Application Forms and Instructions
Candidates must be nominated by the institution from which they received their undergraduate degree. The following items must be submitted by the candidate directly to the appropriate institutional representative by the application deadline of January 31. Fellowship awards are confirmed no later than the end of May prior to the start of the fellowship year.
- A completed application form.
- One official copy each of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
- A proposal, approximately five to seven pages (1,500 to 2,000 words) in length, describing the project and/or activities to be undertaken during the fellowship year and the goals and objectives of the project and how it relates to the candidate's professional or other interests. Requirements and preparation for travel abroad should be clearly evident. The proposal must be typed, double-spaced, on 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper.
- Two letters of recommendation from individuals who know the candidate and are in a position to discuss the merit and viability of the candidate's project and the ability of the candidate to complete the project successfully.
- A projected budget for the candidate's fellowship year including estimated travel and living expenses, as well as any special expenses related to the proposed project or activities, such as art supplies and the like. The budget should include all funds and their source that the candidate expects to use during the fellowship year.
For candidates submitting proposals in the visual arts or art conservation only:
- Fifteen images in color or black-and-white, as appropriate, of at least 10 different, recent works.
- Five identical sets of five slides each of the candidate's best or most representative work. [Nota bene: The five images used to make up the five identical sets must be ones included among the 15 images selected in item 6a.] Applicants with art-conservation projects may substitute 10 images documenting before and after treatment for 10 of the 15 images of recent work. Visual materials must be submitted in CD or DVD format. When submitting work in CD or DVD format, use five separate CDs or DVDs for the five identical sets referenced above and one CD or DVD for the complete set of 15 images. Do not submit more than 15 individual images. The candidate's name should be written in indelible ink on all CDs and DVDs that are submitted. Candidates should include a typed list that identifies all images according to the size and art medium of each image.
Motion-picture projects should be submitted on DVD. Candidates should submit six DVDs of not less than one or more than three to four minutes of length.