This year the American Academy in Rome introduces a pilot Rome Prize dedicated to the Environmental Arts and Humanities, designed specifically for collaborative efforts. We encourage applications from artists and scholars working jointly on projects that help expand our understanding of the way human beings relate to, experience, or process their encounters with the natural world. Collaborative pairs may include artists of any sort (visual, digital, architectural, musical, literary, textile, performance) and scholars in any field (past, present, future, natural world, human world). Applicants must demonstrate a preexisting working partnership to be considered for this fellowship and, as with all Rome Prize Fellowships, applicants have to make clear why this work needs to be done in Rome. Applicants may apply for a full-term fellowship (about ten months) or a half-term fellowship (about five months). Applicants must submit a proposal describing the project to be undertaken. They may include bibliographical notes for any sources cited. Applicants must also submit samples of their work. If the work is primarily text based, applicants submit a writing sample, published or unpublished. If the work is a mixture of text and images, sound, and/or video, applicants must submit a portfolio with links to online video and audio files. Applicants must also submit three reference letters from professionals acquainted with them and their work. The deadline for applications is November 1. Applications will also be accepted between November 2 and 15 for an additional fee. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.