The ARTS and HUMANITIES
Abbey Awards and Fellowships(Rome) Nine- and three-month residencies for emerging painters.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Scholars ProgramTo stimulate and support new and significant works of film scholarship on cultural, educational, historical, theoretical or scientific aspects of film.
Albright Institute of Archaeological Research(Jerusalem) 32 fellowships in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines.
American Academy in Berlin (Berlin) Fellowshipsand distinguished visitorawards in history, economics, poetry, art history, journalism, law, anthropology, musicology, public policy, and writing, among others, but notmathematics or the hard sciences.
American Academy in Rome(Rome) Six- to 11-month residencies to 30 emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers in architecture, design, historic preservation and conservation, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, visual arts, ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and early modern studies, modern Italian studies.
American Antiquarian Society Fellowships(Worcester, MA) One- to 12-month fellowships for research in American history, art and culture through 1876.
American Association of University Women American Fellowships Fellowships supporting women finishing research for publication.
American Center of Oriental Research Fellowships(Aman, Jordan) Fellowships in all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences which contribute to scholarship in Near Eastern studies.
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships for humanities and social sciences, and interdisciplinary work, but notfor pedagogy, translation, or most travel.
American Historical Association (Washington, D.C.) One to twelve month fellowships in American history, 17th& 18thcentury European history, and history of aerospace.
American Institute of Indian Studies(India) Research fellowships up to nine months in anthropology, ethnomusicology, history, performing arts, political science, religious studies, and urban planning of India.
American Philological Association(Munich) One fellowship in residence with the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Institute on Latin language and culture from the classical period through the early Middle Ages. Requires reading knowledge of German and advanced competence in Greek.
American Philosophical SocietyFranklin Research GrantsSmall grants to young scholars intended to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge.
American-Scandinavian Foundation(Scandinavian countries) Support for one year of research or study relevant to Scandinavian countries in all fields. Command of host country language expected.
Amy Clampitt Residency Program(Sheffield, MA) Six- to 12-month residency for one poet.
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling ScholarshipOne year of travel abroad for American-born poets.
2. Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars (Stanford or Can Marino, CA, Chicago, Cambridge or Worcester, MA, Research Triangle Park, NC, Princeton, Washington, D.C., Rome or Florence, Italy) Academic year fellowships in humanities and social sciences at participating national research centers.
Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research
(Tempe, AZ) Visiting Fellows pursue interdisciplinary research and writing in critical exploration of an annual theme - 2013-14 theme is Home.
Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Fellows(New York, Washington, D.C.) One-year residency to direct an original project on Asia in international politics and the global economy.
Asian Cultural CouncilGrants tailored to the needs and objectives of scholars in traditional and contemporary arts, archaeology, architecture, art history, arts administration, arts criticism, conservation, crafts, dance, design (not commercial), film, installation, literature, museology, music, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theater, and video.
Association for Asian StudiesSome small grants administered in China, inner Asian, Japan and Korean studies, plus a comprehensive catalogue of other funding sources.
Aurora Foundation Japanese Language ScholarshipsScholarship and travel expenses to Japan to enhance the capabilities of those teaching Japanese.
Banff International Literary Translation Centre Awards(Banff, Alberta, Canada) Support for professional, published, literary translators in any language to have three weeks of uninterrupted work on a current project among an international community of colleagues.
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University(New Haven) One-month visiting fellowships to pursue research in the collection.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts(Omaha, NE) Three-month residency provides 36 artists with uninterrupted, self-directed work time, live/work studio with private bath and 24-hour access to wood shop, installation spaces and a large sculpture fabrication facility, with $750/month stipend.
Black Metropolis Research Consortium(Chicago) Short-term fellowships to provide access to archives and collections for artists and scholars in African American and African diasporic culture, history, and politics.
Blakemore Foundation Language Grants(East or Southeast Asia)
1. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships provide one year of advanced language study in Burmese, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese.
2. Blakemore Refresher Grants provide mid-career professors teaching in an Asian field to refresh their language skills with a full-time language program for a summer or semester in Burmese, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese.
Brown University John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and CultureThree-month fellowships to encourage thoughtful reflection and writing on public humanities and cultural heritage, to present their work at the JNBC, and to produce an essay, case study, instructional materials, or other documents for publication.
