Hi everyone,
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but....if anyone is applying for JACOB J. JAVITZ fellowship this year, an astute Mira's List fan just informed me that the program was closed by Congress this year and they don't know when it will reopen again. And for some reason, they are not posting about the closing on their site and apparently will not email you in writing about it. You have to call them to hear about it over the phone. This is unfortunate because this fellowship is a great one for those of you applying for MFA programs in the arts. But things do change year to year so check back on their website next season. In the meantime, you should know about this and maybe call their office to double check about the status of the fellowship or just not waste your time applying for the Sept. 30th deadline this fall.
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Fellowship and Grant Deadlines for Artists, Writers & Graduating Seniors
(ARTISTS) The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant: The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is proud to announce The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant, a new source of funding for mature American painters. This marks the first year that these grants are made available to the public.
Grants will be offered to American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in artists who lack adequate recognition. Grants will range from $5,000 to $10,000. Applications are available online at www.paam.org or by calling 508.487.1750. Completed applications must be postmarked by August 16, 2010.
(ALL) The Bush Foundation Fellowships: The Bush Artist Program creates opportunities for artists who live in Minnesota and North and South Dakota to advance their work, stimulate dialogue and contribute to deeper community engagement by providing them financial and professional development support. Applicants must be from Minnesota, North Dakota
or South Dakota, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Each year, up to 15 artists receive unrestricted grants of $48,000. In addition, fellows receive up to $2,000 to plan and implement an individual communications strategy. For more information, please visit the Bush Foundation website: http://www.bushfellows.org/artist.
Grants will be offered to American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in artists who lack adequate recognition. Grants will range from $5,000 to $10,000. Applications are available online at www.paam.org or by calling 508.487.1750. Completed applications must be postmarked by August 16, 2010.
(ALL) The Bush Foundation Fellowships: The Bush Artist Program creates opportunities for artists who live in Minnesota and North and South Dakota to advance their work, stimulate dialogue and contribute to deeper community engagement by providing them financial and professional development support. Applicants must be from Minnesota, North Dakota
or South Dakota, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Each year, up to 15 artists receive unrestricted grants of $48,000. In addition, fellows receive up to $2,000 to plan and implement an individual communications strategy. For more information, please visit the Bush Foundation website: http://www.bushfellows.org/artist.
(GRADUATING STUDENTS) Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship Program: The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program is designed to give exceptional graduates from fifty participating colleges the freedom to engage in a year of independent study and travel abroad. The fellowship provides a grant of $25,000 to each recipient; fellows whose spouse or dependent child(ren) will accompany them may be eligible for a grant of $35,000.
The Program supplies, in addition to the stipend, an amount equal to twelve months' payment of outstanding federally guaranteed student loans (based on 120 months of repayment), to ease the financial burden of fellows during their fellowship year, and to provide encouragement for students to apply for fellowships. Graduating seniors at participating institutions are eligible for nomination by their institution. Write or see web site for additional information, including list of participating institutions, and application procedures. Email: tjw@watsonfellowship.org. Website: www.watsonfellowship.org. Deadline is November 4th, 2010.
(ALL) John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships: are given annually to advanced professionals with a significant record of publication for research in any field of knowledge or creative work in any of the arts. Candidates should already have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. The awards are given for a minimum of six months and a maximum of one year. The average fellowship grant is approximately $43,200. Write or consult the web site for additional information and application. Email: fellowships@gf.org, Website: www.gf.org. Deadline is September 15th, 2010.
(ARTISTS) Eben Demarest Trust: The Eben Demarest Fund makes one annual grant (never given for scholarship aid) of approximately $15,000 to a mature artist or archaeologist who wishes to concentrate for a time on a chosen field without having to depend entirely on the sale of work or outside employment. The beneficiary is chosen by the Eben Demarest Council. Unsolicited applications from individuals will not be accepted, but applications from organizations or institutions for unusually gifted people will be considered. Write to above address for more details and application. Eben Demarest Council, 650 Smighfiled, Street #240, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Email: regina@grable.org. Deadline to be announced. ***(Note from Mirabee: here is a case where you could ask an organization that you have a professional relationship with to submit an application for you.)
(WRITERS) The Bard Fiction Prize: annually recognizes a promising young fiction writer under the age of 39; it consists of a monetary award and appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College for one semester. The recipient gives at least one public lecture and meets informally with students.
To apply, candidates should write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work on while at Bard and submit a C.V., along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work. No manuscripts will be accepted. Write or see the web site for more details. Email: bfp@bard.edu, Website: www.bard.edu. Deadline is July 15th, 2010.
JUNIPER SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE
Hi everyone...sorry I've been a bit out of touch. I'm in the middle of a big deadline and frankly, I'm pooped! But I will have a lot of new opportunities to post in about a week. Maybe even sooner. In the meantime, here's a deadline that is for writers....see you soon!
The April 1 deadline for scholarship applications to the 2010 Juniper Summer Writing Institute is fast approaching! From June 20-26, poets and writers will gather at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to explore the creative process and advance their craft. Renowned faculty members Charles D'Ambrosio, Mark Doty, Noy Holland, Paul Lisicky, Dara Wier, and Matthew Zapruder will offer workshops in poetry, fiction, and memoir. Writers in residence (including James Tate, Joy Williams, and Thomas Sayers Ellis) will give readings, lead craft sessions, and participate in Q&As. For application forms and more information, visit http://www.umass.edu/juniperinstitute. Workshops fill quickly, so applicants are encouraged to submit their materials soon!
The April 1 deadline for scholarship applications to the 2010 Juniper Summer Writing Institute is fast approaching! From June 20-26, poets and writers will gather at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to explore the creative process and advance their craft. Renowned faculty members Charles D'Ambrosio, Mark Doty, Noy Holland, Paul Lisicky, Dara Wier, and Matthew Zapruder will offer workshops in poetry, fiction, and memoir. Writers in residence (including James Tate, Joy Williams, and Thomas Sayers Ellis) will give readings, lead craft sessions, and participate in Q&As. For application forms and more information, visit http://www.umass.edu/juniperinstitute. Workshops fill quickly, so applicants are encouraged to submit their materials soon!
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GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS FOR ARTISTS, CARTOONISTS, SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS & MORE!
Greetings everyone,
Here are some upcoming deadlines for grants and fellowships. I hope you also check out the recent interview I did with writer and activist Michael McColly. Another great interview is on the way very soon. In the meantime, check out these opportunities...by the way, sorry once again formatting weirdness...I'm copying and pasting from my Word doc and things get funky when I do that.
(ALL) The Awesome Foundation for Arts and Sciences $1000 Award: $1000 grant for any creative project. This is a pretty simple grant. Here's the deal: you write a 500 word paragraph, stating what you'd like to do with $1000 and they will consider your creative project. They accept these short proposals every month. Check them out: http://awesomefoundation.org.
(COMIC BOOK ARTISTS) Jay Kennedy Scholarship
(KANSAS ARTISTS) Rocket Grants/Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas: With support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art are partnering to fuel the dynamism of our region’s art ecology by providing direct support for innovative, experimental, artist-driven, and artist-centered projects. Rocket Grants will fund projects that exist outside of established institutions, occur outside of traditional forms of support, challenge traditional methods of production or presentation, add energy and diversity to the field of arts activity in our area, and provide opportunities for the creative growth of those involved. Grants will provide up to $4000 support for selected projects, with a maximum of $40,000 to be awarded in 2010.
