HA&A Resources for Other Funding Opportunities

Fellowships that require departmental nomination:

Dissertation Fellowships

Deadline: March 1, 2024

Internal Pre-Application to Department/Program: varies! Check with your department’s head or director of graduate studies. Division of Graduate Studies online application (submit only if you have been nominated by your home department/school/college)

Graduate Teaching Excellence Award

Deadline: March 1st

Internal Pre-Application to Department or Program: Varies by unit. Check with your home department or program. The Division of Graduate Studies online application (submit only if you have been nominated by your home department/program) Deadline for submission of letters of recommendation: March 8

Oregon Sylff Fellowships for International Research

Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2024 at 5pm

This year’s application process for the Sylff Fellowship is being managed by the Oregon State University Graduate School. Visit their website for details. The Sylff program aims to identify and nurture leaders who will overcome differences in nationality, language, ethnicity, religion, and political systems to tackle global issues, and who have the integrity, determination, and expertise to bring about positive social change in global society and their local community. Award recipients must be doctoral students who have matriculated at Portland State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon who possess high potential for leadership in international affairs, in public life or private endeavor.

External Funding

Note: The following funding opportunities don’t require departmental nomination but may still require letters of recommendation.

ARCE Pre-dissertation Travel Grant Application Guidelines

Deadline: Winter*

A limited number of pre-dissertation research travel grants will be offered again this year. This grant is designed to support pre-dissertation research travel to Egypt for a 4-8 week period. During this period the grantee will conduct exploratory research to identify sources, establish contacts, identify and visit various sites and institutions and test the feasibility of their initial research methodologies on the ground in Egypt.

Fields of Study: Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Art History, Comparative Literature, Coptic Studies, Economics, Egyptology, Ethnomusicology, Gender Studies, History, Humanistic Social Sciences, Islamic Studies, Literature, Music, Political Science, and Religious Studies.

CAA’s Professional Development Fellowship in Art History

Deadline: November 15

CAA’s Professional Development Fellowship in Art History supports graduate students and scholars in art, architecture, and/or design historians, curators, or critics who recently received their PhD and are preparing the PhD for publication or who are conducting research in their final year to complete their PhD. The awards will be given to multicultural art historians and art historians from underrepresented groups and from culturally diverse communities. Each fellow is given a one-time award to help with various aspects of their work, whether for job-search expenses, image license fees, or other publishing costs. Fellows also receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration to the next Annual Conference. Honorable Mentions, given at the discretion of the jury, receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration for the next Annual Conference. One fellowship will be awarded in the amount of $10,000.

Canadian Centre for Architecture Doctoral Student Residency Program

Deadline: 2024 program deadline announced in February 2024

The CCA offers summer residencies—ranging from four to six weeks—to support PhD candidates in pursuing archival research based on their Collection. While candidates apply with a clearly defined research topic that will benefit from engagement with the CCA Collection, they also see the Doctoral Research Residency Program (DRRP) as an opportunity to introduce new voices into the research they do.

CAPS Small Professional Grants for Graduate Students 

Deadlines: October 30th (for winter and spring projects) and April 15th (for summer and fall projects)

The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies is offering awards of up to $500 in support of the professional activities of UO graduate students studying Asia. Awards will be made for the following purposes: travel to conferences to present papers, travel to library, museum, and archival collections; and expenses related to book and article production and publication. Your application should state that you have first tried to secure funds from your department. Applications will be reviewed twice per year. The deadlines for small grant applications are fall for winter and spring projects and spring for summer and fall projects.

CASVA Predoctoral Dissertation Fellowship Program

Deadline: November 15

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its annual program of support for advanced graduate research in the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, urbanism, and photographic media. Each of the following ten fellowships has specific requirements and intents, including support for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation, and for residency and travel during the period of dissertation research. Application for a predoctoral dissertation fellowship may be made only through nomination by the chair of a graduate department of art history or other appropriate department. To be eligible, the nominee must have completed all departmental requirements, including coursework, residency, and general and preliminary examinations, before November 15, 2022. Certification in two languages other than English is required. Candidates must be either United States citizens or enrolled in a university in the United States.

Nominations Departments will limit nominations to one candidate for each category of fellowship; each individual may be nominated for one fellowship. Renominations will be accepted on the basis of revised application materials. Interested students should consult with the dissertation advisor and departmental chair to obtain nomination information. Department chairs must submit to the Center one letter of nomination listing all candidates nominated by the department; students may be nominated to only one Center program in any given academic year. The nomination letter may be sent by e-mail as a PDF to TheCenter@nga.gov. After the application deadline, any inquiries should be directed to the Center by the chair of the department and not by the candidate.

