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The Admissions and Fellowship Committee evaluates the applications and then sends a ranked list of candidates to the appropriate
fellowships committees in either the College of Letters and Science or the Graduate School. The Graduate School makes the final decisions
on University awards.
University Fellowships: a two-year award waiving tuition (with the Dept. supporting an additional 1-2 years depending on satisfactory
progress), providing a stipend and permitting enrollment in a University health insurance plan.
Advanced Opportunity Fellowships (A.O.F.): a one-year to three-year award waiving tuition and providing a stipend for an incoming student
based on financial need. Targeted ethnic minority groups include African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Mexican Americans,
Puerto Ricans, or Southeast Asians from Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. Economically disadvantaged individuals not belonging to one of these
minority groups may apply also. Applicants must be citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States.
Charles C. Killin Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: This fellowship supports a graduate student studying East Asian art.
Chipstone-James Watrous Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: This fellowship supports a graduate student studying American Material Culture.
These fellowships are funded by generous donations from our Friends and Art History Supporters. They are not always available; please check with the
Department Admnistrator for application procedures and information.
Predoctoral Fellowships for Historians of American Art to Travel Abroad
Shirley and Willard Fritz Mueller Art History Graduate Student Travel Award: The department is able to award full/partial support for graduate student
activities including, but not limited to, travel for research and/or scholarly paper presentations.
Margaret Davison Shorger Fellowship: This fellowship supports a graduate student for the travel and study of art by Italian artists. Candidates must
be pursuing research in connection with an M.A. or Ph.D. thesis that requires work in Italy. The level of support will be determined by the committee on
the basis of a detailed budget submitted by the student with the proposal outlining the program of research and travel. One letter of recommendation from
the major advisor is also required.
Douglas Schewe Best Graduate Paper Award: The award is given annually to the graduate seminar paper of the year, as selected by the Art History
Department. The winner, who is announced early the following year, receives a stipend and presents the winning paper at a convocation preceding the
Graduate Reception in September.
Here is a partial list of funding opportunities. Not all of these are available every year, and if you follow the various links cited below and do
your own research you will doubtless discover a range of other possible support for your research.
Note that some of these fellowships require a departmental nomination for you to apply. If you wish to be nominated, please speak to your advisor
and/or the Department Administrator.
For other opportunities the Graduate School web page about grants:
http://www.grad.wisc.edu/education/funding/index.html
http://www.grad.wisc.edu/education/funding/fed_privfellowships.html
Please also see The Office of Fellowships and Funding Resources:
http://uwoffr.wordpress.com
There is also a resource in Memorial Library for searching grants:
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW's National Resource Centers to assist students in
acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies.
Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Fellowship
Provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in countries outside of Western Europe in modern
foreign languages. Restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who intend to teach in the United States after completing their degree. Further
information is available here.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Fulbright grants are available to more than 100 countries in Europe, the Near East, Africa, Central and South America, and the Asia/Pacific region.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. More information
available here.
Luce Scholars in Asia
This scholarship provides a year's internship in an Asian country related to the scholar's interests. Any professional field will be considered, with
the exception of Asian Affairs.
UW-Madison Graduate Student Scholarship at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom
As part of an exchange agreement, the University of Warwick will offer two awards for the 200-200 academic year to University of Wisconsin-Madison
students for study at the University of Warwick. Graduate students will follow an independent research program under the guidance of a Warwick senior
faculty member.
Marie Christine Kohler: The Kohler Fellowship brings 12 dissertators from a variety of fields to live together at the Knapp Memorial Graduate
Center, 130 E. Gilman Street. The fellowship provides a free room (double occupancy), but not meals. Facilities are available for both female and
male residents.
Nave Short Term Field Research Grants
Nave Field Research Grants support graduate students who wish to pursue short-term research in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula.
University Fellowship Dissertator Award
The Arts & Humanities division offers a dissertator fellowship to candidates who are near the
completion of their degree. Students are evaluated on their academic accomplishments, a dissertation abstract, and letters of recommendation. It
is a one-semester fellowship that provides a stipend, tuition and eligibility for benefits.
Vilas Travel Grant Competition Information
The Graduate Student Collaborative administers the Vilas Travel Grant Competition for UW-Madison Dissertators and final year Master of Fine Arts students.
Awards are granted for domestic or international travel to conference presentations or for research purposes to eligible students.
CASVA (Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts) Fellowships
Eight different fellowship programs (David E. Finley Fellowship; Paul Mellon Fellowship; Samuel H. Kress Fellowship; Wyeth Fellowship; Ittleson Fellowship;
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship; Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fellowship; Chester Dale Fellowships; Alisa Mellon Bruce Fellowship for Historians of American Art)
of up to $24,000 per year for travel, research and dissertation writing.