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art(Washington, D.C.) Seniorand visitingfellows programs support research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts.
Center for Chinese Studies Research Grant for Foreign Scholars(Taiwan)Three-month to one-year fellowships to pursue Chinese studies. Subsidies include travel, research expenses, research materials service, liaison with universities and research institutions, and use of CCS facilities
Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation (Taiwan) Support for scholars from the American region for research,sabbatical funding, matching funds for conferences, and subsidies for publicationson Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Preference to collaborative projects with counterparts in Taiwan.
Cintas Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts$10,000 fellowship for visual artists living outside of Cuba who are Cuban citizens or the child or grandchild of a Cuban citizen. Visual Arts may include painting, sculpture, installation art, photography, film, and the media arts. Media arts encompasses narrative, non-narrative, documentary, animation, or experimental time-based works using audio, digital, film and/or video media; also included is computer art in which the computer is an essential element of the work's creation, presentation or understanding.
Clark Fellowships(Massachusetts) Up to $60,000 for one- to ten-month residencies at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for study related to the visual arts, especially efforts to deepen, transform, or challenge methods currently practiced within art history and the role of images in other humanities disciplines.
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Scholars)800 awards for research worldwide.
Davidson Family Fellowship at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art(Fort Worth, TX) Four-month fellowship in American art history within the museum's collections.
Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.) One to nine month fellowships for studies related to the library’s collection.
Fromm Music Foundation Commissioned composition.
Georgia O'Keefe Museum Research Center Fellowship(Santa Fe) Three- to twelve-month residency in art history, architecture, literature, music, and photography in American Modernism.
Getty Trust (Los Angeles) Three, six, or nine month interdisciplinary residency as a guest scholar in historical conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Six to twelve month fellowships for mid-career faculty across the arts and sciences, though not for artists who interpret other people’s work (yes for composers or choreographers, no for performers or directors of compositions or choreography).
Howard Foundation $30k support for early mid-career scholars in rotating fields: 2012-13 in photography, anthropology, and archaeology; 2013-14 in painting, sculpture, the history of art and architecture; 2013-14 in playwriting, music, theatre studies, musicology and history
Huntington Library Fellowships(San Marino, CA) More than 100 fellowships for resident research in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine.
Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) One term to multi-year visiting member fellowships in history of arts and sciences (combining humanistic disciplines, from socioeconomic developments, political theory, and modern international relations, to the history of art, science, philosophy, music, and literature), math, and natural and social sciences.
International Residence at Couvent des Recollets(Paris) Three month residency for a Paris-specific project open to writers and artists in visual or performing arts.
Italian Academy at Columbia University Resident Fellowships(New York) One- and two-semester resident fellowships to pursue studies in cultural memory in global society, including scientific and technological connections and the neuroscience of cultural memory.
Kluge Center at the Library of Congress(Washington, D.C.) Resident distinguished chairs and fellowships for up to one year for research in all areas of the arts and sciences. Topic-specific funds include astrobiology, political economy, foreign policy and international relations, health and spirituality, American studies, ethics and American history, and folklife studies.
Lady Davis Fellowship Trust Visiting Professorship(Israel) Visiting professorship in any field of study at Hebrew University. Applicants must be full or associate professors AND be sponsored by a member of Hebrew University faculty.
Leo Baeck Institute New research on German-Jewish culture and history.
Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities Bogliasco Fellowships(Genoa, Italy) One-month fellowships in archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film/video, history, landscape architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and visual arts. The Center also occasionally awards named fellowships in music, visual arts, dance, literature, and music.
National Air and Space Museum Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History(Washington, D.C.) is a twelve-month fellowship for to scholars with distinguished records of publication who are working on, or anticipate working on, books in aerospace history.
National Humanities Center (Research Triangle Park, NC) Year-long resident fellowships for study in the humanities.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study(Cambridge, MA) One year residential fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences, creative arts, and natural sciences and mathematics. Opportunities for group applications and cluster studies.
Rockefeller Foundation Residencies(Bellagio, Italy) Month-long residencies for 12 scholars from all academic disciplines to explore topics relevant to improving life for the poor worldwide OR one to three month residencies and fellowships for fine and literary artists whose work is inspired by global or social issues.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Scholars in Residence Program(New York) Six-month residency for research and writing on the peoples of the African Diaspora, which may include social and hard sciences if the work contributes to the humanities.
