Thanks to the generosity of Majid Boustany, President of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation, a new scholarship has been created for graduate students coming to the University of Oxford to study for a master’s degree in History of Art and Visual Culture.
Awarded in partnership with Christ Church, Oxford, the Majid Boustany Oxford Graduate Scholarships will cover the cost of the course fees for students ordinarily resident in the UK who are pursuing research in drawing and/or painting from 1900 to the present day. The first scholarship will be available in the 2025/26 academic year and the second will be awarded for the 2027/28 academic year, with the students’ college affiliation being at Christ Church.
Professor Geraldine Johnson, Head of the Department of History of Art and Tutor at Christ Church, said: ‘We are immensely grateful to Majid Boustany for his visionary support of graduate studies in History of Art. I am looking forward to welcoming the scholarship recipients to our vibrant community of art historians at Oxford.’
Majid Boustany added: ‘I am delighted to be partnering with the University of Oxford to support talented graduate students researching modern and contemporary art. This is an area of art history that is particularly close to my heart and is central to the mission of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation.’
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is dedicated to promoting a deeper understanding of Francis Bacon’s art, life and working practice, with a particular focus on the time the artist lived and worked in Monaco and France. Its collection and library, located in Monaco, houses over 3,500 items and 1,400 books dedicated to Francis Bacon, providing an essential tool for researchers and art historians as well as an invaluable resource for curators.