Due: Nomination requests typically due to department in mid-October
Eligibility: Candidates (N.B. the department normally nominates students who are well along in their dissertations).
- The David E. Finley Fellowship
- The Paul Mellon Fellowship
- The Samuel H. Kress Fellowship
- They Wyeth Fellowship
- The Ittleson Fellowship
- The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
- The Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fellowship
- The Chester Dale Fellowship
The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Funds graduate study for students in arts, humanities or social science. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must not yet have
completed the first year of graduate study.
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships
ACLS offers fellowships and grants in more than a dozen programs for research in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral
levels.
Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their
ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as
a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowships
Competitive Kress Fellowships administered by the Kress Foundation are awarded to art historians and art conservators in the final stages of their
preparation for professional careers, as well as to art museum curators and educators.
J. Paul Getty Museum Pre- and Postdoctoral Grants
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's
annual theme. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue research to complete their dissertations or to expand them for
publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly meeting devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the
Getty Center.
- Research Grants for Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Villa Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Library Research Grants
Social Science Research Council: International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships
The International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (IDRF) program provides support for social scientists and humanists conducting dissertation field
research in all areas and regions of the world. Up to fifty fellowships are awarded per year. The program is administered by the Social Science Research
Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies. Funds are provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF awards enable
doctoral candidates of proven achievement and outstanding potential to use their knowledge of distinctive cultures, societies, languages, economies,
polities, and histories, in combination with their disciplinary training, to address issues that transcend their disciplines or area specializations. The
program supports scholarship that treats place and setting in relation to broader phenomena as well as in particular historical and cultural contexts.
Henry Luce/ ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
Meant to assist graduate students in any stage of Ph.D. dissertation research or writing. The grants may be carried out in residence at the Fellow's home
institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the research. The fellowships, however, may not be used to defray tuition costs and may not be held
concurrently with any other major fellowship or grant.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States.
Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research.
- The Terra Foundation for American Art Fellowships
- The Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art
- The Patricia and Phillip Frost Fellowship
- The James Renwick Fellowship in American Craft
- The Sara Roby Fellowship in American Realism
- The Joshua C. Taylor Fellowship
- The Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Only one application is necessary; applicants will automatically be considered in all relevant award categories.
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship
Applicants to the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program must propose to conduct research in a discipline pursued at the Smithsonian and must submit a
specific and detailed research proposal indicating why the Smithsonian is an appropriate place to carry out the study. Projects that broaden and diversify
the research conducted within these disciplines are encouraged. Fellowships are offered to support research at Smithsonian facilities or field stations.
Fellows are expected to spend most of their tenure in residence at the Smithsonian, except when arrangements are made for periods of field work or research
travel.
Lois F. McNeil Dissertation Fellowship, Winterthur Museum
Winterthur awards four semesters of McNeil funding each year. Applicants may apply for one semester or for the academic year. This fellowship is intended to
support dissertation research in Winterthur's collections and so is particularly appropriate for candidates in the earlier stages of a project.
Other Winterthur Research Fellowship Programs
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Winterthur Research Fellowships
- Faith Andrews Fellowships
- Robert Lee Gill Fellowships
- Dwight P. Lanmon Fellowships
- Neville Thompson Fellowships
The McNeil Center for Early American Studies
Fellows receive office space in the Center's quarters at the heart of the University of Pennsylvania's historic campus, and library, computer, and other
privileges at the University. Limited travel funds for research are also available. While no teaching is required, all McNeil Center fellows are expected to
be in residence during the academic year and to participate in the Center's program of seminars and other activities. While a limited number of shorter-term
awards may be made, all candidates should apply for a nine-month appointment.
American Antiquarian Society
Sponsors doctoral candidates and post-docs working on American history and culture before 1876. AAS offers short-term visiting academic research fellowships
tenable for one to three months each year, as well as long-term fellowships intended for scholars beyond the doctorate.
Athenĉum of Philadelphia
Internships for periods of up to four months are awarded to graduate students enrolled full time in an architecture or historic preservation program. Interns
are expected to reside in Philadelphia and devote half their time to service in the department of architecture at the Athenĉum to develop practical skills
in the management of architectural records. An equivalent amount of time is to be spent on the intern's own research in American architecture or building
technology prior to 1860. Internships may be used in any months of the year.
The Carter Manny Award
Sponsors research by promising scholars whose dissertations focus on areas traditionally supported by the Graham Foundation: architecture, landscape
architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural research, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning, and - in some
circumstances - the fine arts.
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship
Available to doctoral candidates at U.S. colleges and universities in all fields of study. Junior Research Fellowships are specifically designed to enable
doctoral candidates to pursue dissertation research in India. Junior Research Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian universities and Indian
research supervisors.
