Rome Prize , Rom / Italien

 

For one hundred thirty years, the American Academy in Rome has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year, the Rome Prize is given to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence.

 

Fellowships are chosen from the following:

 

Architecture

Design

Landscape Architecture

Literature

Musical Composition

Visual Arts

 

Ancient Studies

Historic Preservation and Conservation

Medieval Studies

Modern Italian Studies

Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

Tsao Family Rome Prize

 

Environmental Arts & Humanities Rome Prize

 

Applicants for all Rome Prize Fellowships, except those applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities postdoctoral fellowships, must be United States citizens at the time of their application.

 

US citizens, and foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years immediately preceding the application deadline, may apply for the NEH postdoctoral fellowships in ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and early modern studies, and modern Italian studies.

 

Graduate students in the humanities may apply for predoctoral fellowships only if they are “all but dissertation” (ABD).

 

Previous winners of the Rome Prize are not eligible to reapply.

 

Undergraduate students are not eligible for Rome Prize Fellowships.

 

The deadline for applications is November 1. Applications will also be accepted between November 2 and 15 for an additional fee (see below for details).

 

$50 if submitting one application

$60 if submitting two or more applications

 

$80 if submitting one application

$90 if submitting two or more applications

 

There is no application fee for those applying solely for NEH postdoctoral fellowships.

 

The deadline for letters of recommendation is November 30.

 

Applicants in literature, musical composition, and visual arts are not required to provide letters of recommendation, but those applicants must provide the names and contact information for three references.