Dumbarton Oaks Summer Fellowship in Landscape Architecture
Must have completed at least one year of graduate studies.
Summer Fellowships are for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape scholars on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate (post-baccalaureate) study.
All Fellows are expected to be able to communicate satisfactorily in English. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be extended. Re-appointments of former Fellows to an academic-year fellowship are not normally made before five years have elapsed. This restriction does not apply to former Summer Fellows requesting academic-year fellowships or another Summer Fellowship, nor to former Junior Fellows and Fellows requesting Summer Fellowships.
Send ten complete, collated sets of the following three items to the Office of the Director by November 1. Applicant's name must be typed at the top of each sheet. Applications should be written in English.
1. Application letter. This letter should be no longer than 1.5 pages (375 words), and should specify a) title of the project; b) type of fellowship (Junior, Summer, regular) and field of study; and c) precise period for which the award is requested. Include names and addresses of the three scholars who are to send letters of recommendation directly to Dumbarton Oaks (see below).
2. Proposal. Briefly describe (2,000 words maximum - text beyond 2,000 words will not be read) the work to be done at Dumbarton Oaks. Indicate the progress already made, anticipated time of completion, and use to be made of Dumbarton Oaks resources. Junior Fellow applicants should include a table of contents for the dissertation.
3. Personal and professional data. List a) address, telephone number(s), and fax and e-mail if available; b) family status, including names and ages of any household members who would accompany applicant to Dumbarton Oaks (this information must be submitted to determine housing); c) education and academic degrees with dates conferred, awards, and honors; d) present and past positions; e) publications, papers read, and field research (do not send publications unless requested); f) level of proficiency in all the requisite languages of the field, (ancient, medieval, and modern), which must include facility in written and spoken English.
Fellowships are prorated for appointments shorter than the full academic year. Dumbarton Oaks anticipates that sabbatical salary or funds from other sources may supplement awards, particularly to Fellows. Other grants may be held with the knowledge and permission of both the grantors and Dumbarton Oaks. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be extended.
Summer Fellowships are awarded for periods of seven to nine weeks. The summer term begins in June and ends in August. Awards provide a maintenance allowance of $250 per week; housing in a Dumbarton Oaks apartment; lunch on weekdays; Dumbarton Oaks' health insurance contribution; and travel expense reimbursement (not to exceed the lowest available airfare, to a maximum of $1,300) if other travel support cannot be obtained.