See http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/programs/rocket-grants.shtml for more information and for application materials. Applications will be accepted from artists, curators, collectives, collaboratives, partnerships, and artist‐run spaces residing within an 80 mile radius of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Although all projects funded must include a primary component that is visual in nature, supported projects may also include performance, film, video, new media, social practice and
interdisciplinary projects. Performing artists are eligible to apply if their work includes a strong
visual component or involves meaningful collaboration with a visual artist or artists. Deadline: 04/02/10.
(TEXAS ARTISTS) Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is now accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2010 Houston from all visual artists living and working in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Individual artists and collaboratives working in all media and at any point in their career are strongly encouraged to apply. Awardees will be selected in the spring of 2010 through Artadia’s two-tiered jury process. This is Artadia’s fifth awards cycle in Houston. For eligibility requirements, info session dates, and to access the web-based application, please visit: www.artadia.org. Deadline: 03/01/10.
(WRITERS/SCHOLARS) Massachusetts Historical Society Research Fellowships: The Massachusetts Historical Society will offer about 30 research fellowships for the academic year 2010-2011, made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Society also offers Short-Term Fellowships, and participates in the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. For more information about the Society’s research fellowships please visit our web site, www.masshist.org/fellowships, or contact Conrad E. Wright (fellowships@masshist.org), 617-646-0512. Application deadlines: MHS Short-Term fellowships, March 1, 2010.
MUSICIAN GRANTS, PARIS ART SCHOLARSHIPS, AND MORE!
Some new deadlines for you...please note that the first one is one I recently posted but the previous deadline was wrong (it is Feb. 8th, not the 10th). Cheers, Mira
(ALL/SCHOLARS) Five College Women's Studies Research Center Associateships: The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2009-2010 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, faculty library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. Deadline is February 8, 2010. For further information, contact the Center at TEL 413.538.2275, FAX 413.538.3121, email fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu, or visit the website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc/ .
(ARTISTS & MUSICIANS) The Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship: Fondation des Etats-Unis: The Harriet Woolley Scholarship: 8,500 euros plus an art studio or music studio at the Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris for nine months. These grants are awarded to American graduate students or post-graduates in the areas of visual arts or music. Applicants must be between 21 and 35 years of age and possess American citizenship. Preference is given to applicants who have already done some graduate study. For more information, visit the website: http://www.feusa.org/en/cultrue/harriet-hale-woolley-scholarship. Deadline is January 31, 2010.
(MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS) Omni International Arts Center Residency: Each August, approximately a dozen musicians--composers and performers from around the globe--gather for two and a half weeks to share in a unique collaborative music making residency program. Music Omi encourages its residents to participate as members of an international musical community; sharing ideas, performing each others’ works and writing music for one another while exploring their own musical vision. Music Omi invites applicants from all musical disciplines who wish to broaden their artistic horizons and engage actively with a diversity of other musicians. Unlike most artists residency programs, where artists come to work in isolation, Music Omi actively encourages the exchange of ideas and the sharing of cultures through active collaboration.
The Omi International Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. The facilities, set on 300 acres of rural farmland, include a large two-story barn with indoor studios, as well as the 150 acre Field's Sculpture Park. Although no travel funds are provided, full room and board are provided for participants. For more information, go to: http://www.artomi.org/music.htm.
(WRITERS & SCHOLARS) National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities (NEH): NEH/CNR Fellowships for Research on Italian Cultural Heritage: The NEH and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche (CNR) of Italy are cooperating in the support of scholarly research. They invite applications for humanities research focusing on Italy's cultural heritage in relation to that of the United States. The Fellowships program accepts applications from writers, teachers, and researchers, whether or not they have an institutional affiliation. Award is $50,400 for twelve months. Deadline is May 9, 2010, however, this is an anticipated deadline so please check the website for details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-italy.html. Also, please check the NEH website for other large fellowships in the humanities.
(ALL/SCHOLARS) Five College Women's Studies Research Center Associateships: The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2009-2010 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, faculty library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. Deadline is February 8, 2010. For further information, contact the Center at TEL 413.538.2275, FAX 413.538.3121, email fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu, or visit the website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/
(ARTISTS & MUSICIANS) The Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship: Fondation des Etats-Unis: The Harriet Woolley Scholarship: 8,500 euros plus an art studio or music studio at the Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris for nine months. These grants are awarded to American graduate students or post-graduates in the areas of visual arts or music. Applicants must be between 21 and 35 years of age and possess American citizenship. Preference is given to applicants who have already done some graduate study. For more information, visit the website: http://www.feusa.org/en/cultrue/harriet-hale-woolley-scholarship. Deadline is January 31, 2010.
(MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS) Omni International Arts Center Residency: Each August, approximately a dozen musicians--composers and performers from around the globe--gather for two and a half weeks to share in a unique collaborative music making residency program. Music Omi encourages its residents to participate as members of an international musical community; sharing ideas, performing each others’ works and writing music for one another while exploring their own musical vision. Music Omi invites applicants from all musical disciplines who wish to broaden their artistic horizons and engage actively with a diversity of other musicians. Unlike most artists residency programs, where artists come to work in isolation, Music Omi actively encourages the exchange of ideas and the sharing of cultures through active collaboration.
The Omi International Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. The facilities, set on 300 acres of rural farmland, include a large two-story barn with indoor studios, as well as the 150 acre Field's Sculpture Park. Although no travel funds are provided, full room and board are provided for participants. For more information, go to: http://www.artomi.org/music.htm.
(WRITERS & SCHOLARS) National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities (NEH): NEH/CNR Fellowships for Research on Italian Cultural Heritage: The NEH and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche (CNR) of Italy are cooperating in the support of scholarly research. They invite applications for humanities research focusing on Italy's cultural heritage in relation to that of the United States. The Fellowships program accepts applications from writers, teachers, and researchers, whether or not they have an institutional affiliation. Award is $50,400 for twelve months. Deadline is May 9, 2010, however, this is an anticipated deadline so please check the website for details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-italy.html. Also, please check the NEH website for other large fellowships in the humanities.
(MUSICIANS) The Traditional Music Foundation Grants: Funds provided to individuals in the form of need and merit-based scholarships to students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree-granting institutions. These scholarships allow artistically talented individuals with financial need to pursue college and university degrees focusing on traditional or bluegrass music studies at an eligible educational institution. Recipients must be pursuing a full-time course of study focusing on traditional or traditionally derived music such as bluegrass. Recipients must prove full-time enrollment with good academic standing at an eligible educational institution, and must be following a course of studies focusing on traditional or bluegrass music. These scholarship funds must be used for tuition and related fees paid to the university excluding room and board. Artist development grants are also available from TMF. For more information, please go to: http://www.traditionalmusicfoundation.org.
(MUSICIANS/MUSICOLOGISTS) The Henry Reed Fund Award: The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, presents an award from the Henry Reed Fund for Folk Artists every other year. The next call for applications will begin in February 2010. The award amount is usually between $400 and $1000. The award may be split between more than one recipient. Visit the website for more info: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/grants.html#archie.
