Financial Resources & Fellowships (Graduate)

General Funding

All students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Italian Studies are provided with full funding in the form of a 4-year (with MA degree) or 5-year fellowship as long as they remain in good academic standing and demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the degree.  The MacCracken Fellowship provides a stipend and full tuition, as well as health insurance and bursar fees. More information about the MacCracken Fellowships can be found on NYU's Graduate Student Fellowships page. 

Additional Funding:

  • The department makes every effort to offer further financial aid up to the completion of the Ph.D. in the form of adjunct language instructor opportunities.
  • Summer research travel funding for PhD students is available through the GSAS’s competitive Predoctoral Summer Fellowship and some limited travel funding for both Master and PhD students is available through the Department.
  • Fellowships from NYU, graduate and post-graduate students may apply for several grants provided by U.S. government, international, corporate and private funding agencies.

 

Additional Fellowships

The Alpine Fellowship

 

The Alpine Fellowship supports students who are dedicated to exploring cross-disciplinary questions of the contemporary age. The ideal students "seek to explore the connections across and between humanistic fields of study, build bridges across fields of study in the humanities, and creatively synthesize the arts, literature, philosophy, and other humanistic fields of inquiry." Recipients receive a fellowship award of up to $6,000 and a trip to the 2019 Alpine Fellowship Consortium in Fjällnäs, Sweden in August. The annual event includes prominent guests from around the world, representing the fields of theater, poetry, film, music, philosophy and the visual arts. In the last years the novelist Ian McEwan, the art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon and the filmmaker Luc Jacquet have been among the guests. The theme for the 2019 Consortium is "identity." Please find a detailed description of the theme here.

Core Curriculum Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships for 2019-20

This is open to doctoral students who have completed all requirements for the PhD by August 16, 2019.

The College Core Curriculum at New York University invites applications for postdoctoral teaching fellows, effective fall 2018. These are full-time, non-tenure track, one-year appointments in either the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry or Foundations of Contemporary Culture. Over the course of the academic year Fellows work in a faculty-led team teaching six recitation or laboratory sections or their equivalent in the general education curriculum of the College of Arts and Science. Review of applications will begin in November 1, 2018 for August 16, 2019 appointments and continues until positions are filled, subject to budgetary and administrative approval.

Applications will be available October 1, 2018 on New York University's Interfolio Site.

Di Croce Fellowship

The Marietta Di Croce Fund in Italian Studies was established in 2006 to support Italian Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Science. Based on the annual income of this fund, the Department of Italian Studies awards research travel grants to graduate students in the amount of $500-$2,000. Students are invited to apply for these grants in the spring, by sending a research project proposal and estimate of expenses to the Department Administrator and the Director of Graduate Studies.

Dissertation Writing Program, Summer

If you are at the advanced stages of writing your dissertation you may apply to one of the summer dissertation writing programs. These are held in Florence, London, Berlin and Washington DC and each site can host about six PhD students for six weeks. Participants in the summer dissertation program will have their travel paid, and their housing and board costs significantly subsidized (where possible, NYU will provide cost‐free housing on‐site, in NYU housing facilities, in lieu of a per diem). On site, participants will have shared office space and will enjoy modest administrative support during the course of the summer program. Participants in the dissertation workshops will be required to be in full‐time residence, and to commit to work intensively and exclusively on the writing of their dissertations over the course of the program. This program is for students who are planning to file their dissertations no later than the end of the fall semester following the summer dissertation session they attend. Apply early (a year in advance) as these tend to fill up quickly.

Friends of FAI (Fondo dell’Ambiente Italiano) Fund

The FAI fellowship provides two annual research travel grants of $3,000 for doctoral students doing research abroad. While the Di Croce fund is more for short research trips, the FAI fund is specifically for extended projects of substantial research in Italy.

Global Research Initiative

If you are planning any time for research near one of NYU’s global research sites (Florence, London, Berlin, Prague, Shanghai, Tel Aviv, Washington DC), you should consider applying for this fellowship. Applications are on a rolling basis with decisions being sent out three times a year (in January, May, and September). Usually, they are for stays of no less than one month up to a whole semester (90 daysfor Villa La Pietra owing to visa requirements). Graduate student fellows of the research centers will be given office space, modest administrative support, one round‐trip ticket between New York and the site (to be booked by the GRI program), and a recently increased $75 flat‐rate per‐diem subsidy intended to partially defray living costs. All fellows will be expected to be in residence at the center, to participate in its academic life (depending on the site, a regular group seminar or other gathering; occasional workshops and public events), and, where mutually desirable, to contribute to the NYU’s academic program on site, in consultation with the director of the academic site. For the application click on the link above.

