Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts--Predoctoral Fellowships

The following ten fellowships are intended to support doctoral
dissertation research. Applicants must have completed their residence
requirements and coursework for the Ph.D. as well as general or
preliminary examinations before the date of application. Students must
have certification of competence in two foreign languages. Applicants must
be either United States citizens or enrolled in a university in the United
States.

Application for these fellowships may be made only through the chair of
graduate departments of art history and other appropriate departments 
Departments should limit nominations to one candidate for each category of
fellowship. 

David E. Finley Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 36 months, usually a two-year
period for travel and research in Europe on a well-advanced dissertation
in Western art and an additional year in residence at the National Gallery
of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, to complete the
dissertation. Half of the year in residence will be devoted to a research
project, designed to complement the subject of the dissertation, at the
Gallery or other Washington-area collections. A primary requirement for
the award of this fellowship is that the candidate have a significant
interest in museum work, which could be furthered during travel to visit
European and other collections as well as during the period of residency
at the Center in Washington; there is, however, no requirement as to the
candidate's subsequent choice of a career.

Paul Mellon Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 36 months. The fellowship is
intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in
Western art and to enable a candidate to reside abroad and develop
expertise in a specific city, locality, or region related to the
dissertation. After a two-year period of residence abroad, the Paul Mellon
Fellow is expected to spend the third year in residence at the Center to
complete the dissertation.

Samuel H. Kress Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months, to be held partly in
residence at the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the
Visual Arts, and partly elsewhere in the United States or abroad. The
fellowship is intended for the advancement or completion of a doctoral
dissertation in Western art. The Kress Fellow is expected to spend one
year of the fellowship period on dissertation research, and one year at
the Center to complete the dissertation and devote half-time to Gallery
research projects designed to complement the subject of the dissertation
and to provide curatorial experience. Kress Fellows may apply for a
postdoctoral curatorial fellowship if the dissertation has been accepted
by 1 June of the second fellowship year.

Mary Davis Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months. The fellowship is
intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in
Western art. The Davis Fellow is expected to spend one year of the
fellowship period on dissertation research abroad, and one year at the
Center to complete the dissertation and devote half-time to Gallery
research projects designed to complement the subject of the dissertation
and to provide curatorial experience. Davis Fellows may apply for a
postdoctoral curatorial fellowship if the dissertation has been accepted
by 1 June of the second year of the fellowship.

Wyeth Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months. The fellowship is
intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral
dissertation. The fellowship is intended for the study of the visual arts
of the United States before 1945. The Wyeth Fellow is expected to spend
one year of the fellowship period on dissertation research in the United
States or abroad, and one year at the Center to complete the dissertation.

Ittleson Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months. The fellowship is
intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in
a field other than Western art. The Ittleson Fellow is expected to spend
one year of the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad, and one
year at the Center to complete the dissertation.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months. The fellowship is
intended for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation in
a field other than Western art. The Andrew W. Mellon Fellow is expected to
spend one year of the fellowship period on dissertation research abroad,
and one year at the Center to complete the dissertation.

Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fellowship
One fellowship of $16,000 for 12 months, for research in Dutch or Flemish
art, 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.

Chester Dale Fellowships
Two fellowships of $16,000 each for 12 months. The fellowship is usually
intended for the advancement or completion of a doctoral dissertation in
Western art. The Dale 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.

Departments should limit nominations to one candidate for each category of
fellowship. Each interested student should consult with the dissertation
advisor and department chair to obtain departmental
sponsorship. Nomination forms must be completed by the student and the
chair of the department. These forms are available from the chairs of
graduate departments with Ph.D. programs. All contact throughout the
application process shall be between the representatives of the department
and the Center.

Deadline: November 15 (annually)

Contact: The Fellowship Program, 
	 Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
	 National Gallery of Art
	 Washington, D.C. 20565
	 Telephone: (202) 842-6482
	 Fax: (202) 842-6733
	 E-mail: advstudy@nga.gov


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