Projects and activities might include:
- Payments to folk artists, their families, their descendants, or their cultural communities in connection with publication or dissemination of documents (audio recordings, manuscripts, photographs, etc.) in the American Folklife Center's collections.
- Honoraria or reimbursement to folk artists for programs, such as concerts, workshops, or exhibitions, which feature those folk artists and their arts.
- Programs honoring and celebrating folk artists for their cultural contributions.
- Support for the costs of documenting distinguished folk artists and the acquisition of resulting documentation by the Library of Congress.
(STUDENTS) Hispanic Scholarship Fund/ McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant: The Hispanic Scholarship Fund / McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant is designed to provide financial resources to outstanding Latino undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a creative arts related field: media, film, performing arts, communications, writing, etc. This grant is only intended to assist students in beginning and completing an art project. Students may be potentially eligible for grants up to $20,000. Check website for deadlines and details.
SCHOLARSHIP SITE FOR U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Good morning all...so I just got this great link from my friend Sticker Kitty: http://www.eastchance.com/index.asp . It's a site called East Chance and it's for those of you seeking funding for undergraduate and graduate school in the U.S. and abroad. It's for both American and international students. I have only just skimmed through it a bit but already found some useful things so hopefully, for those of you seeking academic funding, you'll find it helpful too. I have more announcements coming later today or tomorrow so come back and visit. In the meantime, don't forget to check out my google ad links on this site. A lot of them are for academic funding, government grants, other grant programs, etc. and every time you check them out with a little click, it helps out Mira's List a tiny bit. Don't go crazy clicking them just to help me though! But do check them out. Thanks and I'll talk to you all later....Mira
GRANTS: WRITERS, ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, & SCHOLARS
(CA ARTISTS) Artadia Awards 2009 San Francisco
Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is now accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2009 San Francisco from all visual artists living and working in the 5-county San Francisco Bay Area. Individual artists and collaboratives working in all media and at any point in their career are strongly encouraged to apply. Awardees will be selected in the fall of 2009 through Artadia’s two-tiered jury process. This is Artadia’s seventh awards cycle in the San Francisco Bay Area. For eligibility requirements and to access the web-based application, please visit: www.artadia.org. Application deadline: October 15, 2009 at 11:59pm (PST)
(ALL) Border Crosser Grant
Whoever wants to discover Central, Eastern and Southern Europe or China, whoever plans on a
publication in German and wants to start for research trips in the East, can apply for funding. The publications should be able to reach a broader audience and help to bring about a greater understanding for the countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, and China. Literary prose and essays, photo (text) books, child and youth books, but also scripts for documentaries and sound radio contributions are welcome. One can apply for all-inclusive research grants varying from 2.000 to 10.000 €. For more information, call Inga Niemann via telephone (+49 30-816996-64) E-mail (niemann@lcb.de) or visit these websites: www.bosch-stiftung.de/grenzgaenger and www.lcb.de/grenzgaenger. Deadline October 31, 2009.
(SCHOLARS & WRITERS) Research Fellowships
Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies: The Carter G. Woodson Institute Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Residential Research Fellowships are awarded to eligible scholars whose work focuses on race, ethnicity, and society in Africa and the Atlantic world (broadly defined as the African Diaspora). Predoctoral fellowships, covering two years, carry an annual stipend of $20,000 and begin August 15. Postdoctoral fellowships, covering one year, carry a stipend of $45,000 and begin September 1. Fellows must be in residence at the university for the duration of the award period and are expected to make periodic presentations of their work to the Woodson fellows and the larger academic community. Write to Selection Committee, Residential Research Fellowships, at the following address or see web site for more details and latest deadline. Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies, University of Virginia, 108 Minor Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162 or E-Mail: woodson@virginia.edu. Website: www.virginia.edu/woodson/programs/fellowships.html. Deadline: December 1, 2009.
(FILMMAKERS) New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program
Supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of their Grant Program Arriflex 16SR camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. Proposed projects may be of any non-commercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc. Phone: (206) 467-8666, Fax: (206) 467-9165, Email: filmgrant@oppcam.com. For more info, go to: http://oppenheimercamera.com/grant.html
Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is now accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2009 San Francisco from all visual artists living and working in the 5-county San Francisco Bay Area. Individual artists and collaboratives working in all media and at any point in their career are strongly encouraged to apply. Awardees will be selected in the fall of 2009 through Artadia’s two-tiered jury process. This is Artadia’s seventh awards cycle in the San Francisco Bay Area. For eligibility requirements and to access the web-based application, please visit: www.artadia.org. Application deadline: October 15, 2009 at 11:59pm (PST)
(ALL) Border Crosser Grant
Whoever wants to discover Central, Eastern and Southern Europe or China, whoever plans on a
publication in German and wants to start for research trips in the East, can apply for funding. The publications should be able to reach a broader audience and help to bring about a greater understanding for the countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, and China. Literary prose and essays, photo (text) books, child and youth books, but also scripts for documentaries and sound radio contributions are welcome. One can apply for all-inclusive research grants varying from 2.000 to 10.000 €. For more information, call Inga Niemann via telephone (+49 30-816996-64) E-mail (niemann@lcb.de) or visit these websites: www.bosch-stiftung.de/grenzgaenger and www.lcb.de/grenzgaenger. Deadline October 31, 2009.
(SCHOLARS & WRITERS) Research Fellowships
Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies: The Carter G. Woodson Institute Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Residential Research Fellowships are awarded to eligible scholars whose work focuses on race, ethnicity, and society in Africa and the Atlantic world (broadly defined as the African Diaspora). Predoctoral fellowships, covering two years, carry an annual stipend of $20,000 and begin August 15. Postdoctoral fellowships, covering one year, carry a stipend of $45,000 and begin September 1. Fellows must be in residence at the university for the duration of the award period and are expected to make periodic presentations of their work to the Woodson fellows and the larger academic community. Write to Selection Committee, Residential Research Fellowships, at the following address or see web site for more details and latest deadline. Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies, University of Virginia, 108 Minor Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162 or E-Mail: woodson@virginia.edu. Website: www.virginia.edu/woodson/programs/fellowships.html. Deadline: December 1, 2009.
(FILMMAKERS) New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program
Supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of their Grant Program Arriflex 16SR camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. Proposed projects may be of any non-commercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc. Phone: (206) 467-8666, Fax: (206) 467-9165, Email: filmgrant@oppcam.com. For more info, go to: http://oppenheimercamera.com/grant.html
STUDENT LOAN UPDATE
Greetings! I just got back from my trip and have a lot going on this week and next but I will do my best to keep up with posting. For today, I just wanted to tell all of you recent U.S. graduates out there that the Income Based Repayment (IBR) applications are now available from many major lenders, including the U.S. Department of Education. Contact your lender directly to apply for IBR. If you have Direct Loans from the U.S. government, go here: https://www.dl.ed.gov/borrower/OtherFormList.do?cmd=doViewRequirements wizardName=Repayment%20Plan%20Selection. If you aren't sure who is servicing your loans, go here to find out more info: http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/.