Penfield Fellowship

The Department awards this endowed fellowship to an advanced dissertation-level student studying in the area of belle-lettres, international affairs, and/or diplomacy. There is no application for this award.

GSAS Travel Grant

The Dean's Student Travel Grant Program provides a total of 225 awards each year, in the amount of $500 each, to help students defray the cost of presenting their scholarly work (this means that you MUST be presenting something, they will not fund you to simply attend). The grant may be used for travel, lodging, and related expenses. Master’s students may receive only one of these grants, while PhD students may receive a maximum of two (though, no more than one per academic year). You must show confirmation of acceptance to the conference before the money is disbursed. Graduate Student Conferences are NOT eligible for this grant. The year is split into THREE travel periods for these grants. See the table below for relevant application deadlines. They are very serious about receiving your application no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. These grants are taxable and will be automatically taxed by 8% or 14% for international students whose home countries do not have a tax treaty with the U.S. Click the link above for the application details.

 

Michel David-Weill Scholarship

This scholarship carries a monetary value of $80,000 and covers the cost of tuition and living expenses during a two-year master’s program at Sciences Po. This scholarship is available to U.S. citizens currently enrolled as an undergraduate senior at an eligible Sciences Po partner institution and accepted to an eligible Sciences Po master’s program. 

 

Dissertation Fellowships (within NYU)

Submit materials to Department Administrator by respective deadline.

GSAS Disseration Fellowships

This include TWO (2) types of felowships: 

  1. Research
  2. Writing

1) GSAS Dean's Disseration Research Fellowships

For students who are in a research stage of their dissertation. Recipients of research fellowships are not obligated to complete their degree at the end of the fellowship term. Dissertation research fellowships include a stipend that reflects the GSAS minimum stipend for 2019-2020. In 2018-2019 the minimum stipend was $28,145. For students still within their MacCracken award term, the waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, and 100% coverage in the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual will be covered under the terms of the MacCracken award. For non-MacCracken students as well as students beyond the term of their MacCracken award but still financial aid eligible, a waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, and 100% coverage in the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual will also be included in the award. Visit their website for application and additional information.

Lane Cooper Fellowship

One award is available to a GSAS student who intends to pursue a teaching career in history, literature, philosophy or classical and medieval languages. Research may concern any period up to and including, but not later than, the Renaissance. Departments in which eligible work is being conducted may nominate one student. Download the Lane Cooper Fellowship Application *Please note that all of the GSAS Dissertation Fellowships require that recipients must submit a final progress report no later than three months after the project has been completed but before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Visit

 

Elaine Brody Fellowship for the Humanities

One award is available to a GSAS student in Arts and Science based humanities departments whose planned dissertation requires extended research abroad. The student should have completed all coursework, have an approved dissertation proposal, and be planning to travel abroad to complete his or her dissertation research. The project description should clearly indicate the need for extended research outside of the United States and its territories. Departments in which eligible work is being conducted may nominate one student. Recipients must submit a final progress report no later than three months after the project has been completed but before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Visit their website for application and additional information.

 

2) GSAS Dean's Dissertation Writing Fellowship

For students who are in a writing stage of their dissertation. It is expected that students receiving these awards will complete their dissertations and graduate at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Each dissertation writing fellowship includes a stipend that reflects the GSAS minimum stipend for 2019-2020. In 2018-2019 the minimum stipend was $28,145. The stipend for the Mellon Dissertation Fellowship and the Williamson Fellowship will reflect the GSAS minimum stipend for 2019-2020, with an additional $500 merit supplement. For students still within their MacCracken award term, the waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, and 100% coverage in the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual will be covered under the terms of the MacCracken award. For non-MacCracken students as well as students beyond the term of their MacCracken award but still financial aid eligible, a waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, and 100% coverage in the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual will also be included in the award. Dissertation Writing Fellowships are awarded only to students who have completed the full term of their MacCracken fellowship, including utilizing reserved funds. If you have questions about how to best coordinate reserved funds with a dissertation award, you should consult with your department. Exceptions will be considered for programs in which students typically complete the doctoral degree within five years.

