I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship
The I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship supports research on cross-cultural exchanges between Italy and the East Christian world, with residencies in Florence and Washington, D.C.
Funder: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Due Dates: November 1, 2026: Full application deadline | November 1, 2026: Letters of recommendation deadline
Funding Amounts: Approx. $48,200 total: $5,200/month (I Tatti, 6 months) + $1,800 relocation max + $17,500 (Dumbarton Oaks, 4 months) + $6,000 research award + housing and travel support
Summary: Joint residential fellowship for early- and mid-career scholars researching cross-cultural exchanges between Italy and the East Christian world, split between Florence and Washington, D.C.
Key Information: Applicants may only apply to one I Tatti or Dumbarton Oaks fellowship per year; renewals, repeats, or deferments are not allowed.
Description
This joint fellowship, offered by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in collaboration with I Tatti–The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, supports early- and mid-career scholars investigating cross-cultural interactions between Italy and the East Christian world. The fellowship is residential and covers a full academic year, divided between Florence (I Tatti, mid-July to mid-January) and Washington, D.C. (Dumbarton Oaks, January 25 to May 14). Projects should focus on art, architecture, archaeology, history, literature, material culture, music, philosophy, religion, or science, with a particular emphasis on research drawing from the cultural heritage of both Italy and the East Christian world, broadly defined (including Byzantium, the Post-Byzantine Greek world, North and East Africa, the Near East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, India, Russia, and other contact zones).
