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Academic Program GrantsLetter of inquiry deadlines: December 14, 2012, and March 14, 2013.For more information, please visit&#160;http://www.terraamericanart.org/grants/academic-program-grants/GuidelinesThe Terra Foundation for American Art actively supports projects that encourage international scholarship on American art topics, as well as scholarly projects with focused theses that explore American art in an international context.Eligibility: The foundation only accepts proposals from institutions with United States 501(c)(3) status or the international equivalent. Grants are not made to individuals.Academic funding is available for symposia, colloquia, and scholarly convenings on American art that take place: In Chicago or outside the United StatesIn the United States that examine American art within an international context and/or include a significant number of international participantsTerra Foundation Academic Initiatives include the following American art residencies and fellowships: Terra Summer ResidencyTerra Research and Travel GrantsTerra Foundation for American Art Fellowships at the Smithsonian American Art MuseumTerra Foundation for American Art Teaching Fellowships and Visiting Professorships at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London; the Institut National d&#8217;Histoire de l&#8217;Art in Paris; John F. Kennedy Institut, Freie Universit&#228;t in Berlin.Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Art 1600&#8211;1950 at Northwestern UniversityTerra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in pre&#8211;1945 American Art at the University of ChicagoThe Terra Foundation does not accept proposals for: Fellowship programsResearch databasesPrograms primarily designed for non-academic audiencesCapital expendituresPrograms focused on architecture, conservation, or filmIf the foundation responds to a letter of inquiry by requesting a proposal, the organization applying for a grant will be expected to complete the attached application.Download the Academic Program application.