The Clark Art Institute 2021-2022 Fellowship (USA)

Clark Art Institute Fellowship is open to international students from all over the world who intend to undertake postdoctoral research at The Clark Art Institute USA for the academic year 2022. Clark provides between eleven and sixteen scholarships each year, varying in length from one to ten months, with the bulk awarded for one academic semester.

National and international scholars, critics, curators, and museum professionals are welcome to propose projects that broaden and enhance the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture. The Institute combines a public art museum with a complicated set of research and academic programs, including a significant art history library. Clark is a global center for debate of the nature of art and its history.

• Table of Content
• About The Clark Art Institute
• The Clark Art Institute Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of The Clark Art Institute Fellowship
• Requirements for The Clark Art Institute Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The Clark Art Institute

Robert Sterling Clark was born in New York City on June 25, 1877, the son of Alfred Corning Clark and Elizabeth Scriven Clark. An heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune—his grandfather had been Isaac Singer’s business partner—Clark had a lively interest in art collecting cultivated by his father. In 1899, Clark graduated from Yale University’s Sheffield Scientific School with a degree in engineering. He then entered the United States Army, which sent him to the Philippines and later to China. Clark settled in Paris in 1910 where he met and, in 1919 married, Franci... continue reading

The Clark Art Institute Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of The Clark Art Institute Fellowship

Clark Art Institute Fellowship is awarded on a scale related to need and earnings, up to a maximum rate of $30,000 per semester. Fellows’ tax liability to the United States government will be considered in accordance with the tax regulations of the Internal Revenue Service on a case-by-case basis. Travel to and from the Clark will be reimbursed for the scholar and an accompanying family member.

Fellows are normally provided with an apartment in a recently refurbished and expanded late nineteenth-century house across the street from the Clark campus. Six apartments are available, ranging in size from one to two bedrooms, with additional common spaces. Each apartment is fully furnished and linked to the Clark’s computer network. Accommodation and services, except long-distance telephone, will be provided by the Clark. Pets are not permitted in the Scholars’ Residence. No smoking is permitted inside any Clark building.

Fellows are provided with a private office in the Manton Research Center, accessible from 8 am until 11 pm (early closing times on weekends). Computers and IT support will be provided upon request.

Requirements for The Clark Art Institute Fellowship Qualification

To be eligible for Clark Art Institute Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• They may come from the academic or museum worlds, or from other professional backgrounds.
• Applicants should hold a PhD or demonstrate equivalent professional experience.
• They may be employed, full- or part-time, or be independent scholars, curators, and/or critics.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Excellent research skills: experience with independently carrying out empirical research, experience with qualitative research (conducting interviews, qualitative analysis), preferably also experience with quantitative research.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit The Clark Art Institute website.