The Anne van Biema Fellowship

We are now accepting applications for the Anne van Biema Fellowship.

This fellowship was established by bequest to promote excellence in research and publication on the Japanese visual arts. Fellowships support research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC. Research proposals are evaluated in terms of merit, originality, methodology, and potential for significant publication that will advance scholarly and public understanding of the Japanese visual arts. Interdisciplinary proposals with a primary focus on Japanese visual arts will be considered.

Awards are made to scholars at the postdoctoral or senior levels. For the 2025 cycle, we are only accepting applications for periods of three to nine months (maximum stipend of $45,000 plus research and travel allowances). Fellows are not required to reside in Washington, DC, for the entire fellowship period.

The application deadline is April 28, 2025.

More details here: https://asia.si.edu/about/jobs-opportunities/the-anne-van-biema-fellowship/