Fellowship Programs at Dumbarton Oaks

Since 1940, Dumbarton Oaks has supported research and learning internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through its fellowships and grants.

Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are open online. 

Deadline to apply: 011125

Research Fellowships

Fellowships are awarded to scholars who hold a PhD or appropriate final degree at the time of application, or who have established themselves in their field, and wish to pursue their own research. 

Junior Fellowships are awarded to degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a PhD or appropriate final degree, and plan to work on a dissertation or final project while at Dumbarton Oaks, under the direction of a faculty member from their own university.

Fellowships and Junior Fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year, and recipients are expected to be in residence at Dumbarton Oaks to devote full time to their study projects without undertaking any other major activities.

Information: https://www.doaks.org/research/fellowships-and-awards