New Foundation for Art History (NFAH)

Founded in 2019, the New Foundation for Art History (NFAH) strives to serve the field in innovative ways that have been overlooked or underserved by existing institutions of its kind. Like other granting institutions, the goal of the NFAH will be to foster the best current research in the discipline. But it will do so with a difference. Having no long-term commitments or established culture, the NFAH can be entrepreneurial in the way it approaches its grant-making activities. As its vision is expanded and refined, the NFAH will change in turn, launching new initiatives or ending existing ones, making use of the advice of both its internal committees and outside advisors. The NFAH wants to lead by example towards a more equitable future of the discipline, and one where excellence is promoted and rewarded in the broadest ways possible.

At present, the NFAH offers two types of fellowships: non-residential research fellowships supporting mid-career, tenure-track scholars and innovative multi-year fellowships designed for the special requirements of contingent faculty. The NFAH also offers grants to cover the costs of the publication of scholarly books.