Thoma Foundation Research & Travel Award supports scholars’ research and travel to advance the study of art in Spanish colonial South America, including the Caribbean, particularly painting and sculpture.
Marilynn Thoma Fellowships in the Art of the Spanish Americas support predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars’ original research to advance understanding of colonial South American and Spanish Caribbean art.
Exploratory Travel Award supports early-career PhD students with travel to Latin American archives, museums, and collections to develop viable dissertation research on the Art of the Spanish Americas.
Conservation Grant supports conservators, curators, and museum or academic stakeholders in projects and research to preserve South American viceregal art and advance conservation knowledge and practice.
Research Grants support graduate students’ travel for Master’s thesis and PhD dissertation research in decorative arts and material culture, advancing object-based scholarship and inclusive perspectives.
The Brother Thomas Fund offers biennial, unrestricted fellowships to outstanding Greater Boston artists across disciplines to support creative excellence and career advancement.