanting to work in the Aix-Marseille-Provence area, including any existing or potential connections with people, places, organizations, and environments (word limit: 300 words).
— A rationale for why a residency is appropriate at this stage of your proposal and/or career (word limit: 300 words).
— A current CV (maximum of 3 pages).
— All applicants must submit work samples. If including work in progress, please also provide finished work.
Visual artists may submit a portfolio in PDF format; writers may submit up to 20 pages; filmmakers may submit up to 20 minutes of film (up to 3 links, with a total duration not exceeding 20 minutes; Vimeo is preferred but not required); composers may submit music or sound samples as weblinks (up to 3 links, with a total duration not exceeding 20 minutes) and/or a score in PDF format.
Detailed information on the number of required work samples, their maximum length, materials, and file formats is available in the application form on Submittable.
— Applicants should list the names and contact information for two references. Candidates advancing to the final stages of the selection process may be asked to provide reference letters.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024.
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