Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks supports scholars through fellowships and research awards in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies to advance humanities research and cross-cultural scholarship.
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Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Applications and letters of recommendation)
Funding Amounts: One-month awards: $5,000; joint fellowship: $5,200/month at I Tatti, $17,500 at Dumbarton Oaks, plus supplements
Summary: Dumbarton Oaks supports scholarly research in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies through fellowships and awards.
Description
Dumbarton Oaks, affiliated with Harvard University, offers grants and fellowships to advance research in the humanities. Its programs support Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies, generally funding archaeological research, materials analysis, and photographic surveys of objects and monuments. Residential fellowships bring scholars from around the world together for an academic year, semester, or summer; one-month nonresidential awards provide shorter-term research support.
The program awards over 150 appointments annually and also offers summer schools and workshops focused on languages, material culture, and theory. Its I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship supports early- and mid-career scholars studying cross-cultural contacts in and beyond the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean, particularly exchanges between Italy and the East Christian world.
