Funder: Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Due Dates: September 1, 2026 (Applications open) | November 15, 2026 (Application deadline, 11:59 p.m. PST) | March 2027 (Decisions)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 per month for two to ten months
Summary: Supports early-career scholars and curators researching British art and visual culture across UK, imperial, Commonwealth, and post-Commonwealth contexts.
Key Information: Faculty and postdoctoral applicants must be within ten years of receiving their Ph.D.; curators need equivalent professional experience.
Description
The Berger Trust Future Leaders Fellowship in the History of British Art supports research into British art and its wider traditions of visual culture. Its remit extends beyond the United Kingdom to the contexts of the British Empire, Commonwealth, and post-Commonwealth nations. Administered through The Huntington’s Research Division, it is intended for early-career faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, and curators with equivalent professional experience.
The fellowship belongs to The Huntington’s long-term fellowship program, which supports collections-based humanities scholarship. Research tenure lasts two to ten months. The available-fellowships listing allows residence at The Huntington, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, or a combination of both. The application portal describes the fellowship as divided between the two institutions; applicants should confirm location arrangements with the fellowship team.
