Funder: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Maker-Creator draft review) | January 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Short-Term: $2,500 per month; Postdoctoral: $4,500–$5,000 per month
Summary: Fellowships support scholarly and creative projects that draw on Winterthur’s library, museum, and garden collections.
Key Information: Applicants must explain why research at Winterthur is necessary to complete their project.
Description
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s Research Fellowship Program supports scholars and creative professionals whose projects engage with its library, museum, and garden collections. Administered by Academic Programs, the program brings scholarly and creative work into conversation with Winterthur’s resources, including library special collections, museum objects, and garden collections. Winterthur supports scholarship in American art, material culture, history, and related fields.
The program emphasizes distinctive ideas, questions, and problems, and projects that complement, expand, or challenge prior study. Applicants explain the connection between their proposed work at Winterthur and completion of the larger project. Collection-based work may involve drawing, measuring, or photography. Maker-Creator projects can include visual work, video, and writing, such as scripts, prose, poetry, and nonfiction.
