The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years. Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy’s eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $14,500 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $27,000. 

Fellowships are awarded in the following fields:

- Architecture Design (including graphic, fashion, interior, lighting, and set design, engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields) 

- Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy, and the conservation of works of art) 

- Landscape Architecture

- Literature** 

- Musical Composition 

- Visual Arts 

- Ancient Studies

- Medieval Studies

- Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

- Modern Italian Studies 

For further information, or to apply, contact the Academy via the information to the left.  Please state specific field of interest when requesting information. The Rome Prize competition is underwritten in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Competition Deadline: 1 November 2012, Extended Deadline: 15 November 2012. There is an extra fee for the later application date.