One-Month Post-Doctoral Stipends

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection offers One-Month Stipends to scholars holding the Ph.D. or other relevant terminal degree (e.g., M.L.Arch. for Garden and Landscape studies applicants) and working on research projects in Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian studies, or Garden and Landscape studies. One-Month Stipends are available to scholars engaged in advanced research in one of Dumbarton Oaks' three these subject specialties, or in related areas for which use of books, objects, or other materials in the collections of its library or museum is necessary.

Stipends for research in Pre-Columbian studies are currently unavailable, but will become available again in July of 2010.

Terms

Approximately 25 One-Month Post-Doctoral Stipends of $3,000 will be offered in 2008–09. Recipients are expected to make use of research facilities at Dumbarton Oaks for the month covered by the award. During the term of the stipend, lunch on weekdays with other members of the scholarly community will be available at a modest cost. Accommodations will not be provided. Please visit our list of short-term housing available in the Washington D.C. area.

Restrictions

Applicants who live 75 or more miles from Washington, D.C. will receive preference. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have already or can obtain independently the necessary U.S. government documents such as a visa. Dumbarton Oaks regrets that it can offer only limited assistance and that the obtaining of such documentation is the responsibility of the applicants. Individuals currently affiliated with Dumbarton Oaks are not eligible for the stipend program. Recipients may not combine (or take in immediate succession) these stipends with summer or academic year fellowships from Dumbarton Oaks. Successful applicants are requested to wait three years before making another application for one of these stipends.

To Apply

Please submit an application electronically at least ninety days before the preferred period of study. If you have any questions please email us.

A completed online application must include:

  • A project proposal of no more than 1,000 words that provides an overview of the project, explains its significance in your discipline, and identifies ways in which your research will complement, expand or challenge prior study in your field. Please describe in the statement the importance of Dumbarton Oaks library holdings or museum collections to your project.
  • Two letters of reference (posted directly by the recommender to the online application).