Research

Dumbarton Oaks is a research institute of Harvard University that exists to further and publish research in the three areas of study supported by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss: Byzantine Studies, including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, western Medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America, and Garden and Landscape Studies, including garden history, landscape architecture, and related disciplines.

Residential fellowships for an academic year, semester, or summer are awarded in all three areas of study to scholars from around the world. In addition, Dumbarton Oaks offers one-month non-residential stipends to researchers and short-term pre-doctoral residencies to advanced graduate students.

A program of project grants primarily supports archaeological research, as well as materials analysis and photographic surveys of objects and monuments. Current long-term research projects at Dumbarton Oaks include the digitalization projects of the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, the preparation of a catalogue of the Maya Collection, and the publication of the Byzantine seals and coins collections.

The Research Departments

• Byzantine Studies
• Pre-Columbian Studies
• Garden and Landscape Studies

Research Funding

• Fellowships
• Fellowship Terms
• Project Grants
• Short-Term Pre-Doctoral Residencies
• One-Month Research Stipends

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