Grants & Fellowships

Fellowships

2026 Finley Fellowship for Venetian Studies

Thanks to the generosity of Carol and John Finley, this competitive summer fellowship supports undergraduate students participating in Columbia University’s Venice Summer Program. The Finley Fellowship for Venetian Studies consists of a stipend to help defray the costs for airfare and out-of-pocket expenses associated with the summer program. Award amounts can vary depending on the number of successful applicants, but are typically between $1,500 and $3,000 per awardee.

Eligibility:

The Finely Fellowship for Venetian Studies is open to Columbia University students in all majors who have been accepted into the Venice Summer program, and have chosen at least one art history course as part of their summer curriculum. Students in all fields are eligible to apply, with preference given to declared majors in Art History, History and Theory of Architecture, and the combined major in Art History and Visual Art. 

Application Procedure:

Eligible students are asked to submit their Finley Fellowship application consisting of:

(1) A short cover letter indicating past art history courses taken and course choices for the Venice Summer Program

(2) A CV with an indication of current GPA and past prizes and fellowships received at Columbia University

(3) An unofficial transcript (print-out of SSOL record)

Please submit your application via e-mail to Emily Benjamin at [email protected], (subject line: 2026 Finley Fellowship for Venetian Studies) by SUNDAY, MARCH 8th 2026

Important: Please submit these materials as a single consolidated PDF document.

2025 Casa Muraro Summer Program Fellowships for Graduate Students

Through the generosity of the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI), the Department of Art History and Archaeology is awarding a competitive fellowship for graduate students participating in Columbia University’s Summer Program in Venice. The Casa Muraro Summer Program Fellowship consists of a stipend of $3,000 to help defray the costs for airfare and out-of-pocket expenses associated with Columbia University’s 2025 Summer Program in Venice. Recipients of the fellowship will be known as Casa Muraro Summer Program Fellows.

Eligibility:

All graduate students in the Department of Art History and Archaeology who have been accepted for the 2025 Summer Program and have chosen at least one art history course as part of their Venice summer curriculum are eligible to apply.

Application Procedure:

Eligible students are asked to submit an application consisting of:

(1) A short cover letter/e-mail indicating your field of study, a brief rationale for your participation in the Venice Summer Program, and your choice of courses selected.

(2) An up-to-date CV.

(3) An unofficial transcript (print-out of SSOL record).

Please submit your application via e-mail to Professor Holger A. Klein at [email protected] (subject line: 2025 Casa Muraro Summer Program Fellowship) by March 31, 2025. Please submit these materials as a single consolidated PDF document.

2026 Summer Research Fellowships for Graduate Students 

Thanks to the generosity of the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI), the Department of Art History and Archaeology is once again awarding competitive fellowships for graduate students in the fields of Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque history, art, architecture, music, and literature, whose PhD dissertation or MA thesis requires research in Venice (or the Veneto). The Summer Research Fellowship for Graduate Students will consist of a stipend of up to $4,000 to help defray the costs for airfare, accommodation, and/or out-of-pocket expenses associated with on-site research in Venice. Recipients of the fellowship will be known as Casa Muraro Summer Research Fellows.

Eligibility:

All graduate students enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, who have dissertation or thesis topics in the fields of Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque art, architecture, history, music, and literature and require an extended period of no less than one month of library, archival, or museum research in Venice and/or the Veneto are eligible to apply. Research should ideally be conducted between June 1 and August 31, 2026. PhD students no longer in the coursework phase of their degree program may request moving their research period into the fall semester of 2026.

Application Procedure:

Eligible students are asked to submit their application consisting of:

(1) A cover letter (not to exceed 2,000 words) to the fellowship committee, outlining your proposed on-site research and how it fits within your dissertation/thesis project. Please also mention the resources to be consulted in Venice

(2) An up-to-date CV

(3) An (unofficial) Columbia University transcript (SSOL Record)

(4) A short letter of endorsement/recommendation from your dissertation/thesis advisor, to be sent directly to Catherine Warden by the application deadline.

Please submit your application materials through the Google Form: https://forms.gle/61Giv7jntxDmv8fW6 by March 23, 2026.

 

 

2026–27 Casa Muraro Faculty Research Fellowships

Thanks to the generosity of the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI), the Department of Art History and Archaeology is able to offer financial support to Columbia faculty members conducting on-site summer or academic-year research in Venice and/or the Veneto in the fields of Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque history, art, architecture, music, and literature. The research fellowship will help faculty members to cover airfare, accommodation, and out-of-pocket expenses associated with library, archival, and collection-based research in Venice and/or the Veneto.

Eligibility:

All full-time faculty members in the Arts and Sciences whose research focuses on the Medieval, Renaissance, and/or Baroque periods with projects that require an extended period of one to three months of on-site library, archival, and/or museum research in Venice and/or the Veneto are eligible to apply.

Research in Venice and/or the Veneto must take place between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027. 

Application Procedure: 

Eligible faculty members are asked to submit their application consisting of:

(1) A short cover letter containing the project title, a short project summary (300 words max), the amount of funding requested, and the timeframe in which the proposed research will be conducted.

(2) A short CV (not to exceed 5 pages)

(3) A research proposal (not to exceed 1,500 words) outlining the project goals and the resources to be consulted in Venice.

(4) A preliminary budget.

Please submit your application via this form by June 5, 2026. Please make sure you submit all materials as a single PDF document.