Application Deadline: June 5, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2026 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. Based in Lake Como, Italy, the four-week residency offers participants the opportunity to unleash their creativity and advance groundbreaking work. Residents can take advantage of focused, uninterrupted work time in this unique environment while participating in an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural cohort. They form lasting bonds and stay connected to The Rockefeller Foundation long after their residency ends as members of the Bellagio Network.
The Bellagio Center Residency Program is for thinkers, doers, and dreamers working in any discipline or area of study. Projects can be based on any topic but must demonstrate clear social impact and charitable purpose. We look for applications that produce novel solutions and approaches, as well as new knowledge and art that inspires change.
Resident Requirements
Residents Are:
- Leaders with significant achievement and recognition in their field
- Forward-looking, with a track record of advancing breakthrough ideas or actions that have had tremendous impact
- Aligned with The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission to promote the well-being of humanity
- Curious and collaborative — open to giving and receiving feedback from a diverse group of fellow residents
- Excited to remain active in the Bellagio Network after their residency
Benefits
- Up to four (4) weeks at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy
- Room and board with a private studio for working
- A shared community of up to 14 scholars, artists, and practitioners from around the world
- Travel funding
- Future participation in an international network of Bellagio Center alumni, united in the shared purpose of creating a better world
Selection Process:
Bellagio Center residents are selected through an annual open call for applications, as well as an internal referral process. In both cases, individuals must submit an application and go through a competitive review process.
The first step in the application process is a Pre-Application Questionnaire to verify eligibility. Eligible applicants can then complete an online Expression of Interest to share more about their professional background and proposed project. The Rockefeller Foundation will invite a shortlist of candidates to submit a full application. An external review panel will inform the selection of finalists to proceed to the interview stage. Final decisions will be made by the end of December 2025.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program
