Asian Cultural Council

The Asian Cultural Council's Residency program in Asia assists individual American artists, scholars, and professionals undertaking research, teaching, and creative residencies at cultural and educational institutions in East and Southeast Asia. Projects supported in the ACC Residency Program demonstrate close collaboration in design and execution between the visiting American specialist and the host organization and produce tangible results such as publication, course development, or the creation of new artistic work. The program helps to foster the growth of Asian cultural studies in the U.S. and of American cultural studies in Asia, as well as to stimulate long-term relationships in the arts and humanities between American individuals and institutions and their colleagues in Asia.

• Eligibility: Scholars, specialists, artists, and graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible.
• Deadline: Applications must be requested by October 15, 2008, and turned in by November 15, 2008
• Website: http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/applications.html
• Contact: Asian Cultural Council
  6 West 48th Street, 12th Floor
  New York, New York, 10036-1802
  Tel: (212) 843-0403
  Fax: (212) 843-0343
  acc@accny.org

Art History Fellowships at the Metropolitan Musem of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a variety of Art History fellowships to graduate students at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. Projects undertaken by such students should relate to the Metropolitan Museum's collection. Eleven different fellowships are offered, each with different criteria. Applicants do not need to specify the fellowship for which they are applying.

The number of fellowships awarded varies based on available funding. Senior fellows will receive a $40,000 stipend for one year, with $30,000 for predoctoral fellows as well as up to $5,000 for travel expenses. All fellowships must take place between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010.

• Eligibility: Varies based on fellowship, but all are intended for graduate students.
• Deadline: Applications and all supporting materials must be received by November 7, 2008.
• Website: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html
• Contact: Fellowship Program in Art History
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Attn: Marcie Karp
  1000 Fifth Avenue
  New York, New York 10028-0198
  Fax: 212-396-5168
  education.grants@metmuseum.org