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title: "Call for Applications: Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship 2026/27"
description: One-year research fellowship at the National Gallery of Canada for scholars studying Canadian war/military art. CAD $5,000 stipend, tenable in Ottawa.
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# Call for Applications: Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship 2026/27

**Hosted by:** National Gallery of Canada

**Type:** Fellowship | **Location:** Ottawa, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** June 26, 2026

## About This Program

> "Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art"

The National Gallery of Canada is accepting applications for the Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship, which encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art. The Fellowship provides CAD $5,000, covering expenses and allowances, for a term of one year beginning September 1, 2026. This Fellowship supports original research by scholars undertaking publishing, exhibition, thesis and dissertation work or their equivalent. Research must relate to any aspect of Canadian war or military art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and other media, and emphasize the use and investigation of the collections of the NGC, the Canadian War Museum, and Library and Archives Canada. The fellowship is tenable only at the NGC.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking
- **Note:** Open to art historians, curators, critics, conservators, graduate students, independent researchers, and other professionals working in the visual arts, museology and related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. International applicants are encouraged to apply. The fellowship is tenable only at the NGC. Researchers from outside Canada must verify entry requirements for the Fellowship program independently.

## Compensation & Benefits

CAD $5,000 covering expenses and allowances for a one-year term

**Includes:** Stipend

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 28, 2026
- **Deadline:** June 26, 2026
- **Program Start:** September 1, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.gallery.ca/research/fellowships/rodger-and-joann-mclennan-canadian-war-art-fellowship