Clark Art Institute Fellowship 2025 - 2026 USA (Fully Funded)

The Clark Fellowship invites applications from international scholars worldwide for postdoctoral research at the Clark Art Institute, USA for the academic year 2025 - 2026 . Each year, Clark awards 11 to 16 fellowships, ranging from one to ten months in duration, with most granted for a single academic semester.

This prestigious fellowship is open to national and international scholars, critics, curators, and museum professionals proposing projects that deepen and expand the understanding of visual arts and their cultural significance. The Clark Art Institute uniquely integrates a public art museum with robust research and academic programs, supported by an extensive art history library. It serves as a global hub for discourse on the nature, history, and interpretation of art.

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Postdoctoral

• Institution: Clark Art Institute

• Study Location: USA

• Focus Areas: History, Visual Culture, Theory, Interpretation

• Program Duration: One to ten months

• Deadline: October 15 (Applications open July 1)

Scholarship Coverage

Clark Art Institute Fellowship is awarded on a scale related to need and earnings, up to a maximum rate of $30,000 per semester. Fellows’ tax liability to the United States government will be considered in accordance with the tax regulations of the Internal Revenue Service on a case-by-case basis. Travel to and from the Clark will be reimbursed for the scholar and an accompanying family member.

Fellows are normally provided with an apartment in a recently refurbished and expanded late nineteenth-century house across the street from the Clark campus. Six apartments are available, ranging in size from one to two bedrooms, with additional common spaces. Each apartment is fully furnished and linked to the Clark’s computer network. Accommodation and services, except long-distance telephone, will be provided by the Clark. Pets are not permitted in the Scholars’ Residence. No smoking is permitted inside any Clark building.

Fellows are provided with a private office in the Manton Research Center, accessible from 8 am until 11 pm (early closing times on weekends). Computers and IT support will be provided upon request.

Eligibility Criteria for Clark Art Institute Fellowship

To be eligible for Clark Art Institute Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Required Language: English

• Eligible Countries: All world countries

• They may come from the academic or museum worlds, or from other professional backgrounds.

• Applicants should hold a PhD or demonstrate equivalent professional experience.

• They may be employed, full- or part-time, or be independent scholars, curators, and/or critics.

• Excellent writing skills.

• Excellent research skills: experience with independently carrying out empirical research, experience with qualitative research (conducting interviews, qualitative analysis), preferably also experience with quantitative research.

How to Apply for Clark Art Institute Fellowship?

Please follow the following instructions to avail this fellowship:

1. Fill out the application.

2. Upload a description of your proposed project with a 500 character.

3. Write down your referees information (please note they have to send a one-page letter for this email research@clarkart.edu).

4. After clicking the ‘submit’ button please send the following requirements to research@clarkart.edu

• A curriculum vitae (pdf; 3 double-spaced pages or fewer).

• A statement (pdf; 3 double-spaced pages or fewer) in English that outlines the assumptions and critical commitments that animate your project. It is important to situate the project within the context of existing research; to indicate what is new or unusual in both subject and/or method; and to explain why there is a disciplinary need for this particular project.

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