Who funds art history research?

We count 84 funded art history projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (37 projects), EU · ERC (26 projects) and EU · Culture, creativity and inclusive society (8 projects). The median award is $1.5M, across the 80 of 84 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

84

Funders

4

Median award

$1.5M

Open calls now

10

Top funders of art history research

Projects whose title or summary mentions art history. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open art history funding calls

10 open calls mention art history today.

• CAA Professional Development Fellowship in Art History
  College Art Association (CAA)Not specifiedDeadline: November 1, 2026 ·
• CAA Professional Development Fellowship in Visual Arts
  College Art Association (CAA)Not specifiedDeadline: November 1, 2026 ·
• Folger Artistic Research Fellowships
  Folger Shakespeare Library (Folger Institute)Not specifiedDeadline: January 15, 2027 ·
• MacDowell Fellowship (artist residency)
  MacDowellNot specifiedDeadline: February 10, 2027 ·
• Grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026
  Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)Not specifiedDeadline: November 10, 2026 ·
• Rome Prize Fellowships
  American Academy in Rome$16,000 – $30,000Deadline: November 15, 2026 ·
• Folger Long-term Fellowships
  Folger Shakespeare Library (Folger Institute)Not specifiedDeadline: December 15, 2026 ·
• Folger Long-term Public Humanities Fellowships
  Folger Shakespeare Library (Folger Institute)Not specifiedDeadline: December 15, 2026 ·
• Folger Short-term Fellowships
  Folger Shakespeare Library (Folger Institute)Not specifiedDeadline: January 15, 2027 ·
• Winterthur Research Fellowships
  Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryNot specifiedDeadline: January 15, 2027 ·

Forecast: announced, not open yet

6 forecast calls on art history. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastAmerican Antiquarian Society Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers
  American Antiquarian SocietyNot specifiedOpening date not announced
• ForecastCAA Michael Aurbach Fellowship for Excellence in Visual Art
  College Art Association (CAA)Up to $7,500Opening date not announced
• ForecastCAA Awards for Distinction
  College Art Association (CAA)Not specifiedOpening date not announced
• ForecastCAA Millard Meiss Publication Fund
  College Art Association (CAA)Not specifiedOpening date not announced
• ForecastCAA Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant
  College Art Association (CAA)Not specifiedOpening date not announced
• ForecastFolger Books in Progress Fellowships
  Folger Shakespeare Library (Folger Institute)Not specifiedOpening date not announced

Funded art history projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Collaborative Research: CER: REPS-AI: Supporting Students in Using GenAI in Responsible, Effective, and Pedagogically Sound Ways for Computational Coursework Across Disciplines
  NSF · CISE · $539,184 · ends 2029
• A Life in Sound: Transforming Understandings of Health and Wellbeing through Music, Sonic Arts, and Modes of Listening
  Wellcome · £366,899 · ends 2029
• Mobilising the power of music artists to increase the cultural salience of climate change and engage key audiences in the UK
  Wellcome · £334,998 · ends 2028
• Anthropogenic Residue Traces In Speleothems: new methodology for exploring Temporality of human use in rock art Sites
  EU · MSCA · ends 2028
• Pathways to Recognition through Migrants’ Artistic Practices: The Case of Slovenia
  EU · MSCA · €198,558 · 2027–2029 · UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
• Building Arabness in Transition: Architectural Continuity, Material Spatiality, and Identity in Arab Architecture of Gathering during the Late Antique–Early Islamic Turn, 550–750 CE
  EU · MSCA · €214,345 · 2027–2029 · UNIVERSITAT WIEN
• Medieval Hagiography and Healthcare across Media and Performances
  EU · ERC · €2,482,000 · 2027–2032 · UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
• Building Reputation in Groups: Attribution Biases and Strategic Responses
  EU · ERC · €1,499,816 · 2027–2032 · LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Embedding creativity in a dementia care home: piloting and evaluating an artist-in-residency project using qualitative and creative methods
  UKRI · AHRC · £81,633 · ends 2027
• Inclusive astronomy: Combining citizen science and expressive arts therapy approach
  UKRI · STFC · £18,498 · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “art history or artworks or visual arts or artists”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.