Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Research, Summer, Mellon, and I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowships)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 One-Month Research Awards; residential fellowships for an academic year, semester, or summer
Summary: Dumbarton Oaks supports humanities research through fellowships and awards in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies.
Description
Dumbarton Oaks, affiliated with Harvard University, offers grants and fellowships to facilitate, disseminate, and advance humanities research in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Support generally focuses on archaeological research, materials analysis, and photographic surveys of objects and monuments. Its fellowship program began in 1940 and now awards more than 150 appointments annually to scholars from around the world.
Opportunities include residential fellowships for an academic year, semester, or summer, alongside one-month nonresidential research awards. The program serves scholars and degree candidates through several fellowship categories with distinct academic requirements. Dumbarton Oaks also offers summer schools and workshops for in-depth study of languages, material culture, and theory, and awards for students attending its symposia.
