2014 Terra Foundation Academic Grants & Fellowships

The deadline for all academic award, fellowship, and grant applications is January 15, 2014 unless otherwise indicated.

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Travel Grants to the United States

The Terra Foundation offers Research Travel Grants to enable scholars outside the United States to consult resources that are only available within the United States. These grants provide support for research on topics concerning American art and visual culture prior to 1980. Six to twelve grants are awarded annually: up to $6,000 per grant for doctoral students and up to $9,000 per grant for postdoctoral and senior scholars. Some grant funding is reserved for scholars from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Destinations and duration of travel are determined by fellows. For more information, please visit http://www.terraamericanart.org/scholarship/fellowships/doctoral-postdoctoral-research-travel-grants-to-the-united-states/

International Essay Prize for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum

This prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (pre-1980). Manuscripts should advance understanding of American art, demonstrating new findings and original perspectives. The prize-winning essay will be translated and published in the scholarly journal American Art. Additionally, the winner receives a $1,000 award and a $3,000 travel stipend to give a presentation in Washington, D.C., and meet with museum staff and fellows. For more information, please visit http://americanart.si.edu/research/awards/terra/

Publication Grants

These grants provide support for publication projects on historical American art (pre-1980) that make a significant contribution to scholarship and have an international dimension. Projects may include translations of texts on American art; publications written by non-U.S. scholars or those with a significant number of non-U.S. contributors; and publications with a focused thesis exploring American art in an international context. Projects must be under contract for publication. Books may receive up to $30,000; articles may receive up to $3,000. For more information, please visit http://www.terraamericanart.org/grants/publication-grants/

Smithsonian American Art Museum Fellowships in Washington, D.C.

These one-year residential fellowships support full-time independent and dissertation research by scholars from abroad researching historical American art (pre-1980) or by U.S. scholars who are investigating international contexts for American art. Fellows receive research and travel allowances, plus a stipend of $30,000 for doctoral fellows and $45,000 for senior or postdoctoral fellows. For more information, please visit http://www.americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/fellows/terra/

Terra Summer Residency Fellowships in Giverny, France

These eight-week residential fellowships provide the opportunity to pursue individual work and research in a community of peers while being mentored by senior artists and scholars. Ten fellowships are awarded annually to doctoral students at an advanced stage of research and writing on pre-1980 American art and visual culture and to artists with a master’s degree. Candidates must be nominated by a professor at an academic institution. Fellows receive lodging, a $5,000 stipend (artists receive an additional $300 for materials), and a contribution to travel costs. For more information, please visit http://www.terraamericanart.org/terra-summer-residency

Academic Program Grants

These grants provide support for symposia, colloquia, and scholarly convenings on American art that take place in Chicago or outside the United States; or that take place within the United States and examine American art within an international context and/or include a significant number of international participants. Letter of inquiry deadlines: December 16, 2013; March 14, 2014; December 15, 2014. For more information, please visit http://www.terraamericanart.org/academic-program-grants