List of fellowships:

· David E. Finley Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 36 months. The first two years of the Finley Fellowship are intended for research and travel abroad to visit collections, museums, monuments, and sites related to a well-advanced dissertation in Western art. During this two-year period, residency abroad is expected, for which travel funds are available. The third year is to be spent in residence at the Center to complete the dissertation and to perform curatorial work. Part of the year in residence will be devoted to a research project, designed to complement the subject of the dissertation, at the National Gallery or other Washington-area collections. A primary requirement for this fellowship is that the candidate have a significant interest in curatorial work.

· Paul Mellon Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 36 months. This fellowship is intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in European art and to enable a candidate to reside abroad for two years to develop expertise in a specific city, locality, or region related to the dissertation. The third year is to be spent in residence at the Center to complete the dissertation.

· Samuel H. Kress Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 24 months. This fellowship is intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in European art on a topic before the early 19th century. The Kress Fellow is expected to spend the first year of the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad and the second year at the Center to complete the dissertation, devoting half time to National Gallery research projects designed to complement the subject of the dissertation and to provide curatorial experience.

· Wyeth Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 24 months. This fellowship is intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation that concerns aspects of art of the United States, including Native and pre-Revolutionary America. The Wyeth Fellow is expected to spend the first year of the fellowship period on dissertation research in the United States or abroad, and the second year at the Center to complete the dissertation. A new initiative of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art provides up to $5,000 in publication subvention for first-time authors who have held a Wyeth Fellowship.

· Ittleson Fellowships: Two fellowships are awarded annually: one for 24 months, the other for 12 months. Both Ittleson Fellowships are intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in the visual arts in a field other than European or American art. The Twenty-Four-Month Ittleson Fellow is expected to spend the first year of the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad, and the second year at the Center to complete the dissertation. The Twelve-Month Ittleson Fellow is expected to spend the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad; there are no residence requirements at the Center.

· Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 24 months. This fellowship is intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation on a topic other than European or American art. Cross-cultural topics will also be considered, provided that at least one area of focus is a culture outside the European and American traditions. The Andrew W. Mellon Fellow is expected to spend the first year of the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad, and the second year at the Center to complete the dissertation.

· Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fellowship: One fellowship is awarded annually for 12 months. This fellowship is intended for the advancement or completion of either a doctoral dissertation and a resulting publication on Northern European art between 1400 and 1700. For a candidate preparing a publication based on the dissertation, the date of graduation may be as early as fall 2021. The Smith Fellow may use the fellowship to study either in the United States or abroad; there are no residence requirements at the Center.

· Chester Dale Fellowships: Two fellowships are awarded annually: one for 24 months, the other for 12 months. Both Chester Dale Fellowships are intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in any area of Western art, with a preference for modern and contemporary topics. The Twenty-Four-Month Chester Dale Fellow is expected to spend the first year on dissertation research either in the United States or abroad; the second year is to be spent in residence at the Center to complete the dissertation. The Twelve-Month Chester Dale Fellow may use the fellowship to study in the United States or abroad; there are no residence requirements at the Center.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship

Deadline: November 15

Religious commitments and ethical ideals can be found in every time and place. Newcombe Fellows are late-stage Ph.D. students in the humanities and social sciences whose research in some way attends to those commitments and ideals and seeks to understand the communities, social practices, and political arrangements that embody them. Newcombe Fellows receive $30,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. (No half-year or partial awards are allowed.)

Clements Library Fellowship

Deadline:  January 15

The William L. Clements Library offers fellowships to help scholars access the Library’s rich primary source collections for research. A Fellowship Review Committee will assign successful applicants to a named fellowship in one of four categories. The four broad categories are Long-term, Short-term, Week-long, and Digital fellowships. The application requires a selection of which type of fellowship you would like to be considered for and the duration you expect your research visit to take.

CSWS Travel Grants

Deadline: Winter*

The Center for the Study of Women in Society invites applications for travel grants that provide partial support of expenses incurred by University of Oregon graduate students giving a virtual or in-person presentation at a conference or a workshop related to women and gender. Funding is contingent on the paper/panel acceptance at the conference or workshop. CSWS will prioritize requests from students with partial department support. Travel for research purposes (fieldwork, archives, etc.) is not covered by these grants. Students seeking support for these activities should apply for CSWS Graduate Student Research Grants.

DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Students

Deadline: November 3

This programme offers you the opportunity to carry out research primarily as part of doctoral projects in Germany.
The scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

The Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Nominations: begin September 15

Deadline: applications and letters of reference due December 1

The Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is awarded annually to a PhD candidate at a university in the United States who is working on a dissertation related to painting, sculpture and allied arts from the twentieth century, with a preference shown to Abstract Expressionism. The fellowship carries a stipend of $25,000. Candidacy for the fellowship is by nomination only. Each September, doctoral art history programs throughout the country are invited to propose one nominee. Nominees should have completed all of their coursework and examinations and been advanced to Candidacy within their departments, and should be focused primarily on researching and writing their dissertations. Nominees need not be U.S. citizens. Once nominations are submitted to the Foundation, nominees will receive application guidelines from us via e-mail. Nominees are asked to submit a description of their dissertation, a biographical statement, a curriculum vitae, and a transcript of graduate level coursework. Applicants must have three referees submit letters directly to the Foundation. A jury of distinguished scholars determines the fellowship. Inquiries may be directed to fellowships@dedalusfoundation.org Referees can submit letters of reference here.

Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies

Deadline: Fall*

The Women’s Studies Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. The most competitive applications include not only a clear, thorough, and compelling description of the candidate’s work, but also evidence of an enduring interest in and commitment to women’s issues and scholarship on women and gender. Fellows receive $5,000 to be used for expenses connected with completing their dissertations, such as research-related travel, data work/collection, and supplies. Eligible proposals from applicants in the humanities and social sciences will have as a central focus on the study of women and/or gender. The WW Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies is a dissertation completion fellowship. Understanding that dissertation completion timelines may change or extend for various reasons, applicants who applied for the Fellowship within the last two years and did not receive the award when they first applied may now reapply if their revised timeline meets the Fellowship guidelines for completion and defense.

General University Scholarship Program

Deadline: March 1st

General University Scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement, and selection is highly competitive. They are made possible by the generous contributions of many individuals to the University of Oregon. Awards vary between $1000 – $3600. This scholarship is awarded for one year at a time only. Academic merit criteria varies and will be determined on a case by case basis.

Current UO Students (undergraduate, graduate, or law students already attending the University of Oregon) must complete the following to receive full review:

· Submit the online General University Scholarship application via the UO Scholarship Dashboard by March 1.

· Have an instructor or professor submit your online letter of reference via the Scholarship Dashboard by March 1.

Gerda Henkel Stiftung

Deadline: Accept applications on a rolling basis, quarterly

In line with one of the founder’s wishes, a special focus of the Gerda Henkel Foundation is support for up-and-coming scholars. Special attention is made when approving grants to enable qualified young researchers of both sexes to conduct scientific work for a limited period of time and in order to improve their academic training. As part of its Ph.D. programme, the Foundation seeks to promote highly-qualified new academic talent. Only those candidates are considered whose study achievements and exam performances show them to be especially gifted and whose Ph.D. theses can be expected to yield well above-average results. At present, each year about 50 scholarships are awarded. The funding period is up to two years. In justified cases, the scholarship period can be extended for up to 12 months if an extension application is made before the end of the second year of funding.

Graham Foundation Carter Manny Award

Deadline: Opens September 15 and closes November 15

Established in 1996 by the Graham Foundation, the Carter Manny Award supports the completion of outstanding doctoral dissertations on architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The only predoctoral award dedicated exclusively to architectural scholarship, the Carter Manny Award recognizes emerging scholars whose work promises to challenge and reshape contemporary discourse and impact the field at large. Eligible dissertation projects must focus on architecture, though scholarly investigations may be grounded in a range of academic disciplines and fields of inquiry that align with the mission of the Graham Foundation. These include: architecture and architectural history; art and art history; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urbanism; and other related fields. (See the Overview of our grant programs). The award assists students enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, the fine arts, humanities, and the social sciences working on architecture topics.

Each year the Graham Foundation offers two Carter Manny Awards: one Research Award for a student at the research stage of the doctoral dissertation and one Writing Award for a student at writing stage of the doctoral dissertation. The Research Award is acknowledged with up to $15,000 and the Writing Award is acknowledged with up to $20,000.

Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art

Deadline: Fall*

ACLS invites applications for Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art, made possible by the generous support of Getty. These fellowships provide early career scholars from around the world time to undertake sustained research and/or writing for projects that will make substantial and original contributions to the understanding of art and its history. The program funds projects at all stages of development, and the ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. This program does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. Amount: $60,000 plus $5,000 for research and travel expenses. Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system

Grants through the The Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies (CLLAS)

Deadline: Late Winter-Spring*

This grant is available to graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Oregon who are pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in any discipline and conducting research with an emphasis in the areas of Latinx and/or Latin American Studies.  Former recipients are not eligible. The maximum award is $3000 per proposal. There is no minimum to apply – smaller proposals are welcome. Most awards will range from $1000-$3000. Research activities that are interdisciplinary in nature or which can demonstrate the potential to put Latino/a and Latin American Studies in conversation with each other and other disciplines are particularly welcome, but not required.

Huntington Library

Deadline: Opens Aug. 31 and closes  Nov. 15

Approximately 140 short-term fellowships are available for one to five months in residence and carry monthly stipends of $3,500. They are open to scholars in any field where The Huntington’s collections are strong.

Eligibility: Doctoral candidates; master’s students in programs requiring a thesis; faculty members; postdoctoral scholars; and independent researchers working on a scholarly project served by our collections.

Tenure of fellowship: Between one and five months
Value of award: $3,500 per month

Kimble First-Year Teaching Award

Deadline: June 30, 2023

The Kimble First-Year Teaching Award, named in honor of professor emeritus Dan Kimble, is jointly sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Division of Graduate Studies, and the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success, and administered by the Teaching Engagement Program. The award recognizes outstanding teaching by graduate student instructors who have demonstrated a commitment to inclusive, engaged, and research-led practice. The annual prizes typically are awarded to one first-time lab or discussion section leader and to one first-time sole instructor.

Kress History of Art Institutional Fellowships

Deadline: Opens November 1 and closes November 30

Ph.D. candidates who have been nominated by their departments should register for portal access at https://kressfoundation.fluxx.io.

Advanced training in European art history requires direct exposure to the object of study, prolonged access to key information resources such as libraries and photographic archives, the development of professional relationships with colleagues abroad, and sustained immersion in European cultures. These related needs are often best satisfied by extended engagement with a European art research center. The Kress History of Art Institutional Fellowships are intended to provide promising emerging art historians with the opportunity to experience just this kind of immersion.

Linda Hall Library Fellowships

Deadline:  January 19, 2024

The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 fellowship program. These fellowships provide graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars in the history of science and related humanities fields with financial support to explore the Library’s outstanding science and engineering collections. Fellows also participate in a dynamic intellectual community alongside in-house experts and scholars from other Kansas City cultural and educational institutions.

The Linda Hall Library holds nearly half a million monographs and more than 43,000 journal titles documenting the history of science and technology from the 15th century to the present. Its collections are exceptionally strong in the engineering disciplines, chemistry, and physics. In addition, the Library boasts extensive resources related to natural history, astronomy, earth science, environmental studies, aeronautics, life science, infrastructure studies, mathematics, and the history of the book.

The Library will once again be offering residential fellowships to support on-site research in Kansas City, as well as virtual fellowships for scholars working remotely using resources from the Library’s digital collections. Applicants may request up to four months of funding at a rate of $3,000 per month for doctoral students and $4,200 per month for postdoctoral researchers.

Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art

Deadline: October 25

ACLS invites applications for Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art, which support graduate students pursuing research on the history of art and visual culture of the United States, including all aspects of Native American art, and who are at any stage of PhD dissertation research or writing. ACLS believes that humanistic scholarship benefits from inclusivity of voices, perspectives, narratives, and subjects that have historically been underrepresented in academe. We also believe that diversity enhances the scholarly enterprise, and we encourage applications from PhD candidates from all degree-granting  institutions in the United States. ACLS will begin accepting applications for this program in July 2023. Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system (ofa.acls.org) Notifications will be sent via email by mid-March 2024.

Stipend: $38,000, plus up to $4,000 as a travel and research allowance

Tenure: An academic year or equivalent, to be held for any continuous period of nine to twelve months between July 2024 and May 2026.

Marilynn Thoma Fellowship In Art of the Spanish Americas

Deadline: Opens August 15th and closes December 15th

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation offers predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships annually in support of projects and research initiatives that will advance study of the art of the Spanish Americas. The Marilynn Thoma Fellowship is the only unrestricted research funding in the United States devoted exclusively to the field of art of the Spanish Americas. Scholars may come from any discipline, but all projects must relate to the study of art and art history. Exceptionally accomplished scholars holding an MA may also apply. International scholars, particularly from Latin America, are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note: As of 2023, the program is being updated with the new program and guidelines being posted shortly. 

Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture

Deadline: Opens November 1 and closes February 1

Mary Jaharis Center Dissertation Grants are awarded to advanced graduate students working on Ph.D. dissertations in the field of Byzantine studies broadly conceived. These grants are meant to help defray the costs of research-related expenses, e.g., travel, photography/digital images, microfilm.

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

Deadline: October 25

ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships, which provide a year of support for doctoral students preparing to embark on innovative dissertation research projects. This program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who show promise of leading their fields in important new directions. The fellowships are designed to intervene at the formative stage of dissertation development, before research and writing are advanced. The program seeks to expand the range of research methodologies, formats, and areas of inquiry traditionally considered suitable for the dissertation, with a particular focus on supporting scholars who can build a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable academy. Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship administration system (ofa.acls.org). Notifications will be sent via email by early April 2024.

Award: $40,000 stipend for the fellowship year, plus up to $8,000 for project-related research, training, development, and travel costs. The award also includes a $2,000 stipend for external mentorship.

Tenure: one year beginning between July 1 and September 1, 2024.

The Met Fellowship Program

Deadline: Varying deadlines by program (see below)

Applicants come from diverse backgrounds and nationalities and vary widely in their perspectives and training. Each year The Met creates a closely knit community of scholars whose individual interests collectively illuminate the Museum’s collection of artworks spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. Exploring new avenues of research in the history of art and visual culture, education, public practice, and critical theory, fellows expand, challenge, and actively redefine the very limits and purview of these disciplines by introducing fresh ideas drawn from philosophy, anthropology, museum studies, historiography, conservation, and the material sciences.

List of fellowships:

• Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Culture (November 3)
• Conservation Fellowship and Scientific Research Fellowship (December 1)
• Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art (November 3)
• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship (November 3)
• Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing (November 3)
• Research Scholarship in Photograph Conservation (December 1)
• Interdisciplinary Fellowship (November 3)

OHC Dissertation Fellowship Program

Deadline: Winter*

The Oregon Humanities Center (OHC) offers the Dissertation Fellowship in partnership with the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The purpose of this fellowship program is to provide the fellow with a one-term research appointment in order to allow full-time work on the dissertation.

OHC Graduate Research Support Fellowship Program

Deadline: Winter*

The purpose of the Graduate Research Support Fellowship program is to stimulate humanities research and support graduate education by providing doctoral students with resources to assist with their doctoral research and the completion of their dissertations.

Graduate Research Support Fellowships provide:

· up to $1,000 in research support for travel to an appropriate professional conference, research library, or archive; to attend a remote conference or obtain copies of archival materials; or for books or other materials needed for the completion of the dissertation;

· an invitation to participate in the OHC intellectual community by attending OHC Work-in-Progress talks during the year; Books-in-Print talks, and other OHC events;

· when space is available and subject to current UO and public health guidelines, an office at the Oregon Humanities Center for one term during the fellowship year.

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Research Support Grant

Deadline: Spring 2024*

Research Support Grants are specifically designed for scholars to support the expenses incurred in visiting collections, libraries, archives or historic sites within the United Kingdom or abroad.

Professional Development Graduate Scholarship

Deadline: 5:00 pm on Friday of week 2 of each term

We understand that sometimes students find out about opportunities at the last minute, or on a timeline that doesn’t fit these deadlines. Applications received after week 2 will be considered if funds are available, and must include a statement of 3-5 sentences articulating why they should be considered after the deadline. Applicants will be notified by Friday of week 5.

Funded by the Division of Graduate Studies and in part by the Gary E. Smith Foundation, this award is designed to support outstanding graduate students pursuing professional development or training enrichment activities that would provide (a) unique opportunities not normally available as part of the degree program; (b) intensive, focused development in a particular professional skill area; and (c) will advance the student’s progress toward graduation and/or career goals.

Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

Deadline: Winter*

The BC Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History is a premier global resource for the study of Chinese-Western cultural exchange with a core focus on the social and cultural history of Christianity in China. Besides its 100,000 volumes of books in Chinese and Western languages, its library also includes (1) a digital copy of the Japonica-Sinica Manuscript Collection from the Roman Archives of the Society of Jesus (ARSI); (2) the Francis A. Rouleau Microfilm / Digital Archival Collections’ (3) the Canton Diocese Archival Collection; (4) a digital copy of the Passionist China Collection; (5) the Anthony E. Clark Collection; (6) Pre-Modern Japanese & Korean Christian Materials; and (7) other archival materials and artistic artifacts.