Dean's Disseration Fellowship

Dean's Dissertation Fellowships are available to eligible GSAS doctoral students in all departments who will be entering the final year of writing their dissertations. Departments may nominate up to two students for this award. Students nominated but not selected for the named fellowships below will be designated as nominees for the Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship. Recipients must submit a final progress report before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Visit their website for application and additional information.

James Arthur Fellowship

One award is available to a GSAS student whose dissertation concerns the measurement, meaning or conceptualizing of time. This could include current or past technologies, subjects

like cosmology, relativity theory, carbon dating, anthropological, psychological, historical, linguistic or literary perspectives, or many other areas of inquiry. Students who are nominated

but not selected for the James Arthur Fellowship will automatically be considered for the Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship. Recipients must submit a final progress report before August 15

of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs.

 

Lane Cooper Fellowship

One award is available to a GSAS student who intends to pursue a teaching career in history, literature, philosophy or classical and medieval languages. Research may concern any period up

to and including, but not later than, the Renaissance. Departments in which eligible work is being conducted may nominate one student. Download the Lane Cooper Fellowship Application

*Please note that all of the GSAS Dissertation Fellowships require that recipients must submit a final progress report no later than three months after the project has been completed but

before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs.

 

NYU Global Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships

Visit NYU Global Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships webpage for more information and applications for the following fellowships.

Humanities Research Fellowship, NYU Abu Dhabi Institute at NYU Abu Dhabi

One award is available for a GSAS student in the humanities to conduct advanced research or writing in residence at NYU Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will join a community of

humanities fellows at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute and will participate in the weekly Humanities Research Colloquium. Applications are especially encouraged from students engaged in research projects related to the strengths of the NYU Abu Dhabi humanities faculty, including the culture and history of the Arab world and surrounding regions. Recipients must submit a final progress report no later than three months after the project has been completed but before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Students applying for this award may also apply for Washington Square based fellowships in either research or writing. Download the Humanities Research Fellowship, NYU Abu Dhabi Application.

Note: Each award includes a stipend, a waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, 100% coverage of the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual, and roundtrip economy class transportation. Work space will be made available on the NYU Abu Dhabi campus.

NYU Shanghai Graduate Fellowship

Two awards are available for GSAS students who have advanced to the dissertation stage (ABD)

to conduct advanced research or writing in residence at NYU Shanghai. The successful candidate will join an active community of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, where interdisciplinary and cross‐fertilization is more the rule than the exception, and will be warmly encouraged to participate in weekly faculty seminars. Applications are especially encouraged from students engaged in research projects related to the strengths of the NYU Shanghai faculty, including by not limited to projects primarily focused on China and surrounding regions. Recipients must submit a final progress report no later than three months after the project has been completed but before August 15 of the award year to the GSAS Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Students applying for this award may also apply for Washington Square based fellowships in either research or writing.

Note: Each award includes a stipend, a waiver of maintenance of matriculation fees, 100% coverage of the NYU comprehensive health insurance plan for an individual, and roundtrip economy class transportation. The stipend will reflect the GSAS minimum stipend for 2019‐2020. In 2018‐19 the minimum stipend was $28,145. Work space will be made available on the NYU Shanghai campus.

 

GSAS Predoctoral Summer Fellowship

Application opens in December 2018. Final Deadline: likely to be February 8, 2018. More information about summer awards from GSAS will be sent out later this year.

 

Remarque Institute Fellowships

The Jerrold Siegel Fellowships in Intellectual and Cultural History

This is for doctoral students of Columbia University and New York University working in the areas of intellectual and cultural history who seek summer support. Deadline is usually March 1st before the summer for which you seek support.

Remarque Doctoral Fellowships at École Normale Supérieure (Paris)

Two fellowships are available every year for doctoral students who want to spend three months in research residency at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris whose topics concern Intellectual and cultural history. Graduate students fellows are provided with cost‐free, modest student housing within Paris, modest private office space at ENS, and round‐trip travel between New York and Paris. Doctoral student fellows at ENS will be encouraged to participate in seminars and colloquia during the course of their residency. You must have at minimum, an intermediate‐level command of the French language, though applicants certainly need not work on France or French topics.

Remarque Doctoral Fellowships at NYU

In New York, the Remarque Institute will be able to offer up to four semester‐long fellowships for NYU doctoral students in any discipline who are completing dissertations on European and Transatlantic topics. These fellowships are non‐stipendary. Doctoral Students will be provided

with shared office space at the Remarque Institute for a semester and up to $1,500 in travel funds to support research. Applications and references must be postmarked or emailed to remarque.institute@nyu.edu no later than January 15, 2019.

