The application portal for the Fall session (arrivals from September 8, 2025, through January 7, 2026) is now open. The application deadline is May 31, 2025.

The Visiting Artists & Visiting Scholars (VAVS) Program provides artists and scholars of all nationalities the opportunity to experience the intellectual and artistic freedom, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovation that characterizes Academy life.

Through the program, Visiting Artists and Scholars can rent living and working spaces at the Academy and join our vibrant community of Rome Prize winners, Italian Fellows, invited Residents, and global Affiliated Artists and Scholars. People in the following disciplines are encouraged to apply:

• ARTS: architecture, design, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, and visual arts
• HUMANITIES: ancient studies, historic preservation and conservation, medieval studies, Renaissance and early modern studies, and modern Italian studies

As members of the community, Visiting Artists and Scholars are granted access to the Academy’s resources including the Library, the Photographic Archive, the Norton–Van Buren Study Collection, Bass Garden, the Cortile, and the many public spaces. They are invited to participate in our regular Walks and Talks program (subject to space and availability) as well as the internal and public programming of the Academy. As well, VAVS are invited to participate in the Rome Sustainable Food Project (lunch and dinner Monday through Friday) in the Academy dining room at an additional cost. ***Please note that RSFP’s communal meals are created to be balanced and seasonal, emphasizing vegetables locally sourced from the Academy’s vegetable garden, regenerative farms and other organic suppliers. Meals are not a la carte.

Please write to vavsapplications [at] aarome.org (vavsapplications[at]aarome[dot]org) for more information, or if you have questions about the application process.

Please note that, starting from Academic Year 2025–26, the Visiting Artists & Scholars Program of the American Academy in Rome will be divided into TWO SESSIONS.

Fall Session: Arrivals from September 8, 2025, to January 7, 2026. The application deadline is May 31, 2025. The application portal for this session is now OPEN.

Spring Session: Arrivals from January 26 to June 15, 2026. The application portal will open on June 3, 2025. The application deadline is October 31, 2025.

Applications are reviewed in Rome by a committee led by the Director of the American Academy in Rome. You will be notified of the status of your application within six weeks of the closing deadline.

Arrivals are scheduled on Mondays; departures are scheduled on Fridays.

Typical Arrival Dates for Fall

September 8, 2025 
October 6, 2025 
November 3, 2025 
December 1, 2025 
January 7, 2026 (for a three-week stay; the Fall session closes on January 26, 2026)

Typical Arrival Dates for Spring

January 26, 2026
February 23, 2026 
March 23, 2026 
April 20, 2026 
May 18, 2026 
June 15, 2026 (for a three-week stay; the Academic Year closes on July 3, 2026)

VAVS stay at the American Academy in Rome for a minimum of four weeks (twenty-five nights), except for the stays starting on January 7, 2025 and June 15, 2026. Applicants may also apply for eight- or twelve-week stays. Please note that longer stays are subject to availability of lodging and studio space.

Accommodations

Single room with bath (furnished with a full-sized bed, bedside tables, armchair, desk, chair, lamps, and a wardrobe). Cost: €3,200 per 25 nights.

Double room with bath (furnished with a queen-sized bed, bedside tables, armchair, desk, chair, lamps, and a wardrobe). Cost: €3,600 per 25 nights.

Apartments: one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments are available. Apartments feature well-equipped kitchens or kitchen areas and essential furniture.

One-bedroom apartments cost €4,400 per 25 nights.
Two-bedroom apartments cost €5,200 per 25 nights.

On occasion, apartments located on the grounds of the Villa Aurelia are also available (rates are available upon request).

Studio Suites: feature a sleeping loft integrated within a studio space. The loft features two small operable skylights and is enclosed by a wall and windows that look out onto the studio. It offers a queen-sized bed, bedside tables, armchair, desk, chair, lamps, a walk-in closet, and a private bath. The studio area also includes basic kitchen facilities. Cost: €6,400 per 25 nights.

Studios

Studios are located in the McKim, Mead & White Building, the studios are approximately 400 square feet, with 20-foot ceilings. Most face north and are filled with natural light. Studios are equipped with essentials: work/drafting tables and chairs, easels, desk, sofa beds, and a sink. No power tools are available. The walls are outfitted with fiber wall boards for pinning up work. Occasionally smaller studios are available outside the main building and have limited natural light. All studios are intended for work purposes only—they are not suitable for residential use. Cost: €3,200 per 25 nights.

Animals

Unfortunately, animals are not permitted at the American Academy in Rome. Anyone arriving with an animal will be asked to find outside kennel accommodation.

Please write to vavsapplications [at] aarome.org (vavsapplications[at]aarome[dot]org) for more information, or if you have questions about the application process.