Sharjah Art Foundation Collection Research Fellowship

Sharjah Art Foundation is accepting applications for the Collection Research Fellowship, a two‑year programme (March 2027 – March 2029) that supports sustained research into the Foundation’s collection and archives, with the first cycle focusing on Hassan Sharif’s studio and archive. Fellows will have access to the collection, archives, library, and institutional resources, and will receive research guidance, material support, and opportunities to develop public learning activities. The fellowship provides a stipend of 20,000 AED, travel support, and accommodation for UAE‑based periods. Applicants may be researchers, curators, artists, writers, archivists, conservators or interdisciplinary practitioners with a strong interest in Gulf and regional art history, proficiency in Arabic (reading) and Arabic and/or English (writing), and the ability to travel to the UAE and commit to the two‑year schedule. The application deadline is 30 November 2026 (23:59 GMT+4).

Access to the Foundation’s collection, archives and library; research guidance; institutional resources and networks; support for materials, printing and equipment; opportunities to create public learning activities; stipend, travel support and accommodation.

Open to researchers, curators, artists, writers, archivists, conservators and interdisciplinary practitioners with interest in Gulf and regional art history; must have reading proficiency in Arabic and writing proficiency in Arabic and/or English; must be able to travel to the UAE and commit to a two‑year fellowship.