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The Gabo Trust Scholarship supports those wishing to become contemporary art conservators specialising in modern and contemporary sculpture.
We are delighted to announce the launch of a generous scholarship from the Gabo Trust for Sculpture Conservation.
The Gabo Trust Scholarship presents a unique opportunity, covering half the fees for one UK student and one Overseas Student, who has been offered a place on the two-year MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media with a proven commitment and demonstrable interest in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture.
The awards are offered based on:
- a proven commitment to the conservation of modern and contemporary scultpure and a desire to specialise in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture
- financial need.
Recipients will be required to write a short article for the Gabo Trust’s website on completion of their studies, describing the projects completed and how the Gabo Trust Scholarships have contributed.
Recipients will be identified on the Gabo Trust website and the UCL MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media website and social media.
To apply, please complete the following application form by 23:59 BST, Monday, 3 June 2024.
Gabo Trust Scholarship Application Form
Eligibility and selection
Students must meet all of the below criteria with no exceptions, with which a dedicated panel awards the scholarship:
- An offer to study on the UCL MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media programme in 2024-26.
- Financial need - UCL recognises the following as impactors of financial need: dependent children, disabilities, experience of care, receiving state benefits, forced migration (refugee, asylum seeker, those who have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum or human rights application).
Value, benefits, and duration
- Four scholarships are available in the 2024/25 academic year. Two awards will be reserved for two existing second-year students in the MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media.
- The value of the scholarship is half the fees for one Overseas and one UK student currently in their second year for one year, and one overseas and one UK student who will be starting the two-year programme in 2024/25 for two years.
How to apply
Please visit the Masters Funding Awards page for information on how to apply.
The scholarship application deadline will be 23:59 BST, Monday, 3 June 2024.
Results
Successful candidates for 2024/25 will be notified by early July 2024.