Call for Proposals: Inaugural Ming Fay Research Fellowship 2027 - Asian American Arts Alliance (A4)

Overview

The Inaugural Ming Fay Research Fellowship supports original, archives-based scholarship on Ming Fay (1943–2025), a multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridged sculpture, drawing, installation, ecology, and transnational cultural histories. Research will draw from the Ming Fay Papers at NYU Special Collections, related holdings at Asia Art Archive, and materials at the Ming Fay Studio/Estate.

Fellowship Tracks & Eligibility

• Senior Research Fellowship: Professors, established independent scholars, curators, postdoctoral researchers, advanced PhD candidates. Up to $7,500. Produce work suitable for publication, academic dissemination, or exhibition (article 6,000–10,000 words, book/dissertation chapter, museum essay, or substantial exhibition research).
• Exploratory Research Fellowship: Master's students, early PhD students, emerging scholars, artists, curators. Up to $2,500. Produce research paper, article, report, dissertation chapter, documentary film, essay, or exhibition proposal.

Proposed Research Topics

• Ecology and environmental thought
• Transnational identity and migration
• Asian diasporic histories
• Material experimentation and sculptural practice
• Intersections of art, science, and spirituality
• Nature as mythology and cultural symbolism in art
• Downtown New York art networks and artist collectives
• Public art and site-specific installations

Application Requirements

• Project proposal (1,000 words)
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Proposed budget and justification
• Writing sample (10–20 pages) or published article
• Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor (graduate students only)

Eligible Expenses

• Travel to and from New York