THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS

The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants provides support to doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars from both the US and outside the US for research topics dedicated to the art and visual culture of the United States prior to 1980. The grants foster firsthand engagement with American artworks and art-historical resources; build networks for non-US-based scholars studying American art; and expand access to artworks, scholarly materials, and communities for US-based scholars studying American art in an international context.

The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants provides support to doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars from both the US and outside the US for research topics dedicated to the art and visual culture of the United States prior to 1980.

The Terra Foundation prioritizes projects that interrogate and broaden definitions of American art and lends support for projects engaged in transforming or complicating how the story of American art is told. To expand histories of American art, we encourage projects that reflect a commitment to inclusive and equitable research and museum practice; generate new scholarship and interpretive frameworks; employ critical methodologies and innovative models; and/or engage diverse partners and audiences.

The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants foster firsthand engagement with American artworks and art-historical resources; build networks for non-US-based scholars studying American art; and expand access to artworks, scholarly materials, and communities for US-based scholars studying American art in an international context.

The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants program is subject to change pending COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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Eligibility

Projects eligible for consideration meet the following criteria:

• Research topics are dedicated to the art and visual culture of the United States prior to 1980 (i.e. visual art dating from c. 1500 to 1980, made by artists from what is now the geographic area of the United States).
• All visual art categories are eligible except architecture and commercial film/animation. Projects should place objects and practices in an art-historical perspective.
• For projects with transnational or transcultural content, eligibility will be determined on the significance of the topic for US art history.
• Catalogue raisonné projects are not eligible for funding.

Eligible candidates include:

• For research travel grants to the US: doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars (having completed their degrees within the last 5 years), and senior scholars enrolled in or working at universities located outside the US or independent scholars with a Ph.D. residing outside of the US.
• For international research travel grants for US-based Scholars: doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars (having completed their degrees within the last 5 years), and senior scholars enrolled in or working at universities located in the US or independent scholars with a Ph.D. residing in the US.

Note: Candidates that are not based in the country of their institutional affiliation should provide further clarifications on their funding needs.

Unsuccessful candidates may reapply annually as desired. Recipients may not reapply for the same project in subsequent years; however, they may submit a new application for a substantially different project once every four years.

Benefits

Up to 25 grants are awarded annually as follows:

• Up to $6,000 per grant for doctoral students from Europe, North America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand;
• Up to $7,000 per grant for doctoral students from Asia, Africa, and Latin America;
• Up to $9,000 per grant for all postdoctoral and senior scholars.

Grant funds will be disbursed in two installments. The first installment (80% of the total grant) is paid before the recipient’s departure to the United States. The second installment (up to 20% of the total grant) is paid to the recipient after receipt of the final report.

Funds can be used for related transportation, lodging, meals, and research fees and expenses of the Grantee only (not of family, travel companions, etc). They cannot be used for the purchase of computers or other equipment. Book purchases in excess of $500 must be approved by the CAA. Applicants can refer to GSA estimates for per diem rates: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

Application Process

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• Only an Individual CAA Member ID or non-member CAA ID will allow you to sign in to the submission forms. If you do not have an ID, please contact our membership department.
• Institutional Member IDs can not be used to create a submission.
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