Mellon Fellowships
Mellon Fellowships support cross-disciplinary scholars researching landscape histories through democracy, race, identity, and difference to expand critical inquiry into places and neglected narratives.
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Funder: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Application deadline) | September 13, 2027–May 12, 2028 (Academic year) | September 13, 2027–January 7, 2028 (Fall term) | January 24, 2028–May 12, 2028 (Spring term)
Funding Amounts: $35,000 for the academic year or $17,500 for a fall or spring term, plus offsite housing reimbursement and travel support
Summary: Residential fellowships support cross-disciplinary research on landscape histories through democracy, race, identity, and difference, especially forgotten or neglected narratives.
Key Information: Fellows must reside at Dumbarton Oaks and devote full time to their study projects without other major activities.
Description
Mellon Fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks support cross-disciplinary scholars investigating landscape histories, particularly narratives that have been forgotten or neglected. Situated within Garden and Landscape Studies, the program encourages research on democracy, the public realm, and histories of place and communities. It places democracy, race, identity, and difference at the center of its engagement with landscape history.
The fellowships cultivate a residential intellectual community whose scholarship and teaching expand critical questions about places and communities. They form part of the Mellon-supported initiative in Democracy and Landscape Studies, launched in 2019, which also organizes symposia, colloquia, workshops, and public lectures. Awards normally cover an academic year, although single-term appointments are also available.
