The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is an important source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to support professional artists as well as art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and has awarded more than $4 million in fellowships to Virginians.
The Fellowship Program was incorporated in 1940 through a generous contribution made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg. Offered through the VMFA Art and Education Division, fellowships are still largely funded through the Pratt endowment, supplemented by annual gifts from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation and the J. Warwick McClintic Jr. Scholarship Fund.
Eligibility/Conditions:
Professional Artists
· The candidates are eligible to apply if they are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 24 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. They must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request
· The candidates are eligible to apply if they are not a degree-seeking student at the time of the application deadline, nor will you be during the grant period of August 2013 – May 20
Graduate Students
· The candidates are eligible to apply if they are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. You must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Students paying in-state tuition to an accredited Virginia college, university, or school of the arts qualify as legal residents of Virginia. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request
· The candidates are eligible to apply if they are planning to be enrolled full-time and qualify as a Virginia resident, as outlined above, for the entire academic year 2013 – 2014 at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $3,000) may be considered on a case-by-case basis for full-time students in the final year of a degree program who plan to graduate in December 2013.
Undergraduate Students
· The candidates are eligible to apply if they are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. They must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Students paying in-state tuition to an accredited Virginia college, university, or school of the arts qualify as legal residents of Virginia. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request
· The candidate are eligible to apply if they are planning to be enrolled full-time and qualify as a Virginia resident, as outlined above, for the entire academic year 2013 – 2014 at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $2,000) may be considered on a case-by-case basis for full-time students in the final year of a degree program who plan to graduate in December 2013.
Full-time VMFA employees are not eligible to apply. No artist may receive more than three Fellowships in any category.
The application deadline is Friday, November 9, 2012
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