Grants for Summer Study in the Arts
These grants support undergraduate or graduate students who show exceptional
ability in the arts to undertake summer study at a nationally recognized arts
program. The grant recipients are determined by a Duke arts program – Music,
AAH&VS, Dance, Theater Studies, Arts of the Moving Image, Center for Documentary
Studies, Creative Writing (English), the MFAEDA, and the Nasher Museum. Each
program will be given $2200 to award to one or more students.
Eligibility:
Undergraduate and graduate arts students are eligible. Preference should be given
to students majoring in an arts program, however, the department chair can
demonstrate that a non-major is fully immersed in the unit’s arts programming and
shows exceptional abilities as an artist. For example, students receiving the grant
are likely to do graduation with distinction projects in the arts or should be
prominently featured in the department’s arts programming during the school year
following summer study.
Graduating seniors or students completing a terminal graduate degree before
summer study commences are not eligible.
The summer program should be nationally recognized (e.g., Aspen Music Festival for
music, American Dance Festival for Dance, etc.) and allow students to engage in
intensive study with established professionals and other talented student artists.
Residencies at artist colonies are not eligible.
Students may not combine this grant with a Benenson Award to support study at the
same summer program. Moreover, students may not commit to another summer
program that overlaps or otherwise interferes with the summer arts program.
Students who have made previous commitment to a summer program that overlaps
or interferes with the summer arts program are not eligible.
Evaluation:
Each department or program will identify the student(s) who will receive a grant
and determine application deadlines internally. It will be up to the department to
ensure that the student meets all eligibility requirements. The department should
forward its recommendations to the Vice Provost for the Arts by Friday, April 24,
2015, with the following materials:
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Student’s name
Arts field
Major or Degree Program
Class year
Summer study program
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Budget
Recommendation letter from the chair or program director supporting each
student and attesting to the importance of the summer study program
Statement from the student articulating his/her goals as an artist
The funds will be transferred to the arts department, which will then send the funds
to the summer program (tuition) or directly to the student. Keep in mind that the
student may incur income tax obligations if a cash award is made.
If the student is not admitted to the proposed summer study program, no award will
be made. Unspent funds do not carry over from year to year. The grant recipients
must submit a report on their summer study experience to the Vice Provost for the
Arts by Friday, August 28, 2015.