Marilynn Thoma Fellowship In Art of the Spanish Americas

Overview

Our Mission

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation recognizes that the arts and education enhance lives and communities. We make art collection-related grants, as well as lending and exhibiting our own collection. We focus our education funding on the rural Southwest, primarily offering scholarships to students in the greater Texas panhandle. Through these giving programs, we strive to foster leadership, innovation, and equal opportunity.

Our History

Inspired to make contributions with a wide-ranging yet personal impact, Carl and Marilynn Thoma founded the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation in 2014 to distinguish their initiatives in and support of the visual arts. In 2021, the Foundation was renamed the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation to more broadly reflect its expanded philanthropic efforts and initiatives, including the Thoma Scholars Program, which aims to strengthen community, leadership, and education initiatives in under-resourced and rural areas.

Marilynn Thoma Fellowship In Art of the Spanish Americas

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation offers predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships annually in support of projects and research initiatives that will advance the study of the art of the Spanish Americas. The Marilynn Thoma Fellowship is the only unrestricted research funding in the United States devoted exclusively to the field of art of the Spanish Americas.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Congruent with the Marilynn Thoma Fellowship, the Foundation offers annual grants to scholars, curators, art historians, and advanced graduate students working on MA theses or PhD dissertations in support of projects and research initiatives that will advance the field of the art of the Spanish Americas.
* Scholars may come from any discipline, but all projects must relate to the study of art and art history.
* Exceptionally accomplished scholars holding an MA may also apply.
* International scholars, particularly from Latin America, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility

* Projects that focus exclusively on decorative arts, maps, or manuscripts are not eligible to apply. 
* Award money may not be used to fund group projects, equipment purchases, or projects that do not relate directly to the study of art and art history.