Archive for the 'Artists/Composers' Category

Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing

Deadline: February 24 Duration: n/a The Division of the Humanities is pleased to invite applicants for the Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing. This award, in its seventh year, is administered by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. The program is designed to recognize young, talented writers and [...]

Ernst Mach Grant for Research in Austria – Summer Term

Deadline: March 1st for the following academic year Length: 1-3 months (short-term research given priority) Comments: For summer semester scholarships only; “Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant”; must be 35 years of age or under; good knowledge of German required; all [...]

Dan David Prize 2012 – Plastic Arts

Deadline: March 15 Length: 1 academic year Comments: For “an active artist in one of the fields of painting, sculpture, photography, video art or installation, or a combination thereof”; MFA students are eligible URL: http://www.dandavidprize.org/

NYPL Cullman Center Fellowships

Deadline: September 28 Length: September to May Comments: For academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers “whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building” of the New York Public Library System; “people seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree” are not eligible URL: http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers/fellowships-at-the-cullman-center [...]

Black Metropolis Research Consortium Timuel Black Fellowship in African-American Studies

Deadline: January 11 in 2010 Length: Short-term Comments: For scholars, writers, educators, and institutional researchers who could benefit from the resources of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection in the Woodson branch of the Chicago Public Library; scholars must hold doctorates, educators must teach full-time in public elementary schools, secondary schools, or community colleges URL: [...]

Black Metropolis Research Consortium (Chicago) Short-Term (Summer) Fellowships

Deadline: January 11 in 2010 Length: Short-term Comments: For scholars, media artists, musicians/composers, playwrights, visual artists, fiction/non-fiction writers; scholars must have PhD, artists need not have MFA or other terminal degree; must have need to use resources of at least one institution in the consortium URL: http://www.blackmetropolisresearch.org/shortTerm.html

American Musicological Society Noah Greenberg Award

Deadline: August 15 Length: Short-term Comments: “The award is intended as a grant-in-aid to stimulate active cooperation between scholars and performers by recognizing and fostering outstanding contributions to historical performing practices”; “both scholars and performers may apply” URL: http://www.ams-net.org/awards/greenberg.php#

American Musicological Society Hampson Fund for Research on Classic Song

Deadline: August 15 Length: Short-term research Comments: “The fund is dedicated to fostering editions and scholarship on classic song in all its contexts, as well as new and innovative technologies for promoting and understanding classic song via interactive media and the Internet”; “proposals from graduate students writing dissertations, independent scholars, and faculty will be considered” [...]

Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music

Deadline: July 1, 2013 Length: Unstated (Total amount to be awarded is $1000) Comments: “Grants are awarded to support research in archives or libraries internationally [or nationally] on any aspect of American music” URL: http://www.humanities.ufl.edu/funding/july-both-mla-epstein.html

Washington College Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Fellowship

Deadline: March 15, 2013 Length: 4 months Comments: 2 months of research at John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, 2 months of writing at Washington College in MD; supports “work by academics, independent scholars and writers working on significant projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830″ URL: http://starrcenter.washcoll.edu/fellows/Hodson-Brown_Fellowship.php