Museum Studies

Abroad for Historians of American Art: Fellowships for doctoral students in art history who study aspects of art and architecture of the United States, including native and pre-Revolutionary America. The travel fellowship is intended to encourage a breadth of experience beyond the candidate's major field, with preference accorded to those who have had little opportunity for professional travel abroad. The fellowship is not intended for advancement of a dissertation. The fellowship period is for two to three months of continuous travel abroad in areas such as Africa, Asia, Europe, or South America, to museums, exhibitions, collections, monuments, and historic sites.
http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvatrv.htm

American Numismatic Society Donald Groves Fund: Seeks to promote publication in the field of early American numismatics involving material dating no later than 1800. Funding is available for travel and other expenses in association with research as well as for publication costs.
http://www.amnumsoc.org/about/grove.html

American Numismatic Society Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship: Supports work and the study of numismatic and museum methodology at the American Numismatic Society. Applicants must have the B.A. or the equivalent.
http://www.amnumsoc.org/about/schwafell.html

American Numismatic Society Graduate Seminar: Purpose of the seminar is to familiarize its students with numismatic methodology and scholarship and to provide them with an understanding of the contributions made by numismatics to other fields of study. Students will also gain extensive practical experience working with coins and other objects and will have use of the Society's comprehensive library resources.
http://www.amnumsoc.org/about/study.html

Bothmer Fellowship: Awarded to an outstanding graduate student who has been admitted to the doctoral program of a university in the United States, and who has submitted an outline of a thesis dealing with either Greek or Roman art. Preference will be given to the applicant who, in the opinion of the Grants Committee, will profit most from utilizing the resources of the Department of Greek and Roman Art: its collections, library, photographic and other archives, and the guidance of its curatorial staff.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

College Art Association (CAA) Professional Development Fellowships: Helps M.F.A., terminal M.A., and Ph.D. students bridge the gap between graduate study and professional careers. By offering our support at this critical juncture in scholars’ and artists’ careers, we hope to make timely degree completion more viable and employment opportunities more accessible. In turn, by nurturing outstanding scholars and artists at the beginning of their careers, we hope to strengthen and diversify the profession as a whole. Each fellow receives support over a period of two years.
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/career/fellowship.html

Dale, Chester Fellowships: Intended for individuals whose fields of study are related to the fine arts of the western world and who are preferably American citizens under the age of forty. The grants, which typically cover periods from three months to one year, are for research at the Metropolitan Museum.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

DAR J. E. Caldwell Centennial Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding students pursuing a course of graduate study in the field of historic preservation.
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm

Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art: Awarded in honor of John K. Howat to a promising young scholar for one year's study or research in the American Wing (in either the Department of American Paintings and Sculpture or the Department of American Decorative Arts) on an aspect of the Metropolitan Museum's collection. Applicants should have been enrolled for at least one year in an advanced degree program in the field of American art or culture.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

Hagley Museum Grants-in-Aid: Intended to support serious scholarly work and enable individuals to pursue advanced study and research in the collections of the Hagley Museum and Library. They are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars, as well as applicants without advanced degrees. Applications are welcome from scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than the humanities.
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

Hearst Fellowship Program: Graduate and undergraduate students conducting an independent research project at the Abigail Adams Smith Museum in NYC on a topic relating to the museum's history, its collection, or the history of New York City.
http://www.hearstfellowships.com/

Kade, Annette Fellowship: Awarded to French and German pre-doctoral art history students for one year's study or research at the Metropolitan Museum. The award is intended for French and German students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the United States.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

Mellon, Andrew W. Fellowships: Provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Fund for promising young scholars with commendable research projects related to the Museum's collections, as well as for distinguished visiting scholars from this country and abroad who can serve as teachers and advisors and make their expertise available to catalogue and refine the collections. Usually a fellowship will be given for a maximum of one year, most of which should be spent at the Metropolitan Museum. Applicants should have received the doctorate or have completed substantial work toward it. Fellowships for senior scholars are also available for as short a term as one month.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

Mills, J. Clawson Scholarships: Awarded for one year's study or research at the Museum in any branch of the Fine Arts relating to the Metropolitan Museum's collections, and carry the possibility of renewal for a second year. These scholarships are generally reserved for mature scholars of demonstrated ability.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html - bothmer

National Association of Dealers in Antiques Scholarship Fund: Offering scholarships to students majoring in studies which concentrate on decorative arts, object conservation or historic preservation with object emphasis.
http://www.nadaweb.org/sships.htm

Newberry Library École des Chartes Exchange Fellowship: This fellowship, open to graduate students, provides a monthly stipend and free tuition for an American graduate student at the E'cole Nationale des Chartes in Paris for a period of three months. The E'cole des Chartes is the oldest institution in Europe specializing in the archival sciences, including paleography, bibliography, textual editing, and the history of the book. Preference will be given to students from schools supporting the Center for Renaissance Studies.
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/weissbro.html

O’Keefe, Georgia Museum Research Center Scholarship Program: Scholarships are awarded to (a) doctoral candidates who have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for the Ph.D. whose dissertation project is under the direction of a faculty member from their own institution and (b) scholars who hold a doctorate (or comparable degree and/or experience), have distinguished themselves in their field, and wish to pursue research. Awarded to historians in the fields of art, architecture & design, literature, music, and photography and to museum or other professionals who wish to have or extend their curatorial experience.
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/center/scholarships.html

Rousseau, Theodore Fellowships: Intended to develop the skills of connoisseurship by supporting first-hand examination of paintings in major European collections, rather than by supporting library research. The fellowships are awarded for the training of students whose goal is to enter museums as curators of painting. Applicants should have been enrolled for at least one year in an advanced degree program in the field of art history. Short-term fellowships of at least three months will be considered along with twelve month requests.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

Smith, Robert H. and Clarice Fellowship: For research on seventeenth-century Dutch or Flemish art, and intended for the advancement or completion either of a doctoral dissertation or of a resulting publication. The Smith Fellow may use the grant to study either in the United States or abroad; there are no residence requirements at the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvapre.htm

Smithsonian Latino Studies Fellowship Program: Provides opportunities to US Latino/a predoctoral students and postdoctoral and senior scholars to pursue research topics that relate to Latino art, culture, and history. Interdisciplinary subjects are encouraged and can be undertaken at more than one of the Smithsonian museums and/or research units, and advised by one or more of the Smithsonian research staff members.
http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm

Weissman, Polaire Fund: Provides fellowships to qualified graduate students, who preferably will have completed graduate studies in the fine arts or studies in costume, and who are interested in pursuing costume history in a museum or teaching career, or other career (including conservation) related to the field of costume. These grants are generally awarded for a nine month term.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

Whitney, Jane and Morgan Fellowships: Awarded for study, work or research to students of the fine arts whose fields are related to the Museum's collections, with preference to be given to students in the decorative arts who are under forty years of age. The fellowship carries the possibility of renewal for one additional year.
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html