School of American Research(Santa Fe, NM) Nine month residenciesfor scholars who have completed their research and analysis in the social sciences, humanities, and Native arts and who need time to reflect, debate, and write. Of these,oneis specifically geared to scholars of Native American heritage. There is also a two month summer residencyfor three scholars in the social sciences, humanities, or arts.
Smithsonian American Art Museum(Washington, D.C.) One year named residential senior fellowships in American art, visual crafts and decorative arts, American realism, or international contexts for American art.
Stanford Humanities Center(Stanford, CA) One academic year residential fellowship as external faculty in the humanities but not the creative arts. (A single, separate fellowship in creative artsfor practitioners, critics, and scholars.)
Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah Humanities Visiting Research Fellowships(Salt Lake City) Research in the humanities, particularly Middle East Studies and women writers.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellowships(Washington, D.C.) Three- to nine-month fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Residential Fellowships(Charlottesville, VA) One- and two-semester residencies in any area of the humanities.
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AES(Opens in a new window) (Audio Engineering Society) |
Promotes research and commercial interests of designers, manufacturers, buyers, and users of professional and semiprofessional audio equipment. |
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AMP(Opens in a new window) (Association of Music Producers) |
Educates its members as well as the production, advertising, and media communities on all facets of music production from creation to final use. |
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SPARS(Opens in a new window) (Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios) |
Unites the manufacturers of audio recording equipment and services with users. |
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AIMP(Opens in a new window) (Association of Independent Music Publishers) |
Educates music publishers about the most current industry trends by providing a forum for the discussion of the issues confronting the music publishing industry. |
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MIDEM(Opens in a new window) (Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale) |
World’s largest music industry trade fair providing a forum for discussing political and legal issues, new artists, musical trends, and music-related products. |
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NAMM(Opens in a new window) (National Association of Music Merchants) |
Strengthens the music products industry and promotes the benefits of making music. |
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RIAA(Opens in a new window) (Recording Industry Association of America) |
North and South American trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States. |
| Music Business Association(Opens in a new window) | Nonprofit trade association that seeks to advance and promote music commerce, whether physical, digital, mobile, or more. |
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ISME(Opens in a new window) (International Society for Music Education) |
Serves music educators around the world, and represents all levels and all fields of specialization within music education. |
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MTNA(Opens in a new window) (Music Teachers National Association) |
Cultivates growth and development for music teaching professionals. |
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NAfME(Opens in a new window) (National Association for Music Education) |
Connection between Music Educators National Conference and the industry. |
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AMTA(Opens in a new window) (American Music Therapy Association) |
Organization for the progressive development of the therapeutic use of music in rehabilitation, special education, and community settings. |
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AMTAS(Opens in a new window) (American Music Therapy Association for Students) |
Promotes awareness, use, and development of music therapy in order to maximize health. |
| WFMT(Opens in a new window) (World Federation of Music Therapy) | International nonprofit organization that brings together music therapy associations and individuals interested in developing and promoting music therapy globally. |
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AFM(Opens in a new window) (American Federation of Musicians) |
Assists musicians in the U.S. and Canada with fair agreements, music ownership, and benefits. |
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APAP(Opens in a new window) (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) |
World's largest networking forum and marketplace for performing arts professionals including artists, agents, and emerging arts leaders. |
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ISPA(Opens in a new window) (International Society for the Performing Arts) |
Develops and educates an international network of arts leaders and professionals who are dedicated to advancing the performing arts. |
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The Grammys (Opens in a new window)(The Recording Academy) |
Honors achievements in the recording arts and supports the music community. |
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ASCAP(Opens in a new window) (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) |
Performing rights organization representing over 420,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. |
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BMI(Opens in a new window) (Broadcast Music, Inc.) |
Performing rights organization that collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers, and distributes them as royalties to members. |
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SESAC(Opens in a new window) (Society of European Stage Authors and Composers) |
Performing rights organization in the U.S. with a selective process when affiliating songwriters and publishers. |
| NARIP(Opens in a new window) (National Association of Record Industry Professionals) | Creates access to top executives and experts in the music and record industries. |