The Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum, London, an ASEMUS member, offers practical training to four people each year through the Michael Bromberg and the Anne Christopherson Fellowships. Holders gain a familiarity with the methods of arrangement and workings of a Print Room. In addition, an individual project of scholarly interest and value is carried out under the supervision of a member of department staff. The call for participation in the Michael Bromberg Fellowship in 2017 is now open. The Michael Bromberg Fellowship was endowed in 1978 to promote education by the study of prints and their history, and since 2001 has been held in the British Museum. Practical training in the understanding of printmaking techniques and knowledge of print history through the fellowship is given by means of fellowships lasting about three months in the British Museum's Department of Prints and Drawings. The Department's collection covers western prints from the early 15th century to the present day, and interests in any areas of the collection are equally welcome. The British Museum awards two Michael Bromberg Fellowships annually. The Fellowships can be held at any point in the year by agreement with the Department of Prints and Drawings and to suit the Fellow's own academic course, but should be for a continuous period of time. The value of each scholarship is £3,500, paid as a single grant at the beginning of the period. The holders will be responsible for making all arrangements about travel, accommodation, visas, etc. Fellowships are open to students of all nationalities. The successful candidates are most likely to be students after the final year of their first degree or in the process of undertaking a second degree (MA or PhD, whether before, during or immediately after). In offering Fellowships, the electors look for academic promise and an interest in the field of prints and works of art on paper. Candidates must have a good English speaking and writing ability. The closing date for each year's Bromberg applications is 21 December, and awards are made by the middle of the following February. For additional information about the Bromberg Fellowship 2017, please visit the British Museum's website: http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/departments/prints_and_drawings/facilities_and_services/fellowships.aspx  

Pictured above: Albrecht Dürer, "The Rhinoceros" (1515), a woodcut, British Museum collection