“The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program” is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia, provided by The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Professional artists, graduate and undergraduate art students, graduate art history students and college-bound high school seniors may apply for the fellowship. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline.The award range of the fellowship is $18,000.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, or VMFA, is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, while private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the support of specific programs and all acquisition of artwork, as well as additional general support.
Eligibility:
For Professional Artists:
- You must be 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.
- You must continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the Fellowship period of Aug 2018–May 2019. 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.
- You cannot be a degree-seeking student at the time of the application deadline nor plan to be a degree-seeking student during the Fellowship period of Aug 2018–May 2019.
For Students (Graduate and Undergraduate)
- You must be 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 continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the Fellowship period of Aug 2018–May 2019. 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. If you attend an accredited college, university, or school of the arts in Virginia but do not qualify for in-state tuition, you may not apply for a VMFA Fellowship until you establish Virginia residency.
- If you are a legal Virginia resident but attend an accredited college, university, or school of the arts outside of the state full-time, you may still apply. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request.
- You must be planning to be enrolled full-time and qualify as a Virginia resident as outlined above for the entire academic year Aug 2018–May 2019 at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts.
- Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $3,000 for graduate students and $2,000 for undergraduate students) 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 Dec 2018.
How to Apply:
Applying for the scholarship, the candidates must fill the online application form. The link is: http://vmfa.formstack.com/forms/general_application_form
Supporting Documents:
A complete application includes
- General Application Form
- Resume/CV
- Work Samples (Images/videos/papers)
- Work Sample Submission Form/list (outlined in How to apply)
- Artistic Statement (visual arts only)
- Transcript (students only)
Financial Aid and Award Money:
- Professional artists who can clearly demonstrate a history of ongoing collaboration may apply together for one fellowship.
- Collaborating winners will receive one $8,000 fellowship to divide among themselves.
- Graduate Students Includes (Individual only) $6,000.
- Undergraduate Students (Individual only) $4,000.
- Graduate, Undergraduate Half-year $3,000, $2,000 (Individual only)
Application Deadline:
Students interested in applying must submit their applications by 5 pm, November 3, 2017.
Link for More Information:
https://vmfa.museum/programs/college/visual-arts-fellowships/