This fellowship is open to doctoral candidates who have completed all course work and have defined their specific research topic. We invite research proposals that will benefit substantially from consultation of the archival and/or library holdings of the Ricci Institute in order to complete the candidate’s dissertation.

Topics of enquiry may include Chinese-Western cultural history, local society and politics, history of education and other charitable enterprises, history of Christianity in China, history of diplomacy, art and art history, science and history of science, comparative studies of Christianity and cultures in China, and the “Sino-sphere”, namely, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Recipients are also expected to present their work and actively participate in all regularly organized activities and research seminars at the Ricci Institute.

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies 

Deadline: November 30

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies provide stipends to PhD candidates for full time preparation of dissertations. The ten-month fellowship period may be used for fieldwork, archival research, analysis of findings, or for writing after research is complete.

Stipend: $30,000

Tenure: 10 consecutive months, initiated by September 30, 2023, devoted full time to the dissertation. No other employment is permitted during the fellowship period. · Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship and Grant Administration (OFA) System (ofa.acls.org)

Sandra Morgen Public Impact Graduate Scholarship

Deadline: March 1

The purpose of this fellowship (formally known as the UO Public Impact Fellowship) award is to recognize and support the work of up to two graduate students whose research has the potential to have a significant impact on society. Examples of relevant research include that which makes a contribution to improving economic opportunity and well-being, social justice, political participation, cultural engagement, and scientific and technical solutions to pressing social issues.

Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research

Deadline: TBA

The fellowship supports new research on Chinese art in dialogue with the M+ Collections. It reflects our commitment to enriching the contemporary conversation on art in the region and to building new platforms for research and debate. The awarded fellow is expected to be attached to M+ for a period of three to six months. They will develop their proposed project in response to the research theme and will be able to access the M+ Collections both onsite and online, consult library and archival materials, deliver several internal presentations, and take part in discussions with curators and other staff members. This provides an opportunity for the project to relate to the museum’s current and future programmes as well as its curatorial and collecting strategies. The fellowship will conclude with a public lecture in Hong Kong and an essay in Chinese (at least 7,500 characters) or in English (at least 5,000 words) to be published on M+ Magazine.

Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Scholarship

Deadline: March 1

This award is designed to encourage graduate research about Southeast Asia. Awards may be requested for educational expenses, including tuition supplements, travel, equipment purchase, books and supplies, or other educational needs. The award is made possible by an endowment from Norman Sundberg, Professor Emeritus, Psychology, and Donna Sundberg.

Tyson Scholars of American Art Program

Deadline: November 29

The Tyson Scholars of American Art program supports interdisciplinary scholarship that seeks to expand the boundaries and traditional categories of investigation into American art from any time period. Crystal Bridges and the Tyson Scholars Program invite PhD candidates (or equivalent), post-doctoral researchers, and senior scholars from any field who are researching American art to apply. Scholars may be focused on visual art, architecture, craft, visual and material culture, performance art, or new media. They also invite applications from scholars approaching US art transregionally and looking at the broader geographical context of the Americas, especially Latinx and Indigenous art.

Yale University Fellowships

Beinecke Library Research Fellowships

Deadline: Opens on August 1 and closes on October 9

The Beinecke Library offers, on a competitive basis, fellowships to support graduate students to pursue onsite research with the collections for one to four months. Students applying for a fellowship should be at an advanced stage in their research or prospectus development and propose a fully conceptualized project related to their degree program. Applications from students utilizing traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research are encouraged as are applications from students who wish to pursue creative, interdisciplinary, and non-traditional approaches to conducting research in the collections.

Residential Scholars Program

Deadline: 2025 deadline TBA

These awards are open to academics, independent scholars, and doctoral students working in any field related to British visual and material culture. Awardees will receive a dedicated working space in the museum’s Reference Library and are encouraged to participate in events and programs at the museum, and to engage with the scholarly community of the university. They are also able to take advantage of the extensive collections at other Yale museums and libraries.

Lewis Walpole Library Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants

Deadline: Opens November 6  and closes January 8

The Lewis Walpole Library funds four-week visiting fellowships, including the Lewis Walpole Library/American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies residential fellowship, and two-week travel grants to support research in the library’s rich collections of materials from the British world of the long eighteenth-century.

*Specific deadline dates not provided yet, check back at a later date