Funder: College Art Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 unrestricted award, plus one-year CAA membership and next Annual Conference registration
Summary: Supports professional development for art, architecture, and design historians, curators, and critics completing or recently awarded a PhD.
Key Information: Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and demonstrate financial need.
Description
The College Art Association (CAA) Professional Development Fellowship in Art History provides unrestricted support to historians, curators, and critics working in art, architecture, and design. It serves applicants in the final year of their PhD program or who have recently earned their doctorate. The program supports professional development rather than requiring a particular research topic or project.
CAA describes the fellowship’s scope as including final doctoral research and preparing a dissertation for publication. Alongside financial support, fellows receive access to the association through a year of membership and complimentary registration for the next Annual Conference. Honorable mentions receive the same membership and conference benefits. Scholars from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