If, after you've contacted your lender and checked out the FAQs on the IBR site, you have serious problems applying for IBR, the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman's Office at the U.S.Department of Education may be able to help. You can call them to report a problem at 877-557-2575, email them at fsaombudsmanoffice@ed.gov, or fill out an online help form at: www.ombudsman.ed.gov. There is also still time to take action for loan forgiveness! In addition to lowering monthly student loan payments, the IBR program forgives any remaining debt—including interest— after 25 years. Most borrowers will pay off their debt before then, but under current law, if there's anything left to forgive after 25 years, the amount forgiven would be taxed as income to the borrower. A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R.2492, would prevent the taxation of debt forgiven through IBR. Loan forgiveness is supposed to wipe the slate clean for responsible borrowers, not create a new financial obligation. If you haven't already, please take a moment to write to your representative and urge them to support H.R. 2492 and ensure there's really a light at the end of the tunnel.
If, after you've contacted your lender and checked out the FAQs on the IBR site, you have serious problems applying for IBR, the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman's Office at the U.S.Department of Education may be able to help. You can call them to report a problem at 877-557-2575, email them at fsaombudsmanoffice@ed.gov, or fill out an online help form at: www.ombudsman.ed.gov. There is also still time to take action for loan forgiveness! In addition to lowering monthly student loan payments, the IBR program forgives any remaining debt—including interest— after 25 years. Most borrowers will pay off their debt before then, but under current law, if there's anything left to forgive after 25 years, the amount forgiven would be taxed as income to the borrower. A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R.2492, would prevent the taxation of debt forgiven through IBR. Loan forgiveness is supposed to wipe the slate clean for responsible borrowers, not create a new financial obligation. If you haven't already, please take a moment to write to your representative and urge them to support H.R. 2492 and ensure there's really a light at the end of the tunnel.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOOL LOAN REPAYMENT INFO AND MORE
Today, I'll start with a quote by Martin Luther King Jr.: "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better." On that note, here are a few tidbits for you recent grads, for women, scholars and others in the arts....coming soon will be some new FAQs! Oh, by the way, my book is going out today to publishers! Wish me luck and best to thee, Mirabee.
(RECENT GRADUATES) I originally got this announcement from artbistro.com about the new program in the U.S. for reducing student debt:
Income-Based Repayment Program:
Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new payment option for federal student loans. Starting July 1, 2009, it will help borrowers keep their loan payments affordable with payment caps based on their income and family size. For most eligible borrowers, IBR loan payments will be less than 10 percent of their income - and even smaller for borrowers with low earnings. IBR will also forgive remaining debt, if any, after 25 years of qualifying payments.
Who can use IBR? IBR is available to federal student loan borrowers in both the Direct and Guaranteed (or FFEL) loan programs, and covers most types of federal loans made to students, but not those made to parents. To enter IBR, you have to have enough debt relative to your income to qualify for a reduced payment. That means it would take more than 15 percent of whatever you earn above 150% of poverty level to pay off your loans on a standard 10-year payment plan. Click here for more information: http://www.ibrinfo.org/what.vp.html
(WOMEN) Career Development Grants
American Association of University Women, Career Development Grants: Career Development Grants offer up to $12,000 to women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields. Write to: American Association of University Women, Career Development Grants, 301 Act Drive, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030 or e-Mail: aavw@act.org See web site for more details: www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/career_development.cfm. Application Deadline: December 15, 2009.
(RESEARCH) American Antiquarian Society: Research Fellowships
Long-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships: Long-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships provide support for four-to-twelve-month residences in the Society's library and carry stipends of up to $35,000. See web site for more details and deadlines. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634. E-Mail: academicfellowships@mwa.org, Website: www.americanantiquarian.org/longterm.htm. Application Deadline: October 15, 2009.
(PERF. ART/DANCERS) Call for Proposals
STREB is pleased to request proposals for its Emerging Artists Commissioning Program, funded by the Ford Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Commissioning Program, housed at the company’s Williamsburg home, SLAM, will accept proposals from artists whose work is movement-based, including choreographers, aerialists and circus artists. The goal of the program is to create a pool of artists who can capitalize on the resources distinct to SLAM. Either literally or conceptually, the space’s special and unusual characteristics and qualities should inform and inspire new and exciting creative experiments. Commissioning program artists will have various opportunities to showcase work throughout its development and to receive feedback from both STREB and audiences. Selected artists will receive a $2,000.00 grant plus a specific amount of time, space and resources tailored to the nature and scope of each particular project. For more info and application guidelines, go to: http://www.streb.org/V2/vision/commissions.html. All proposals must be received by July 13, 2009, 5:00pm.
(RECENT GRADUATES) I originally got this announcement from artbistro.com about the new program in the U.S. for reducing student debt:
Income-Based Repayment Program:
Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new payment option for federal student loans. Starting July 1, 2009, it will help borrowers keep their loan payments affordable with payment caps based on their income and family size. For most eligible borrowers, IBR loan payments will be less than 10 percent of their income - and even smaller for borrowers with low earnings. IBR will also forgive remaining debt, if any, after 25 years of qualifying payments.
Who can use IBR? IBR is available to federal student loan borrowers in both the Direct and Guaranteed (or FFEL) loan programs, and covers most types of federal loans made to students, but not those made to parents. To enter IBR, you have to have enough debt relative to your income to qualify for a reduced payment. That means it would take more than 15 percent of whatever you earn above 150% of poverty level to pay off your loans on a standard 10-year payment plan. Click here for more information: http://www.ibrinfo.org/what.vp.html
(WOMEN) Career Development Grants
American Association of University Women, Career Development Grants: Career Development Grants offer up to $12,000 to women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields. Write to: American Association of University Women, Career Development Grants, 301 Act Drive, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030 or e-Mail: aavw@act.org See web site for more details: www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/career_development.cfm. Application Deadline: December 15, 2009.
(RESEARCH) American Antiquarian Society: Research Fellowships
Long-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships: Long-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships provide support for four-to-twelve-month residences in the Society's library and carry stipends of up to $35,000. See web site for more details and deadlines. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634. E-Mail: academicfellowships@mwa.org, Website: www.americanantiquarian.org/longterm.htm. Application Deadline: October 15, 2009.
(PERF. ART/DANCERS) Call for Proposals
STREB is pleased to request proposals for its Emerging Artists Commissioning Program, funded by the Ford Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Commissioning Program, housed at the company’s Williamsburg home, SLAM, will accept proposals from artists whose work is movement-based, including choreographers, aerialists and circus artists. The goal of the program is to create a pool of artists who can capitalize on the resources distinct to SLAM. Either literally or conceptually, the space’s special and unusual characteristics and qualities should inform and inspire new and exciting creative experiments. Commissioning program artists will have various opportunities to showcase work throughout its development and to receive feedback from both STREB and audiences. Selected artists will receive a $2,000.00 grant plus a specific amount of time, space and resources tailored to the nature and scope of each particular project. For more info and application guidelines, go to: http://www.streb.org/V2/vision/commissions.html. All proposals must be received by July 13, 2009, 5:00pm.
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GRANTS FOR EMERGING WRITERS, MUSICIANS, MEDIA ARTISTS AND MORE!
Greetings all and Happy Solstice. Below are a few upcoming grants and opportunities for writers, musicians and the like. Happy hunting!
