This edition has closed. The page stays up because most of these run again. Check the organiser for the next round, and see what is open now below.
The twelve-month Rome fellowship at Villa Medici, open by competition to any nationality rather than by invitation. The French-language requirement is the real filter, not the nationality.
Twelve-month residency for creation, experimentation and research, running September to August. Online application via concours-pensionnaires.villamedici.it with a CV in French, a project proposal of at most 10 pages and portfolio material under 20 MB.
Who can apply
Aged 18 or over at the closing date, any nationality, already working professionally. Candidates must speak French regardless of nationality. Former fellows of the French Academy in Rome may not reapply.
Fee to apply
No application fee stated on the organiser page.
Artist paid
Yes, funded or paid
Disciplines
visual arts, literature, art history, crafts, restoration
Checked 23 September 2026. Listed from the organiser’s announcement. Always confirm the deadline with the organiser before you apply.
Applying to this?
This one wants what they all want: images, titles, year, medium, dimensions. Keep those on the works themselves and Samlio lays out the portfolio for you, one work to a page, with prices left out of the file that goes to the jury.
Every other Tuesday, three calls worth your evening, with what they pay, what they cost and who they really suit. The same reading you just did, done for you, and an honest word on which one to try.
