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Honorary Fellowships
The Samuel F. B. Morse Fellowships are awarded, without funding, to students whose work shows every promise of distinguished contributions to the field in the future. The Director's Fellowships are awarded, without funding, to students of merit and promise whose demonstrated need does not meet the criteria of the Fellowship Committee.

Endowed Fellowships
The following awards are supported by endowed funds, which have been established through the generosity of alumni, friends, and supporters of the Institute.

Barbara P. Altman Fellowship, established by her husband in her memory.

Alfred Bader Fellowship for the study of Dutch art in Holland.

Isabel and Alfred Bader Fellowship for a student in residence in the field of Dutch art.

Isabel and Alfred Bader Fellowship for the study of art in Italy.

Amy Briggs Baldwin Scholarship, a bequest.

Bernard Berenson Fellowship for doctoral study in the field of Italian art, established by Robert Lehman.

Samuel T. Blaisdell Fellowship, a bequest.

Bernard V. Bothmer Memorial Fellowships for the study of Ancient Egyptian art, established by friends of the late Professor Bothmer.

Robert L. H. Chambers Memorial Fellowship for student travel, established by the Henfield Foundation.

Walter W. S. Cook Fellowship for study in Spain or the study of medieval art and architecture, established by Helen M. Cook in memory of the founder of the Institute.

Walter W. S. Cook Scholarship, established in his memory by a bequest by his student, Dorothy Shepherd Payer.

J. Paul Getty Trust for internships in conservation.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships for internships in conservation.

Robert Goldwater Fellowships for outstanding doctoral candidates, established in memory of the eminent scholar and teacher.

The Donald S. Gray Fellowship for student travel, a bequest.

The Fellowship in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology for a doctoral candidate who has done outstanding work in the field.

The Julia A. Harwood Fellowship.

The Elizabeth A. Josephson Fellowship, established by Jack A. Josephson in memory of his wife.

The Florence and Samuel C. Karlan Memorial Award for a student demonstrating outstanding creativity and initiative.

Richard Krautheimer Fellowship, established in his honor on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, for a distinguished student working in one of his fields of interest.

Robert Lehman Fellowships for Graduate Study in the Fine Arts, for students showing promise of making distinguished contributions to the field.

Leon Levy and Shelby White Fellowships for internships in conservation.

Classical Fellowships in Honor of Leon Levy and Shelby White for PhD candidates in Classical art and archaeology.

Philip Mahon Memorial Fellowship for a student who shows great promise in the study of the history of prints and drawings.

James R. McCredie Summer Grants for students working on excavations in Classical Mediterranean lands, established in honor of the Institute's fifth director.

Theodore Rousseau Fellowships for doctoral candidates who are considering museum careers, for travel and study abroad in the field of European painting, a bequest.

Florence B. Seldon Fellowship, a bequest.

Benjamin Sonnenberg Fellowships, established in his memory in recognition of his life-long support of the Institute.

Starr Foundation Fellowships in Asian Art.

Beatrice Stocker Fellowship, established by her husband Jule Stocker in honor of her 85th birthday.

Lila Acheson Wallace Fellowships for students studying ancient Egyptian art, modern art, ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman art.

Florance Waterbury Fellowships for students specializing in Asian art and the art of the Western Hemisphere.

Martin and Edith Weinberger Grants for travel and general scholarly purposes.

Willner Family Fellowships for scholarly purposes, including travel to Israel to work at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Allocations from the endowed Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Fund for Mediterranean Art and Archaeology and the McAfee Fund also provide support for financial aid, as funds allow.

The following awards are made possible by generous grants from government agencies, private foundations, and individuals:

Institute of Fine Arts Alumni Association Fellowships.

John L. Loeb, Sr. Fellowship, funded by the Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation.

Richard Ettinghausen Fellowship in Islamic Art, funded by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

Château Pape Clément Fund for the study of French Art, established by Bernard Magrez.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for study in Latin American Art History.

Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in Paintings Conservation.

Hagop Kevorkian Fellowship in Conservation.

Solow Art and Architecture Foundation Fellowships for conservation projects at Villa La Pietra.

Dedalus Foundation Fellowship in the conservation of modern materials.

Kathryn O. Scott Fellowship for for Textile Conservation.

Billy Rose Foundation Fellowships.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships in Conservation.

National Endowment for the Humanities Program of Specialized Instruction in Objects Conservation Fellowships.