(WRITERS) Grants for Emerging Writers
The Elizabeth George Foundation offers grants to unpublished fiction writers, for unpublished and published poets, and emerging playwrights. There is no website; you need to request funding through a well-written letter. In your letter, emphasize the importance of your project, the marketability of your work, a rough financial message about your situation, and details on how you'd utilize funds. Keep requests reasonable in light of these economic times. Deadline July 1, 2009. Write to: Elizabeth George, Director, PO Box 1429, Langley, WA 98260 also 4111 Shorebreak Drive, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649-2184. If you want to read my article, "Finding Money for Your Dreams," about the grant writing process, go here: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/04/finding-money-for-your-dreams.html. You might find it useful if you are an emerging writer (or artist).
(WRITERS)Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Scholarships
The Elizabeth George Foundation also now sponsers a Full Scholarship for a Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Student. In the first phase of building its scholarship and student loan program, the Whidbey Writers Workshop, located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, is pleased to announce a full-tuition merit scholarship with the establishment of the Elizabeth George Foundation scholarship.The organization is seeking additional support to aid students. In addition to the Elizabeth George Foundation full scholarship of $12,000 for an incoming student that is renewable for a second year, the WWW is also building funding for half-tuition and quarter-tuition scholarships and for financial aid assistance. For more information, go to: http://www.writeonwhidbey.org/mfa/scholarship.htm.
(MUSICIANS/COMPOSERS) LaRue Travel Fund
The LaRue Travel Fund for Research Travel to Europe: The American Musicological Society (AMS) Jan LaRue Travel Fund is intended to encourage and assist Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, independent scholars, and junior faculty to travel to Europe to carry out research. The fund honors the memory of Jan LaRue (1918–2004), a distinguished scholar and AMS member admired for his pioneering work on style analysis, the eighteenth-century symphony, and early computer applications in musicology. The current maximum award is $1,000. Eligible applicants must currently attend or have graduated from a doctoral program in a North American university. If they seek to conduct research for their dissertation, they must have completed all other requirements for the Ph.D. (or the equivalent doctoral degree in any field of music scholarship). If they seek to conduct post-doctoral research or are independent scholars, they should have completed the Ph. D. within the past five years. All materials music be submitted by 5 p.m. EST, 25 July 2009 to the office of the AMS. For more information and application guidelines, please visit the website: http://www.ams-net.org/awards/.
(ALL DISCIPLINES) Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: The Soros Fellowships provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Fellowship provides half tuition and $20,000 maintenance for two years. Candidates must be either holders of green cards, naturalized citizens, or children of naturalized citizen parents. For more information, go to: http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/application.shtml. The deadline is Nov. 1, 2009.
***By the way, I believe that most people applying will be seeking funding in fields such as engineering, medicine, etc. I have heard that you actually have a better chance if you are NOT in those fields. This could be one of those rare grants/fellowships that being an artist is an advantage! Go for it!
(MEDIA ARTS) Residencies and Scholarships
Residencies: 911 Media Arts Center is considered Washington State’s premiere media arts center, dedicated to supporting the expressive use of innovative new media by providing the access, training, and environment needed to create and exhibit works of artistic excellence. The Artist in Residence Program supports innovative new media artists of all disciplines, including digital filmmakers (narrative, documentary, experimental), animators, media installation and internet art. Program is flexible depending on the artist’s needs, but typically consists of project budget, equipment and facilities access, technical assistance, exhibition or screening support, and artist honorarium. Residencies range from three to six months in duration. No travel or housing support is offered.
Scholarships: Each year 911 Seattle Media Arts Center recognizes promising new voices in the media arts with one of our coveted scholarships, offering the opportunity for an artist to learn from our instructors and further their studies in the media arts field. 911 Media Arts Center hopes to increase these scholarship funds with the help of our generous donors.
1. The Artist Media Scholarship provides financial support to seed interest and exploration in the digital media arts. Open to artists of all disciplines, the $1,000 award is to be used for classes in digital media, including video and video editing offered by 911 Media Arts Center. The funds may also apply to additional resources offered at 911 Media Arts Center such as rental of video and editing equipment, and for artist projects needing technical assistance. All levels of experience (including no experience at all) in digital media are eligible.
2. The Youth Tech Scholarship was created to introduce and motivate young people to experiment, explore and succeed in media arts and technology. This $1,000 award is solely for classes at 911 Media Arts Center as well as special programs specifically geared for young students at 911 Media Arts Center. Currently we are accepting applications from individuals, ages 16 to 19 years old. All levels of experience in digital media are eligible for this scholarship as well. Applications due September 15th, 2009 for both scholarships. Check website for details and application guidelines: http://www.911media.org/education/scholarships.
(WRITERS) Grants for Emerging Writers
The Elizabeth George Foundation offers grants to unpublished fiction writers, for unpublished and published poets, and emerging playwrights. There is no website; you need to request funding through a well-written letter. In your letter, emphasize the importance of your project, the marketability of your work, a rough financial message about your situation, and details on how you'd utilize funds. Keep requests reasonable in light of these economic times. Deadline July 1, 2009. Write to: Elizabeth George, Director, PO Box 1429, Langley, WA 98260 also 4111 Shorebreak Drive, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649-2184. If you want to read my article, "Finding Money for Your Dreams," about the grant writing process, go here: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/04/finding-money-for-your-dreams.html. You might find it useful if you are an emerging writer (or artist).
(WRITERS)Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Scholarships
The Elizabeth George Foundation also now sponsers a Full Scholarship for a Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Student. In the first phase of building its scholarship and student loan program, the Whidbey Writers Workshop, located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, is pleased to announce a full-tuition merit scholarship with the establishment of the Elizabeth George Foundation scholarship.The organization is seeking additional support to aid students. In addition to the Elizabeth George Foundation full scholarship of $12,000 for an incoming student that is renewable for a second year, the WWW is also building funding for half-tuition and quarter-tuition scholarships and for financial aid assistance. For more information, go to: http://www.writeonwhidbey.org/mfa/scholarship.htm.
(MUSICIANS/COMPOSERS) LaRue Travel Fund
The LaRue Travel Fund for Research Travel to Europe: The American Musicological Society (AMS) Jan LaRue Travel Fund is intended to encourage and assist Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, independent scholars, and junior faculty to travel to Europe to carry out research. The fund honors the memory of Jan LaRue (1918–2004), a distinguished scholar and AMS member admired for his pioneering work on style analysis, the eighteenth-century symphony, and early computer applications in musicology. The current maximum award is $1,000. Eligible applicants must currently attend or have graduated from a doctoral program in a North American university. If they seek to conduct research for their dissertation, they must have completed all other requirements for the Ph.D. (or the equivalent doctoral degree in any field of music scholarship). If they seek to conduct post-doctoral research or are independent scholars, they should have completed the Ph. D. within the past five years. All materials music be submitted by 5 p.m. EST, 25 July 2009 to the office of the AMS. For more information and application guidelines, please visit the website: http://www.ams-net.org/awards/.
(ALL DISCIPLINES) Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: The Soros Fellowships provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Fellowship provides half tuition and $20,000 maintenance for two years. Candidates must be either holders of green cards, naturalized citizens, or children of naturalized citizen parents. For more information, go to: http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/application.shtml. The deadline is Nov. 1, 2009.
