The Smithsonian American Art Museum And Its Renwick Gallery - Fellowships in American Art

Deadline 01/15/2010

Description

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States. Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research

Each scholar is provided a carrel in the Fellowship Office located across the street from the Museum. Available research resources there include a 180,000-volume library that specializes in American art, history, and biography; the Archives of American Art; and the graphics collections of SAAM and NPG; as well as a variety of image collections and research databases. Conveniently located in downtown Washington, D.C., the Museum and Fellowship Office are a short walk from other Smithsonian museums and libraries, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art. During their stay at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, scholars will be part of one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished fellowship programs in American art, and will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of lectures, symposiums, and professional workshops. Short research trips are also possible.

Standard term of residency is twelve months, but shorter terms will be considered. The stipend for a one-year predoctoral fellowship is $27,000, plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year postdoctoral or senior fellowship is $42,000, plus research and travel allowances. Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.

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