Grants from the Leo and Karen Gutmann Foundation support numerous expenses for students in Art History and Archaeology as well as Conservation that are not covered by other fellowships, including housing support for Conservation students, the purchase of scholarly books, student memberships in associations such as the College Art Association and Association of American Museums, registration fees for professional meetings, language tuition, and photocopying.

The Centre Canadien d'Architecture in Montreal and the Institute of Fine Arts jointly fund short-term residencies at the Centre for IFA doctoral candidates whose research will benefit from the Centre's extensive collections of architectural material. Interested students should consult with their advisors and apply to the director of the Institute of Fine Arts.

The Hagop Kevorkian Fund awards one or two annual fellowships in Islamic and Near Eastern art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art intended exclusively for doctoral students at the Institute of Fine Arts who plan to pursue careers as museum curators. Recipients are assigned to a department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where they are expected to spend up to 50 percent of their time.

Special tuition scholarships are offered to selected members of the staffs of museums in the New York area who are fully matriculated Institute students.

The following travel grants support exceptional travel and research applicants.

Shelby White and Leon Levy Fellowship

Shelby White and Leon Levy Fellowship
All first-year students who successfully complete their first five courses, with a grade of B+ or higher for each, will receive a Shelby White and Leon Levy Travel Grant in the amount of $3,000. The aim of the grant is to facilitate travel to see works of art and architecture of scholarly and aesthetic interest to the student. A simple spring application is required, and a brief report on the use made of the fellowship must be submitted to the Academic Office immediately upon the completion of the travel. In exceptional circumstances, applications to defer the fellowship for up to one year will be considered.

For summer 2007, applications are due in the Academic Office by April 9th and travel reports are due by September 7th.
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The Isabel and Alfred Bader Student Travel Fund has been established to support limited travel by students who could not otherwise afford to avail themselves of special opportunities related to their research. Application for such support may be made to the Academic Office at any time.

With the exception of the Bader Fund grants and the White and Levy Fellowships for entering students, travel grants are made only for purposes that contribute directly to a student's progress toward completion of degree requirements. Grants for travel during the academic year are considered with regular fellowship deadlines. A few special grants are made each year for summer work abroad and in distant American States.

The Eleanor H. Pearson Travel Fellowship, established in memory of the doctoral candidate in the history of architecture, is awarded for research in the United States or abroad.

The Institute of Fine Arts Alumni Association awards travel fellowships from:

Walter Friedlander Fund
Jean B. Rosenwald Memorial Fund
Alumni Association Fund

Research travel grants may also be awarded to students from the following funds:

Robert L. H. Chambers Memorial Fund
Walter W. S. Cook Fund
Julia A. Harwood Fund
Donald S. Gray Fund
Isa Ragusa Fund for Student Travel
Wendy and Robert Reilly Student Travel Fund
Martin and Edith Weinberger Fund
Willner Family Fellowship Fund
Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimó Fund
Fund for Travel in Support of Research in Latin American Art, established by an anonymous donor.

Professional Opportunities at the Institute of Fine Arts and Partner Institutions
Students of exceptional merit may be appointed annually to the position of Research Assistant to the Reobert Lehman Collection Scholarly Catalogue project at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Interested applicants should consult Professor Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, coördinating scholar.

One outstanding student of modern and contemporary art is designated annually as the IFA Curatorial Intern at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. Selection is made by the Institute's Fellowship Committee.

Several IFA students are appointed each term to teaching assistantships in the Department of Fine arts of New York University's College of Arts and Science at Washington Square. Interested applicants should consult the Academic Office.

Several advanced IFA students apply successfully each year to work as Preceptors in the Morse Academic Plan program of the Faculty of Arts and Science. Those interested should consult the program's Director, Professor Vincent Renzi, at vincent.renzi@nyu.edu, or www.nyu.edu/cas/map/instructors/opportunities.html.

Positions paid on an hourly basis are available in the Institute Libraries, Visual Resources Collections, and as faculty assistants (consult the Academic Office) and special events assistants (consult the Development and Public Affairs Office).

Short-Term Emergency Loans
The Roberta Lewis Fund was established in memory of the doctoral candidate in ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology who was fatally injured in Iraq in 1971. This revolving fund provides small, short-term, interest-free emergency loans to students in financial distress. Applications are made to Keith Kelly, Academic Office.

The Conservation Center Student Fund provides the same service for students of the Conservation Center. Applications are made to Michele D. Marincola, Conservation Center.