***By the way, I believe that most people applying will be seeking funding in fields such as engineering, medicine, etc. I have heard that you actually have a better chance if you are NOT in those fields. This could be one of those rare grants/fellowships that being an artist is an advantage! Go for it!
(MEDIA ARTS) Residencies and Scholarships
Residencies: 911 Media Arts Center is considered Washington State’s premiere media arts center, dedicated to supporting the expressive use of innovative new media by providing the access, training, and environment needed to create and exhibit works of artistic excellence. The Artist in Residence Program supports innovative new media artists of all disciplines, including digital filmmakers (narrative, documentary, experimental), animators, media installation and internet art. Program is flexible depending on the artist’s needs, but typically consists of project budget, equipment and facilities access, technical assistance, exhibition or screening support, and artist honorarium. Residencies range from three to six months in duration. No travel or housing support is offered.
Scholarships: Each year 911 Seattle Media Arts Center recognizes promising new voices in the media arts with one of our coveted scholarships, offering the opportunity for an artist to learn from our instructors and further their studies in the media arts field. 911 Media Arts Center hopes to increase these scholarship funds with the help of our generous donors.
1. The Artist Media Scholarship provides financial support to seed interest and exploration in the digital media arts. Open to artists of all disciplines, the $1,000 award is to be used for classes in digital media, including video and video editing offered by 911 Media Arts Center. The funds may also apply to additional resources offered at 911 Media Arts Center such as rental of video and editing equipment, and for artist projects needing technical assistance. All levels of experience (including no experience at all) in digital media are eligible.
2. The Youth Tech Scholarship was created to introduce and motivate young people to experiment, explore and succeed in media arts and technology. This $1,000 award is solely for classes at 911 Media Arts Center as well as special programs specifically geared for young students at 911 Media Arts Center. Currently we are accepting applications from individuals, ages 16 to 19 years old. All levels of experience in digital media are eligible for this scholarship as well. Applications due September 15th, 2009 for both scholarships. Check website for details and application guidelines: http://www.911media.org/education/scholarships.
ARTISTS' NY RESIDENCIES: FULL SCHOLARSHIPS
VISUAL ARTISTS: New residency opportunity at the Art Students League of New York, with an application deadline of May 15: The Art Students League of New York is pleased to announce the availability of two four-week scholarships to the Vytlacil Residency Program. Located in Sparkill, NY, the Vytlacil Campus provides space and time for artists to fully engage in their own work, as well as the opportunity to mentor with our instructors and take part in ongoing classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and forging. The scholarships cover the cost ($2500) of the month-long program, which includes a private room, shared kitchen and bath, one meal a day, and 24-hour studio access. Travel and other expenses are the responsibility of the resident. For further information about the program and for application forms, see the website at www.theartstudentsleague.org, email vytlacil@artstudentsleague.org or call 845-359-1263. The application deadline for the scholarships is May 15, 2009, for requests for residency for the months from June ’09 through May 2010.
MFA PROGRAMS
**I just got this question from a reader and although I normally don't deal with MFA issues, I thought I'd post it because it's a common question that keeps popping up in my email box:
Q: Dear Mira,
Do you know of low-residency MFA programs (poetry) that offer financial aid in the form of grants, not simply loans? Or can you point me to a resource that lists these? I can't imagine there are very many such programs. I've done some searching, but "financial aid" usually seems to focus on loans, and I can't go into more debt, so I'm looking for some balance of loans and grants, if I am to pursue an MFA. I live in western MA, and something near here would be especially good, but a low cost, quality program is my priority.
A: That's a tough question, one I had to research for myself a few years back when I was applying for MFA programs in fiction. I opted out of the low-residency system because when I was looking, the programs I was interested in didn't offer funding at the time (although some might now...I'm not sure). However, the Warren Wilson program now offers some scholarship funding so others might too. You need to pick the places you are interested in and just see what they offer. Since you are in Western, MA, if it is possible for you to do a full MFA Program, you have one of the best in the country at Umass Amherst (where I went to) and they give funding via teaching fellowships, internships at literary journals, etc. For info on both low-residency and traditional MFA programs, the best site I have found is a blog: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com. There's a link regarding funding and many other helpful links. Sorry I don't know enough about this subject but if anyone else out there does, please comment below! And check out the creative-writing-mfa-handbook blog. It's excellent! And good luck!
Best Wishes, Mira
***BTW: (For those of you who do not know what a low-residency program is, it is an MFA program for working adults who cannot go to grad. school on a daily basis. You attend intensive workshops, lectures, and so on, for ten days twice a year for two to three years and send your manuscript you are working on (or images from your art portfolio) about every three weeks to your teacher/mentor for feedback. There are programs like this all over. A couple of the most famous ones are Warren Wilson in Asheville, North Carolina, and Bennington in Vermont. For more information on MFA Programs, here is a great blog I just came across: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com (and for specific low residency info: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/2006/03/from-low-residency-queen.html).
Q: Dear Mira,
Do you know of low-residency MFA programs (poetry) that offer financial aid in the form of grants, not simply loans? Or can you point me to a resource that lists these? I can't imagine there are very many such programs. I've done some searching, but "financial aid" usually seems to focus on loans, and I can't go into more debt, so I'm looking for some balance of loans and grants, if I am to pursue an MFA. I live in western MA, and something near here would be especially good, but a low cost, quality program is my priority.
A: That's a tough question, one I had to research for myself a few years back when I was applying for MFA programs in fiction. I opted out of the low-residency system because when I was looking, the programs I was interested in didn't offer funding at the time (although some might now...I'm not sure). However, the Warren Wilson program now offers some scholarship funding so others might too. You need to pick the places you are interested in and just see what they offer. Since you are in Western, MA, if it is possible for you to do a full MFA Program, you have one of the best in the country at Umass Amherst (where I went to) and they give funding via teaching fellowships, internships at literary journals, etc. For info on both low-residency and traditional MFA programs, the best site I have found is a blog: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com. There's a link regarding funding and many other helpful links. Sorry I don't know enough about this subject but if anyone else out there does, please comment below! And check out the creative-writing-mfa-handbook blog. It's excellent! And good luck!
Best Wishes, Mira
***BTW: (For those of you who do not know what a low-residency program is, it is an MFA program for working adults who cannot go to grad. school on a daily basis. You attend intensive workshops, lectures, and so on, for ten days twice a year for two to three years and send your manuscript you are working on (or images from your art portfolio) about every three weeks to your teacher/mentor for feedback. There are programs like this all over. A couple of the most famous ones are Warren Wilson in Asheville, North Carolina, and Bennington in Vermont. For more information on MFA Programs, here is a great blog I just came across: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com (and for specific low residency info: http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/2006/03/from-low-residency-queen.html).
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
Q: Dear Mira,
A: Thanks for writing and great to hear from you. I'm glad you liked the talk I gave. As for recommendation letters, unfortunately, you need to contact those people in advance, send them a brief description of what you are planning on doing, a little info on the place, and so on. The letter should be specific to what you are asking for. I know. It's a pain in the butt and who likes to bother anyone? But it's just part of the deal and remember that those people whom you are asking have also been the ones who asked in the past. For some things you can use a standard letter from someone but not that often. An example of this is when someone is leaving an MFA program and they create a professional file in the career office. When that former student applies for a teaching job, the office just sends out the student's file which contains their CV, other related materials and general letters regarding his/her teaching experience.
