The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center provides a platform for developing new ideas and solutions to some of the most difficult global problems. The Center sponsors three kinds of residencies—typically one-month stays—for scholars, creative artists and practitioners. We are especially interested in applicants who are working in fields that are consistent with the Rockefeller Foundation’s issue areas.
Collegial interaction with other residents is an integral dimension of the Bellagio experience. Meals and informal presentations of residents' work afford an opportunity for dynamic discussion and engagement within and across disciplines. During special dinners, residents often interact with participants in international conferences hosted in various buildings on the Center's grounds. The Bellagio Center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four people working on the same project.
Scholarly Residencies
Humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and other academic disciplines
The Center typically offers one-month residencies for no more than 12 scholars and scientists at a time. Individuals in any discipline and from any part of the world are welcome to apply. The Center maintains a core focus on projects consistent with the Foundation’s mission to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help see that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely. It also seeks to include beyond that core a wide variety of projects from all academic disciplines.
Creative Artist Residencies
Artists, composers, writers
Bellagio creative artist residencies for composers, novelists, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers and visual artists provide time for disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement, uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands. The Center typically offers one-month stays for no more than three to five creative artists at a time. Artists of significant achievement from any country are welcome to apply.
More on Creative Artist Residencies
Practitioner Residencies
Policymakers, nonprofit leaders, journalists and public advocates
The Center offers residencies to professionals in fields relevant to the Rockefeller Foundation’s issue areas. The Center maintains a core focus on projects consistent with our mission, to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help see that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely. We seek practitioner applicants with demonstrated leadership qualities and the capacity to contribute to the intellectual life at the Center.
