The fellowship programs at Bard Graduate Center are designed to further the institution’s goal of promoting research in the areas of decorative arts, design history, and material culture—what we call the “cultural history of the material world.” We offer a number of fellowship opportunities for researchers and artists working in these and allied areas. See below for details regarding specific fellowships. For questions, please contact [email protected].

Current Fellowship Opportunities

Fields of the Future Fellowships, 2023–24

The Fields of the Future fellowship and mentorship program aims to help promote diversity and inclusion in the advanced study of the material world. These fellowships—for both scholars and artists—reflect our commitment to explore and expand the sources, techniques, voices, and questions of interdisciplinary humanities scholarship from different perspectives.

We are no longer accepting applications for fellowships to be held during the 2023–24 academic year. We expect to begin accepting applications for the 2024–25 academic year in September.

Visiting Fellowships, 2023–24

We invite scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for non-stipendiary visiting fellowships. Intended for scholars who have already secured means of funding, this fellowship provides scholars with workspace in the BGC Research Center and enables them to join our dynamic, intellectual, and scholarly community in New York City.


We are no longer accepting applications for fellowships to be held during the 2023–24 academic year. We expect to begin accepting applications for the 2024–25 academic year in September.