A couple hints: ask WAY in advance (no one likes to get asked at the last minute), ask someone who knows you and your work well, and make sure you send a nice thank you email or card. Those thank you's go a long way! Hope that helps!
Mira
I enjoyed meeting you at the TransCultural Exchange conference in Boston—your talk was so informative. I'd like to invite you to my studio in New York whenever you are in town. I'm in the process of researching residencies (there's a lot out there). I wonder how you handle the letters of recommendation that are requested by residencies, grant organizations, etc.. Do you stockpile these letters in your files and use as needed or do you ask your contact people for a letter each time the requests come up?(I hate asking-it feel like begging.) It's especially tricky when the organization wants the letter sent directly from the recommender.
A couple hints: ask WAY in advance (no one likes to get asked at the last minute), ask someone who knows you and your work well, and make sure you send a nice thank you email or card. Those thank you's go a long way! Hope that helps!
Mira
WRITING GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Alaska State Council on the Arts, Career Opportunity Grants
411 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501-234
E-Mail Address: charlotte.fox@alaska.gov
Website: www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/grants3.htm#fellow
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Career Opportunity Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to cover travel and other expenses for writers to take advantage of opportunities that will advance the work or careers of Alaskan artists. Applications must be made by the first of the month prior to month of activity. Write or see web site for details.
Taos Summer Writers' Conference, D. H. Lawrence Fellowship
Department of English Language and Literature
MSC03 2170, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
E-Mail Address: taosconf@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~taosconf/Registration/Scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: April 15
The D. H. Lawrence Fellowship is awarded to an emerging writer of fiction or poetry with one book in print or at press. The D. H. Lawrence Fellow will receive tuition remission, lodging at the Sagebrush Inn or Comfort Suites, and two meals a day (breakfast and lunch). In return, the Fellow contributes to the Taos Summer Writer's Conference activities and gives a formal reading. Write to Sharon Oard Warner, Director at above address or see web site for more details.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
Application Deadline: May 1
Fellowships with a stipend of $4,200 per month support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. A number of other grants are also available. Write, e-mail, or see web site for further information on stipends, eligibility, and application procedures.
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 755
Arlington, VA 22230
www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12783&org=OPP
Application Deadline: June 1
The Antarctic Artists & Writers Program considers requests from particularly well qualified writers, historians, artists, or others in the liberal arts to work in Antarctica. Although the Foundation does not award funds, selected applicants are provided with polar clothing on loan, travel between New Zealand or southern South America and Antarctica, and room and board and logistics in Antarctica. The Foundation may provide round-trip economy air travel between a U.S. airport and New Zealand or South America. Applicants may seek supplemental funds from additional sources, including other federal agencies. Candidates must be well established and working full-time in their fields and have a means of presenting their work to the public. Applications accepted May 1 through June 1. See web site for more details.
Poetry Magazine
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
www.poetrymagazine.org/about/prizes.html
Application Deadline: March 31
Five Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships of $15,000 each are given annually to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in English or creative writing programs who will not have received an M.A. or M.F.A. degree as of December 31 of the year of the award. Program directors and department chairs in the U.S. should submit nominations on an official application form from Poetry. Applications must be postmarked during the month of March. See web site for more details. In addition, Poetry Magazine administers the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize of $100,000 for outstanding poetic achievement, as well as eight Poetry Magazine Awards, ranging from $500 to $3,000, for poetry published in the magazine during the previous year. Applications are not accepted for these awards.
411 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501-234
E-Mail Address: charlotte.fox@alaska.gov
Website: www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/grants3.htm#fellow
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Career Opportunity Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to cover travel and other expenses for writers to take advantage of opportunities that will advance the work or careers of Alaskan artists. Applications must be made by the first of the month prior to month of activity. Write or see web site for details.
Taos Summer Writers' Conference, D. H. Lawrence Fellowship
Department of English Language and Literature
MSC03 2170, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
E-Mail Address: taosconf@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~taosconf/Registration/Scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: April 15
The D. H. Lawrence Fellowship is awarded to an emerging writer of fiction or poetry with one book in print or at press. The D. H. Lawrence Fellow will receive tuition remission, lodging at the Sagebrush Inn or Comfort Suites, and two meals a day (breakfast and lunch). In return, the Fellow contributes to the Taos Summer Writer's Conference activities and gives a formal reading. Write to Sharon Oard Warner, Director at above address or see web site for more details.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
Application Deadline: May 1
Fellowships with a stipend of $4,200 per month support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. A number of other grants are also available. Write, e-mail, or see web site for further information on stipends, eligibility, and application procedures.
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 755
Arlington, VA 22230
www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12783&org=OPP
Application Deadline: June 1
The Antarctic Artists & Writers Program considers requests from particularly well qualified writers, historians, artists, or others in the liberal arts to work in Antarctica. Although the Foundation does not award funds, selected applicants are provided with polar clothing on loan, travel between New Zealand or southern South America and Antarctica, and room and board and logistics in Antarctica. The Foundation may provide round-trip economy air travel between a U.S. airport and New Zealand or South America. Applicants may seek supplemental funds from additional sources, including other federal agencies. Candidates must be well established and working full-time in their fields and have a means of presenting their work to the public. Applications accepted May 1 through June 1. See web site for more details.
Poetry Magazine
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
www.poetrymagazine.org/about/prizes.html
Application Deadline: March 31
Five Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships of $15,000 each are given annually to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in English or creative writing programs who will not have received an M.A. or M.F.A. degree as of December 31 of the year of the award. Program directors and department chairs in the U.S. should submit nominations on an official application form from Poetry. Applications must be postmarked during the month of March. See web site for more details. In addition, Poetry Magazine administers the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize of $100,000 for outstanding poetic achievement, as well as eight Poetry Magazine Awards, ranging from $500 to $3,000, for poetry published in the magazine during the previous year. Applications are not accepted for these awards.
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(A) Phoenix Gallery Fellowship Program
Deadline: 06/01/09
Deadline: June 1, 2009. Phoenix Gallery, NY, Fellowship Program 2009. The Phoenix Gallery, celebrating its 51st year, will sponsor a 2009-10 Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Benefits: Sponsored membership in Phoenix Gallery in 2009-10 for 18 months, a solo exhibition in the gallery, Participation in member group shows, Access to the gallery space and resources during membership. Please go to http://phoenix-gallery.com/opportunities.html and see "Fellowship Prospectus" for further information. Phoenix Gallery, 210 Eleventh Ave. @25th St., 902, New York, NY 10001. 212-226-8711.