Mayer Center Resident Fellowship
The Mayer Center Fellow Program of the New World Department at the Denver Art Museum is designed to support scholarly research related to the museum's
collections of Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art and to provide curatorial experience to art historians. The fellow works half-time with the New
World department on research projects related to the permanent collection. Specific projects will be developed in collaboration with the curator of
Pre-Columbian or Spanish Colonial Art. At the end of the research period, the fellow is expected to give a public Mayer Center Fellow Lecture on his
or her research on the collection. For information on the fellowship program please email or phone the Mayer Center.
The Conservation Office at the National Museum of the American Indian
The Conservation Office at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) offers several types of training opportunities for students interested in
pursuing a career in conservation and for practicing professionals. Specialized conservation training is also offered for professionals with tribal museums,
cultural centers, or preservation projects.
- Ten-week Internship in Conservation
- Conservation Six-Month Pre-Program Internship
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Internships & Fellowships
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) Resident Scholar Fellowships
Fellowships for scholars who have completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and write about topics important to the understanding
of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy.
Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.
Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
A program founded by the artist Robert Motherwell, with awards of up to $ 20,000, designed to support public understanding of modern art and modernism by
facilitating research, education, publications, collections, and exhibitions in the field.
Council on Library and Information Resources
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) offers fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the
humanities in original sources. The program offers about ten competitively awarded fellowships per year, each providing a monthly stipend for 8-12 months.
Fellows receive an additional grant after participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting an acceptable report to CLIR on the
research experience.
German Chancellor Scholarship
Sponsors U.S. citizens who are no more than 35 years old to conduct research in Germany. The scholarship provides for a stay of one year in Germany for
professional development, study, or research. Applicants design individual projects and select institutions at which institutions to pursue them. Successful
candidates have come from such fields as business, government, social and policy sciences, law, journalism, communications, management, finance, economics,
architecture, public service, humanities, arts and environmental affairs.
Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies
Offers up to one year of research support at the Freie Universität Berlin. The program is open to scholars in all social science and humanities disciplines,
including historians working on the period since the mid-19th century. It accepts applications from U.S. and Canadian nationals or permanent residents.
Applicants for a dissertation fellowship must be full-time graduate students who have achieved ABD status by the time the proposed research stay in Berlin
begins. Also eligible are U.S. and Canadian Ph.D.s who have received their doctorates within the past two calendar years.
American Association for Netherlandic Research Scholarship
Offers a grant in support of research (such as dissertation or archival research) in the Netherlands or Belgium on any subject within Netherlandic Studies.
Under exceptional circumstances, an additional scholarship may be awarded. The field is broadly defined and may include research on, for example, aspects
of Dutch/Netherlandish culture as they relate to Indonesia or South Africa, or research on the Afrikaans language. The grant is intended for citizens or
residents of the United States who study or teach at an American university. Preference is given to those scholars who do not receive research support
from their home institution.
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship
Available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1 and June 30 of the following year. To qualify, applicants must have completed
all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan. Open to applicants in all fields
of study except engineering. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies
A national program supporting original, significant, interdisciplinary doctoral dissertations on women's issues.
*Temporarily suspended
The Ansel Adams Research Fellowship, Center for Creative Photography
The Ansel Adams Research Fellowship is one facet of the Institute for Photographic Research, an initiative aimed at realizing the Center's mission to be
not simply a repository for materials, but a place where new knowledge about photography is created and shared, where the medium's history and traditions
are studied, taught, debated, and learned. The Fellowship is intended to provide research time for scholars needing to use the archives, photograph
collection, and/or library of the Center for Creative Photography. The research topic may be anything appropriate to the Center's holdings.
National Gallery of Art Graduate Curatorial Fellowship
Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery provide in-depth training for advanced Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. recipients interested in
gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Graduate curatorial interns work with curators on permanent collection or exhibition projects and attend
a weekly museum seminar that introduces Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions. Duties and responsibilities are comparable to those of
curatorial assistants.
Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
Supports PhD candidates in all disciplines who have completed all requirements for that degree by the time of the application and who will complete and
defend his/her dissertation at the end of the fellowship year. The fellowship is open to both American and foreign students enrolled at any university in
the United States.
The Frick Collection Predoctoral Fellowship
Two-year predoctoral fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an outstanding doctoral candidate who wishes to pursue a curatorial career in
an art museum. The fellowship offers invaluable curatorial training and provides the scholarly and financial resources required for completing the doctoral
dissertation. It is awarded to a student working on a dissertation that pertains to one of the major strengths of the Frick Collection and Library. The
Fellow is expected to divide his or her time between the completion of the dissertation and activities in the curatorial department. Applicants must be
within the final two years of completing their dissertation.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to
topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values
influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
The Medieval Academy of America
The Academy offers three types of dissertation research fellowships: The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship in French Medieval History, the Schallek Fellowship, and
Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants. The Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching
and writing a significant dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject in French medieval history that can be realized only by sustained research in the
archives and libraries of France. It may be renewed for a second year upon demonstration of satisfactory progress. Because of the renewable nature of the
fellowship, applications are solicited on a biannual basis. The Schallek Fellowship provides a one-year grant to support Ph.D. dissertation research in any
relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). Medieval Academy dissertation grants support advanced graduate students who are
writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The grants help defray research expenses such as the cost of travel to research collections and the cost
of photographs, photocopies, microfilms, and other research materials.
Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) offers fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in
original sources. The purposes of the fellowship program are to help doctoral candidates who may otherwise not have opportunities or encouragement to work
in original source materials in the humanities in the United Kingdom; help doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their ability to develop knowledge
from original sources; provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed most helpfully in the future.
Paul Mellon Centre, London
- Junior Fellowships
For scholars in the advanced stages of doctoral research to pursue further study in the UK (based at The Paul Mellon Centre) or in the USA (based at the
Yale Center for British Art) (up to three months)
- Research Support Grants
To contribute towards travel and subsistence expenses for scholars engaged in research on the history of British art or architecture
The Chateaubriand Scholarship Program
The French Government awards about 20 scholarships a year to Ph.D. candidates in the humanities or social sciences enrolled in American universities.
The Camargo Foundation
The Camargo Foundation maintains a study center in Cassis, France, for the benefit of scholars who wish to pursue projects in the humanities and social
sciences related to French and francophone cultures.
The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Provides support for research in the field of Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Applicants should have completed all other requirements
for their Ph.D. degree except the dissertation. In addition, eligible applicants should not be employed or receive grants from other sources.
KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowship Program
Funds graduate students for one year of research or study in Japan. The purpose of the fellowships is to support future American educators who will teach
more effectively about Japan. One fellowship is awarded per year. Applicants may affiliate with Kobe College for their award year, however this is not a
requirement.
The Japan Foundation New York
Doctoral Fellowships give doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences, including comparative research projects, the opportunity to conduct
research in Japan for periods ranging from 4 to 12 months. Applicants must have completed all academic requirements except the dissertation when they begin
the fellowship and are expected to have sufficient proficiency in the Japanese language to pursue their research in Japan. Higher priority will be given to
applicants who expect to submit their dissertation shortly after the completion of their fellowship. Three letters of reference, an evaluation of
Japanese-language ability, and academic transcripts must accompany all applications.
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is the principal resource in Greece for American scholars conducting advanced research on the language,
literature, art, history, archaeology, and philosophy of Greece and the Greek world from pre-Hellenic times to the present. Each year the School, its
programs, and its facilities welcome some 400 graduate students and scholars from over 160 affiliated North American colleges and universities.
Affiliated Fellowships at the American Academy in Rome
- ACLS/Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars
- Burnham Prize of the Chicago Architectural Club
- Dinkeloo Fellowship of the Van Alen Institute
- Italian Fulbright Awards
- Samuel H. Kress Traveling Fellowship
- Berthe M. Marti Fellowship in Latin
- Mellon East-Central European Research Fellowships
- Cynthia Hazen Polsky/Metropolitan Visiting Curator Award
- The Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University Affiliated Fellowship
- Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship
- Raiziss/de Palchi Traveling Fellowship of The Academy of American Poets
- Regional Research Program of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa & The American Academy in Rome
Fondazione Lemmermann
Awards scholarships to university students who need to study in Rome to carry out research concerning Rome and Roman culture from the Pre-Roman period to the
present.
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Predoctoral and postdoctoral grants for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants are awarded for historical research specifically on Venice
and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible
areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music,
political science, religion, and theater.
Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Jerusalem
Fellowships are open to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology,
anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines. The
research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Residence at the Albright is required.
The American Research Institute in Turkey
ARIT directly supports and administers a variety of fellowship for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey. Programs for U.S.-based scholars and
graduate students include the ARIT, Kress, Erim, NEH, and the ARIT-Princeton Summer Language Program at Bogazici University in Istanbul. ARIT Fellows come
from all regions of the country and represent many fields of the humanities and social sciences. ARIT fellowships support individual research projects in
ancient, historical, and modern times in all fields of the humanities and social sciences that must be carried out in Turkey.
Wolfsonian Fellowships
The Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship program promotes scholarly research on the Wolfsonian's collections.
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D. C. Fellowships
Fellowships in Byzantine art and related aspects of the Mediterranean world; fellowships in Landscape and Garden History
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
To be eligible, the candidate must be (i) a naturalized American, (ii) the child of naturalized Americans or (iii) a green-card holder less than 30 years of
age at the time of the application. Candidates cannot be beyond their second year of graduate study.
CAA Professional Development Fellowship
Intended to help MFA, terminal MA, and PhD students bridge the gap between graduate study and professional careers.
*Suspended until 2011
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