CRAIG HUGH SMYTH VISITING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Online submission of the Craig Hugh Smyth Visiting Fellowship application is encouraged. To submit a Craig Hugh Smyth Visiting Fellowship application electronically, the applicant will need an email address and a browser at the level of Explorer 6 or higher as well as Adobe Reader 6 or higher.

The deadline for ALL applications whether submitted online or received by post remains April 15. Late applications will not be accepted.

PLEASE PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO REFER TO THEM WHILE

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Step 1 At the bottom of this page the applicant will be asked to accept the Italian law relating to privacy and personal data protection. Acceptance is required in order to proceed with the application.

Step 2 The application form will open automatically after step #1 is complete. It can be completed immediately or saved on your computer to be completed and submitted at a later time.

To submit the application form, click Submit by Email. This will open your email program and automatically attach the fellowship application form as an xml file. Please note, if you do not click send, the application will not go through. To be sure that the application form has been sent, look for a copy of the application and the email in your Out box.

Step 3 An automatic confirmation will be generated once the application has been received (please note it may take a few minutes to arrive). The automatic message will request that you send three additional, required documents by separate email attachment.

Please put your name and document description in the subject line of each email (e.g. SmithJ-CV.doc, SmithJ-Project.doc, SmithJ-Certificate.jpg) and the document title, date and page number in the header or footer of each separate document.

1. A compact curriculum vitae that does not exceed five pages, including a list of your publications - Word, or rtf format.

2. A statement of the project to be developed at I Tatti, which should be about five double-spaced pages of normal typeface and in any case cannot exceed 1000 words. Please give a word count at the beginning and indicate document title, date and page number in the header or footer. The opening paragraph of the statement should be a concise abstract of the project. A focused bibliography of one page (in addition to the 1000 words) should be added at the end. The statement can be in English, Italian, French or German.

3. Category A – brief letter describing current position and listing previous sabbaticals or leaves.

Category B – brief letter describing your family circumstances, including ages and names of children and practical arrangements you intend to make during your time in Florence.

Compliance with Italian Law on Privacy According to Italian Law 196, 30 June 2003, regarding privacy and personal data protection, we inform you that the personal information you provide by completing the Craig Hugh Smyth Visiting Fellowship application form is subject to treatment by Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, in Italy and in the USA, with respect to the above mentioned law, making use of the proper tools and instruments necessary to guarantee the security and privacy of the data. We wish to remind you that the completion of this application form is voluntary and that your personal data will be processed in Italy and in USA, and can be shown to the relevant public authorities, to members of the Craig Hugh Smyth Visiting Fellowship Advisory Committee, for the sole purpose of processing your application for a Craig Hugh Smyth Visiting i Fellowship, for statistics and for inclusion in our mailing list to receive relevant information from Villa I Tatti. At any time you may exercise the rights guaranteed in Law 196/2003 - Art.7, i.e. to know, to obtain the confirmation, the erasure, the up-dating, the amendment and the integration of your personal data. You may also contest its use for any legitimate reason. Owner of the above mentioned data processing is: The President and Fellows of Harvard College, Villa I Tatti, Via di Vincigliata 26, 50135 Florence, Italy. CONSENT I have been informed about the processing of my personal data by Villa I Tatti and about the rights guaranteed in acordance with the Italian Privacy Law 196/2003 and following amendments. By accepting, I give my consent for the processing of my personal data for the purposes above mentioned in the informative note.