(A) Visual Arts Sea Grant, University Of Rhode Island
Deadline: 05/29/09
Up to $2000 funding for work of New England and New York artists
related to the marine environment. For prospectus send SASE to
Visual Arts Sea Grant, c/o Art Dept, University of Rhode island, 105 Upper College Rd,
Kingston, RI 02881 or check the website at www.uri.edu/artsci/art/v_a_grant.html
(RESEARCH) Fellowships for Research in India
American Institute of Indian Studies
Deadline: 07/01/09
The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for fellowships to conduct research in India. Fellowships are available to scholars holding the Ph.D. degree as well as graduate students who are working towards the Ph.D. degree. Short-term and long-term fellowships are available. Application deadline is July 1, 2009. For information and applications, contact the American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Phone: (773) 702-8638. Email:
aiis@uchicago.edu. Website: www.indiastudies.org
(RESEARCH) Visiting Senior Fellowship Program
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art
Deadline: 03/21/09
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington; housing is provided, subject to availability. Applications will be considered for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts of any geographical area and of any period. Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the PhD for five years or more or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application. Visiting senior fellows receive stipends that include allowances for round-trip travel and local expenses. Award period: September 1 2009 –February 28, 2010; application deadline: March 21, 2009. For more information, visit www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm or email fellowships@nga.gov
(A) ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: 06/12/09
The Sharadin Art Gallery at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania requests proposals from artists, craftspersons, and designers for the production of an original, temporary, site-specific installation for our exhibition space.
The artwork will remain on view from January 29 – March 5, 2010. The selected artist (or artist team) will be awarded $10,000. The award must cover all material and labor costs associated with the production of the work, all travel expense to and from our site, all incidental costs, meals, and all artist fees and honoraria. The university will provide housing. A group of Kutztown University students will be available to assist with the physical production of the selected proposal.
For complete schedule and information about our physical space and specifics about applying for this project, please visit:
www.kutztown.edu/acad/artgallery/residency.html
Questions should be e-mailed to: talley@kutztown.edu E-mail only – NO PHONE CALLS, please!
(A) i-want-a-student-print emerging talent award
Deadline: 05/15/09
i-want-a-print announces the i-want-a-print Emerging Talent Award devoted to promoting the work of Visual arts students and recent graduates making the transition from the academic environment to professional careers.
Finalists will have the opportunity to sell museum-quality limited edition prints of their works with the soon-to-be-launched i-want-a-student-print website, which will handle the production and sales of these editions. Artists will enjoy profits of up to 9,600 Euros and a resulting exposure. One winner will receive a 1,000 Euros cash award as an advance on future sales. Application is free and easy to follow through by email. Results will be published mid-June, with the launch of the i-want-a-student-print website. Please visit our website for full details and submissions guidelines: http://www.i-want-a-print.com/index.php?target=pages&page_id=student_contest
(RESEARCH) Henry Darger Fellowship
The Contemporary Center
Deadline: 04/30/09
The Henry Darger Study Center Fellowship is open to graduate students and PhD candidates enrolled in any qualified academic program in the United States or abroad. The fellowship includes an honorarium and housing allowance.
Applicants should submit a one-page description of the scope of their research on Henry Darger, including the type of research and results achieved thus far, as well as a paragraph about the academic program they are enrolled in and a letter of reference from their academic adviser. Application deadline for the summer/fall 2009 fellowship is April 30, 2009. The Contemporary Center Steering Committee, in consultation with the director and curator of the Contemporary Center and the executive director of the American Folk Art Museum, will review all submissions and contact the summer/fall 2009 fellow by June 15, 2009.
For more information, please e-mail fellowship@folkartmuseum.org
Deadline: 06/01/09
Deadline: June 1, 2009. Phoenix Gallery, NY, Fellowship Program 2009. The Phoenix Gallery, celebrating its 51st year, will sponsor a 2009-10 Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Benefits: Sponsored membership in Phoenix Gallery in 2009-10 for 18 months, a solo exhibition in the gallery, Participation in member group shows, Access to the gallery space and resources during membership. Please go to http://phoenix-gallery.com/opportunities.html and see "Fellowship Prospectus" for further information. Phoenix Gallery, 210 Eleventh Ave. @25th St., 902, New York, NY 10001. 212-226-8711.
(A) Visual Arts Sea Grant, University Of Rhode Island
Deadline: 05/29/09
Up to $2000 funding for work of New England and New York artists
related to the marine environment. For prospectus send SASE to
Visual Arts Sea Grant, c/o Art Dept, University of Rhode island, 105 Upper College Rd,
Kingston, RI 02881 or check the website at www.uri.edu/artsci/art/v_a_grant.html
(RESEARCH) Fellowships for Research in India
American Institute of Indian Studies
Deadline: 07/01/09
The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for fellowships to conduct research in India. Fellowships are available to scholars holding the Ph.D. degree as well as graduate students who are working towards the Ph.D. degree. Short-term and long-term fellowships are available. Application deadline is July 1, 2009. For information and applications, contact the American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Phone: (773) 702-8638. Email:
aiis@uchicago.edu. Website: www.indiastudies.org
(RESEARCH) Visiting Senior Fellowship Program
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art
Deadline: 03/21/09
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington; housing is provided, subject to availability. Applications will be considered for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts of any geographical area and of any period. Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the PhD for five years or more or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application. Visiting senior fellows receive stipends that include allowances for round-trip travel and local expenses. Award period: September 1 2009 –February 28, 2010; application deadline: March 21, 2009. For more information, visit www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm or email fellowships@nga.gov
(A) ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: 06/12/09
The Sharadin Art Gallery at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania requests proposals from artists, craftspersons, and designers for the production of an original, temporary, site-specific installation for our exhibition space.
The artwork will remain on view from January 29 – March 5, 2010. The selected artist (or artist team) will be awarded $10,000. The award must cover all material and labor costs associated with the production of the work, all travel expense to and from our site, all incidental costs, meals, and all artist fees and honoraria. The university will provide housing. A group of Kutztown University students will be available to assist with the physical production of the selected proposal.
For complete schedule and information about our physical space and specifics about applying for this project, please visit:
www.kutztown.edu/acad/artgallery/residency.html
Questions should be e-mailed to: talley@kutztown.edu E-mail only – NO PHONE CALLS, please!
(A) i-want-a-student-print emerging talent award
Deadline: 05/15/09
i-want-a-print announces the i-want-a-print Emerging Talent Award devoted to promoting the work of Visual arts students and recent graduates making the transition from the academic environment to professional careers.
Finalists will have the opportunity to sell museum-quality limited edition prints of their works with the soon-to-be-launched i-want-a-student-print website, which will handle the production and sales of these editions. Artists will enjoy profits of up to 9,600 Euros and a resulting exposure. One winner will receive a 1,000 Euros cash award as an advance on future sales. Application is free and easy to follow through by email. Results will be published mid-June, with the launch of the i-want-a-student-print website. Please visit our website for full details and submissions guidelines: http://www.i-want-a-print.com/index.php?target=pages&page_id=student_contest
(RESEARCH) Henry Darger Fellowship
The Contemporary Center
Deadline: 04/30/09
The Henry Darger Study Center Fellowship is open to graduate students and PhD candidates enrolled in any qualified academic program in the United States or abroad. The fellowship includes an honorarium and housing allowance.
Applicants should submit a one-page description of the scope of their research on Henry Darger, including the type of research and results achieved thus far, as well as a paragraph about the academic program they are enrolled in and a letter of reference from their academic adviser. Application deadline for the summer/fall 2009 fellowship is April 30, 2009. The Contemporary Center Steering Committee, in consultation with the director and curator of the Contemporary Center and the executive director of the American Folk Art Museum, will review all submissions and contact the summer/fall 2009 fellow by June 15, 2009.
For more information, please e-mail fellowship@folkartmuseum.org
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