Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowship

Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships are awarded for nine to twelve months of full-time, intensive Chinese or Korean language study in approved language programs in East Asia. These grants are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States or Canada, and to foreign nationals who are studying at colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada, who are at or near an advanced level in the language, and who have demonstrated intent to pursue an academic, curatorial, or art conservation career in Chinese or Korean art history prior to the 20th century.

Fellowships are awarded to individuals who will make significant contributions to the field of Chinese or Korean art history prior to the twentieth century. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to art historical scholarship. Beyond commitment, we are looking for purpose: a clear plan for continuing one’s training (ideally in the same country as the language program) during the year following the fellowship, and a sense of the topics the candidate ultimately hopes to pursue for a PhD in art history or a master’s in art conservation.