Funder: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Portal opens) | December 1, 2026 (Optional draft review) | January 15, 2027 (Application) | By April 1, 2027 (Decisions) | September 1, 2027–August 31, 2028 (Fellowship period)
Funding Amounts: Short-term fellowships: $2,500 per month; postdoctoral awards: $4,500–$5,000 per month
Summary: Fellowships support scholarly and creative projects requiring direct study of Winterthur’s library, museum, or garden collections.
Key Information: Applicants must explain why access to Winterthur’s collections is necessary for successful completion of their project.
Description
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s Research Fellowship Program supports scholars and maker-creators whose projects depend on direct engagement with its collections. Administered by Academic Programs, the program encompasses postdoctoral, dissertation, short-term, and creative work. Resources include library sources and special collections, museum objects, and garden collections, supporting scholarship in American art, material culture, history, and related fields.
Projects should be guided by defined ideas, questions, or problems and explain how they complement, expand, or challenge prior scholarship. Collection-based work may involve studying, questioning, drawing, measuring, or photographing materials. Academic Programs and collections staff help selected fellows develop access plans. Maker-Creator projects may include visual work, video, scripts, prose, poetry, and nonfiction.
