The Burlington Magazine Opportunities 2026

The Burlington Magazine

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About the Open Call

The Burlington Magazine offers several annual opportunities for art historians and researchers: travel bursaries for studying Western art on paper (Renaissance to 1900), a £12,000 scholarship for research into French 18th-century fine and decorative arts, and a £2,500 prize for unpublished scholarship on sculpture.

What is Offered

Bursaries range from £2000 to £3500; Scholarship is £12,000; Writing prize is £2500 plus publication and a magazine subscription.

Requirements

Requirements vary by opportunity: travel bursaries for emerging art historians; scholarship for MA, PhD, or post-doc students studying French 18th-century art; writing prize for early career scholars within 15 years of their post-graduate degree.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via email to the respective addresses (scrase@burlington.org.uk for bursaries, scholarship@burlington.org.uk for the scholarship, and prize@burlington.org.uk for the writing prize) with required documents including a CV, project summary, and budget or unpublished article as specified for each call.

Key Information

Deadline

May 4, 2026

Categories

SculpturePaintingCeramicsOther