 

NYU Center for the Humanities

Fellowships

Visit the Center for Humanities Fellowship page for a complete list of fellowship opportunities. 

INTERNAL DEPARTMENTAL DEADLINE: November 5, 2018

CENTER Deadline: November 12, 2018

Doctoral Students

Each year the Humanities Initiative generally offers three Research Fellowships to graduate students in the humanities and art disciplines, including but not limited to history, art history, music, philosophy, cultural studies, literary and language studies, religious studies, drama and

performance studies, cinema studies, and gender studies. Fellows are expected to be present in New York within the University community for the entire year of their residency. They will meet on a weekly basis to discuss their work‐in‐progress and that of invited guests, and will participate in Initiative activities, including the planning of an annual humanities festival. Graduate Student Fellows receive a nine‐month stipend of $26,855, comprehensive health insurance, maintenance of matriculation and service fees, and a research award of $2,000. Students must be nominated by their department chair in consultation with their director of graduate studies. A department may nominate up to three applicants.

Public Humanities Fellowships (Doctoral Students)

The Center for the Humanities is also sponsoring two Public Humanities Fellowships every year, which provides a stipend of $8,000, an additional $500 for travel and research, and allows the recipients to take part in the weekly life of the fellows’ community.

Public Humanities Fellowships Deadline: February, 2019

Grant Programs

The Center for Humanities offers many grant programs. Visit the Center for Humanities webpage for a complete list. 

 

 

Additional Links

Master's Students

GSAS Fellowships
To find out more about Fall and Spring GSAS Awards, including deadlines, please visit the GSAS website. Internal department deadlines will be communicated to students via e-mail and posted here as they become available.

The Graduate School's Tuition Incentive Program (TIP)
GSAS encourages students to apply for external assistance and provides tuition support to recipients of external awards. Students receiving external awards of $13,000 or more from recognized, academic sources of funding outside of the University can apply for matching tuition points up to the amount of their outside award. Students receiving external awards of less than $13,000 may apply for matching tuition points up to 50 percent of the amount of the external award. The TIP application including instructions and terms of the award, is available online (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

External Funding Opportunities
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College provides a list of scholarships available to undergraduate and graduate students of Italian American descent or for those pursuing Italian Studies.

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) also provides a list of scholarships available to both undergraduate and graduate students

GSAS Travel Grant

The Dean's Student Travel Grant Program provides a total of 225 awards each year, in the amount of $500 each, to help students defray the cost of presenting their scholarly work (this means that you MUST be presenting something, they will not fund you to simply attend). The grant may be used for travel, lodging, and related expenses. Master’s students may receive only one of these grants, while PhD students may receive a maximum of two (though, no more than one per academic year). You must show confirmation of acceptance to the conference before the money is disbursed. Graduate Student Conferences are NOT eligible for this grant. The year is split into THREE travel periods for these grants. See the table below for relevant application deadlines. They are very serious about receiving your application no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. These grants are taxable and will be automatically taxed by 8% or 14% for international students whose home countries do not have a tax treaty with the U.S. Click the link above for the application details.

EXTERNAL FELLOWSHIPS (not an exhaustive list!)

 

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. 

The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at American institutions located in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the academic year 2018‐19. In the current Newcombe competition, at least 20 non‐renewable Fellowships of $25,000 will be awarded for 12 months of full‐time dissertation writing; in addition, Fellows' graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and/or remit some portion of their fees. Successful candidates will be notified, and the public announcement of new Fellows made, in spring 2018.

 

Center for Italian Modern Art

The Center for Italian Modern Art awards a number of Fellowships each year to support the study of Italian modern and contemporary art by scholars at the master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral level. Citizens of all nationalities are eligible to apply. The intention of the program is to bring together emerging scholars from diverse academic backgrounds in an interactive and collaborative environment at CIMA’s New York location. While fellows may pursue their own research and study, they will also work on a “study topic” related to CIMA’s annual installation, lead guided visits of the exhibition, and participate in CIMA’s programming and other activities. Other types of fellowships include: Travel Fellowships and Affiliated Fellowship

Folger Institute

Deadline: application instructions and deadlines specific are specific to the fellowship to which you are applying. See the website for further information. 

