Funding for the Art History Graduate Program
There are many resources you can use to help fund your education. Each year, MA and MFA students receive a total of over $200,000 in support through scholarships and fellowships. Assistantships and fellowships are also awarded annually to entering and continuing MA and MFA students. Both MA and MFA candidates are eligible for Graduate Teaching Assistantships, including tuition, salary and stipend. Additional departmental assistantships and awards range from approximately $3,000 to $15,000 per year.
Incoming MA Art History students are eligible for a number of scholarships, based on merit and need. For a list of available fellowship opportunities, please visit the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships.
Ebling Graduate Art History Fellowship
The Ebling Graduate Art History Fellowship grants awards ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to current graduate students during their second year of study (or after the completion of 18 credit hours of coursework). This merit-based award recognizes excellence in art historical scholarship at the graduate-level and supports students writing their Qualifying Papers.
Fellowship Amount: $5,000 to $15,000 each
Eligibility: Open to all rising second-year graduate Art History students (or after the completion of 18 credit hours) in the Master’s Art History program at GW. Students must be in good academic standing with the university. Awardees must be enrolled full-time and actively writing their Qualifying Papers during their fellowship year.
Application Deadline: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Application Requirements:
- Written statement of research (300 words) detailing applicant’s plans for the Qualifying Papers + relevant Annotated Bibliography
- Current CV
Names of two faculty to serve as academic reference
Graduate Art History Summer Travel Grant
The Graduate Art History Summer Travel Grant supports students traveling during the summer between their first and second years (or in the summer semester after the completion of 18 credit hours) to archives / collections / sites related to researching and writing their Qualifying Papers.
Grant Amount: up to $500
Eligibility: Open to all rising second-year graduate Art History students (or after the completion of 18 credit hours of coursework) in the Master’s Art History program at GW who require travel to archives, museums, collections, historic sites, etc., directly related to the researching and writing of their Qualifying Papers. Students must be in good academic standing with the university. Awardees must be enrolled full-time and planning to write and complete their Qualifying Papers during the academic year following their Summer Travel Grant.
Application Deadline: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Application Requirements:
- Written statement of research (300 words) detailing applicant’s plans for the Qualifying Papers + relevant Annotated Bibliography
- One-page Travel Itinerary + Budget
- Current CV
- Names of two faculty to serve as academic references
MA students in the past have received or been eligible for these opportunities:
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
To support students whose research requires area and language studies in Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Persian, and Turkish.
For international students from these countries / regions: China (PRC), Cambodia, Eastern Europe, Laos, Latin America, The Caribbean, Mongolia, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S.S.R. Successor States, and Vietnam.
Global Initiatives Fellowships
Tuition awards up to $10,000 for incoming Master’s students from Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, or Turkey.
Writing in the Discipline Graduate Assistantships
For students who are interested in the teaching of writing in a variety of disciplines including art history.
Scottish Rite Endowment Graduate Fellowships
$15,000 tuition fellowship for students with eligible Scottish Rite affiliation (grandfather, father, uncle, or self is or has been a 32 degree Scottish Rite member).
Boren Fellowship for International Study
Up to $24,000 for overseas study to support language study in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
For GW undergraduates interested in the BA/MA combined degree program.
Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Supports up to two years of graduate study for students who are New Americans, immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Students are also encouraged to fill out a FAFSA and connect with the Office of Student Financial Assistance for need-based scholarships.