Fellowships & Academic Opportunities Supported by the Terra Foundation

The Terra Foundation for American Art is committed to supporting projects designed to engage audiences around the globe in an enriched dialogue on American art. The fellowships and academic opportunities supported by the foundation seek to enliven and expand the study of the history of American art by encouraging the participation of scholars worldwide.

Terra Summer Residency
Terra Foundation for American Art
Giverny, France
June 13, 2011 – August 7, 2011

The Terra Summer Residency in Giverny provides the opportunity to pursue individual study and research in a community of peers while being mentored by senior artists and scholars.

Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C.

The Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum seek to foster a cross-cultural dialogue about the history of art of the United States up to 1980.

Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C.

The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (circa 1500—1980). The winning manuscript submission should advance understanding of American art and demonstrate new findings and original perspectives. It will be translated and published in American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s scholarly journal.

Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants
Courtauld Institute of Art, London; Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris; John F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien, Freie Universität, Berlin; Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich

The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants support travel to the United States for research purposes. Foreign nationals enrolled in European universities whose research projects concern American art or transatlantic artistic relations prior to 1980 are eligible.

Terra Foundation for American Art Visiting Professorships
Courtauld Institute of Art, London; Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris; John F. Kennedy Institut, Freie Universität, Berlin

The Terra Foundation for American Art International Professorships seek to increase the opportunities in Europe for graduate study of historical American art while providing recipients the opportunity to pursue individual study and research. The professorships are offered by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London; the Freie Universität, Berlin; and the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris.

Terra Foundation for American Art Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships
Courtauld Institute of Art, London; Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris

The Terra Foundation for American Art Teaching Fellowships seek to increase the opportunities in Europe for graduate study of historical American art while providing recipients the opportunity to pursue individual study and research. The fellowships are offered by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London and the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris.

Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Art 1600–1950
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

The Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Art 1600–1950 in the Department of Art History seeks to aid the development of a scholar embarking on a professional academic career while strengthening the department's established curriculum and scholarly profile.

Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in pre-1945 American Art
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

The three-year Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in pre–1945 American Art in the Department of Art History of the University of Chicago seeks to aid the development of a young scholar and to strengthen the department's established curriculum, scholarly profile, and working relationships with Chicago museums, curators, and scholars.