Grants & Fellowships

Fellowships

2024 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 $2,500 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 Professor Diane Bodart at [email protected], (subject line: 2024 Finley Fellowship for Venetian Studies) by Monday, March 11, 2024. Please submit these materials as a single consolidated PDF document.

2024 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 2024 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 2024 Venice 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: 2024 Casa Muraro Summer Program Fellowship) by Monday, March 11, 2024, 5pm. Please submit these materials as a single consolidated PDF document.

 

2024 Summer Research Fellowships for Graduate Students at Casa Muraro, Venice

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 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 history, art, architecture, 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, 2024. Students no longer in the coursework phase of their degree program may request an extension into the fall semester of 2024. Students in the coursework phase of their degree program must be in good academic standing, i.e. have no outstanding Incompletes from previous semesters. 

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), attesting that you have no outstanding Incompletes.

(4) A 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 via e-mail to Catherine Warden at [email protected] (subject line: 2024 Summer Research Fellowship in Venice) by Friday, April 12, 2024.