Funding & Awards
This page contains information about AAH funding opportunities and awards for students.
Voluntary Work Fund 2011
The AAH Voluntary Work Fund is an annual funding scheme that offers funding to students on placements or internships within the UK. Individuals are currently entitled to up to £500 for 6 weeks or 80 days voluntary work. Funding applications are assessed in June each year. Successful 2010 applicants will be notified before the end of June and reports will appear in Bulletin and online in the future.
Application deadline: 31st May 2011
Reports from successful 2009 work fund applicants appeared in Bulletin 102, and can be downloaded from here. These reports provide an excellent overview of the wide range of placements and internships we have been able to support through the fund.
John Fleming Travel Award 2011
Laurence King Publishing offers this annual award of £2,000 in memory of the art historian John Fleming. The aim of this award is to enable students to travel as a means of assisting or furthering their research. The award looks to encourage a better understanding of the arts from around the world.
Students wishing to apply for this award must be enrolled in a UK university at the time of submitting an application and at the time of travel. Click on the above link for guidelines and application form.
Application deadline: 30 November 2011
AAH Student Dissertation Prize 2010-11
Kindly sponsored by Thames &Hudson,
NEW: The 2010-2011 prize for MA students is now online. Deadline 1st December 2011
Sources of Postgraduate Funding
Finding adequate funding for a postgraduate course, masters or doctorate can be difficult and stressful. The SMG has compiled information that may be useful if you’re looking for funding for fees and research expenses. The information is intended to provide a few starting points and ideas, is not a comprehensive directory. Please click on the link for Sources of Postgraduate Funding to access this information.
The AAH Initiatives Fund offers individual AAH members an opportunity to apply for financial support towards projects and events that promote and develop art history education. Click on the links to download a copy of the AAH Initiatives Fund Guidelines and AAH Initatives Fund Application Form.