Visiting research fellowships
Each year our fellowship programme enables artists and researchers to develop their work.
Fellowships allow researchers to spend a month using our facilities in Leeds or Hertfordshire, and include accommodation, travel and subsistence expenses.
Applications are now closed for 2026/27 fellowship projects.
The next round of fellowship applications will open in spring 2027.
Types of fellowship
Visiting Research Fellowships
Research Fellowships at the Institute are intended for academics or curators working on historic and contemporary sculpture, who can make particular use of our Research Library, Archive of Sculptors’ Papers and the Leeds Sculpture Collections.
Fellowships at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens are designed for researchers whose interests lie in Henry Moore specifically.
Artist Research Fellowships
Designed for artists to develop their practice through research, using the Institute’s resources. These fellowships support a range of visual arts practices and outcomes, generated through research into sculpture and its histories.
Please note that the fellowship is for research only and we are unable to offer studio facilities.
Senior Fellowships
Through these longer (six week) fellowships, we give established scholars time and space to develop a research project free from usual work commitments.
What’s included
Research Fellows will be given the opportunity to spend a month using our research facilities in Leeds or Hertfordshire.
An expenses allocation will be available to successful applicants to cover travel and subsistence costs according to your travel needs and location:
UK – up to £600
Europe – up to £700
Rest of world – up to £1,000
Additionally, we will provide accommodation in Leeds or Hertfordshire for the duration of the fellowship.
Please note that we’re not able to offer studio facilities for artists.
We value a diverse working environment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Our facilities in Leeds
Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture.
Here we host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture in the broadest possible sense.
Fellowships at the Institute can be related to a broad range of sculptural topics.
Sculpture Research Library
With more than 30,000 books, exhibition catalogues, journals and audio-visual items, the library is an outstanding resource for studying sculpture.
Archive of Sculptors’ Papers
The working lives of hundreds of sculptors are captured in their photographs, letters, drawings and sketchbooks, alongside film, digital records and even tools and costume.
Leeds sculpture collection
We oversee the development of Leeds Museums and Galleries’ sculpture collections, a partnership that has built one of the strongest collections of British sculpture in the country.
Our facilities in Hertfordshire
If your interests relate to Henry Moore, then our collections and archive at Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire is the perfect place to conduct your research.
Please note that only projects related to Henry Moore will be considered for fellowships at Studios & Gardens.
Henry Moore Archive
The world’s leading resource on the life and work of Henry Moore, containing publications, correspondence, photographs and exhibition material.
Open by appointment, Mondays to Fridays, 10:00–16:30
How to apply
We’re not currently accepting applications for fellowships. You can apply on this page when our next round of submissions opens.
Applications for our next round of fellowships will open in spring 2027.
Current Research Fellows
Find out more about our most recent researchers and their projects.
In 2025, visiting fellows included Manon Awst, Uma Breakdown, Ellie Brown, Megan Kincaid, Anna Martinez Rodriguez, Alexander Mourant, Émilie Roffidal, Sok Song, Damian Taylor, and Christopher Williams-Wynn.
