The Rome Prize 2012

Each year, the Rome Prize is awarded to thirty emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities.

Fellows are chosen from the following disciplines:

• Architecture
• Design
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• Landscape Architecture
• Literature (awarded only by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters)
• Musical Composition
• Visual Arts
• Ancient Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
• Modern Italian Studies

Each Rome Prize winner is provided with a stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio. Those with children under 18 live in partially subsidized apartments nearby. Winners of 6-month and 11-month fellowships receive stipends of $14,000 and $26,000, respectively.

The annual deadline for applications is 1 November. Applications will also be accepted between 2 November and 15 November for an additional fee (30-75 USD).

Requirements & application here.