The Folger’s extraordinary collections are essential to understanding the humanities and their continued resonance and importance in our world. The fellowships program brings our rare and historic art, books, costumes, manuscripts, periodicals, prints, and visual resources immediately to life by putting scholars, artists, performers, and practitioners into direct and sustained engagement with the collections, with our many innovative digital resources, and with one another. Folger fellows join together to create a highpowered, multidisciplinary community of scholars, who come from different fields but who share cognate interests in literature and history, art and performance, philosophy, religion, and politics. Scholarly discovery is a hallmark of the Folger Institute Fellowships Program. 

The Folger Institute also fosters community and cooperation through its formal Scholarly Programs, including colloquia, conferences, skills courses, seminars, symposia, and workshops.

 

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

 Deadline: see website for further information.

The Foundation intends to further the humanities along a broad front, supporting projects which address the concerns of the historical studia humanitatis: a humanistic education rooted in the great traditions of the past; the formation of human beings according to cultural, moral, and aesthetic ideals derived from that past; and the ongoing debate over how these ideals may best be conceived and realized.

Programs in the following areas are eligible: history; archaeology; literature; languages, both classical and modern; philosophy; ethics; comparative religion; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences which share the content and methods of humanistic disciplines. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship. Programs of institutions in Venice relating to the humanities are eligible in this category. (Individuals seeking research grants for work in Venice should see Venetian Programs.)

The Humanities Program is primarily directed to institutions of higher education and humanistic enterprises such as learned societies, museums, and major editorial projects. The program may also consider, on a selective basis, projects that increase the exposure of those outside these institutions to the humanistic experience or that strengthen preparation for the humanistic disciplines in secondary education. The prime criterion remains that of Gladys and Jean Delmas: a commitment to excellence, whether proven or promised.

 

Immigrants Rising

Lists contains scholarships for graduate studies that don’t require proof of citizenship or legal permanent residency.. Includes various humanities scholarships.

 

Istituto Sangalli 

Deadline: December 20, 2018

The Sangalli Institute was born in April 2014. Among its goals, there is the purpose to favour and promote, in Italy and abroad, the socio-religious studies both in a long-period historicalperspective, in a multi and inter-disciplinary view; and in a larger cultural dimension, open to the comparison and the inter-religious dialogue.

The results of its studies will be disseminated by any possible means of communication, like seminars, congresses, conferences, lessons, publications and internet, in order to particularly support the activity of young scholar

 

National Organization of Italian American Women

Deadline: March 8, 2019

Since 1980, NOIAW has awarded scholarships annually to women of Italian descent who have achieved academic success. While their academic passions vary, all of our scholarship winners share a strong connection to their Italian heritage and a history of academic excellence. NOIAW’s scholarship program is open to female undergraduate or graduate students, currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited US academic institution.

 

The NeMLA Summer Fellowship Program

Deadline: February 6, 2019

The NeMLA Summer Fellowship Program is designed to support the research of NeMLA members, especially untenured junior faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars. This does not preclude senior faculty from applying. Fellowships up to $1,500 are intended to defray the cost of traveling incurred by researchers in pursuing their work‐in‐progress over the summer. This program does not provide funding for conference travel, equipment, or general office expenses.

 

Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Deadline: February 28, 2019

We are a national organization of men and women who represent the estimated 26 million Americans of Italian heritage, dedicated to promoting our culture, our traditions, our language, the legacy of our ancestors, and our contributions to the U.S. and the world. We are sons and daughters, grandmothers and grandfathers. 

 

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Deadline: February 15, 2019

We are Philadelphia's art museum, a landmark building, a world-renowned collection. A place that welcomes everyone. We bring the arts to life, inspiring visitors—through scholarly study or creative play—to discover the creative spirit that lies within each of us. We connect people with the arts in rich and varied ways, making the experience of the Museum surprising, lively, and always memorable. Fellowships include the Marcello Rumma Fellow in Contemporary Italian Art.

 

Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards

Deadline: February 15 (each year)

The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards recognize outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize and a $25,000 fellowship, given in alternating years. Established in 1995 through a bequest to The New York Community Trust by Sonia Raiziss Giop, a poet, translator, and long-time editor of Chelsea, The Trust has selected the Academy to administer the award. The 2019 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship will be given to enable an American translator to travel, study, or otherwise advance a significant work-in-progress. The Academy invites applications from American translators currently engaged in the translation of twentieth-century Italian poetry. The winning translator will receive an award of $25,000 and a five week residency at the American Academy in Rome. 

 

Renaissance Society of America Fellowships

Deadline: September 15, 2018