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Arts Council Summer Fellowships Call for Proposals

Recognizing the need to support the development of student work intended for performance, exhibition, or publication, the Arts Council announces the availability of Arts Council Summer Fellowships. These fellowships are designed to support students university-wide undertaking original creative projects over the summer. (Such projects might involve adaptation, choreography, sculpture, painting, drawing, multi-media, music composition, script-writing, or translation.) Generally, projects should be intended for production, performance, or publication during the following academic year.

Award: $1,500
Application deadline: Wednesday May 14, 2008
Decisions announced: Wednesday June 4, 2008

Submission Guidelines:
Students must be currently enrolled full-time in the University and returning to full-time studies in academic year 2007/08.

Please submit:

• a cover letter with your name and contact information and:
  • a detailed explanation of the project, including its perceived merits, and rationale
  • a detailed account of the project’s relation to the applicant’s past experience and future goals
• a resume including two faculty references and contact information
• a timeline for project development and completion leading to performance
• a sample of work (including sketches, conceptual outline, photographs, CDs, etc.), preferably from the proposed project (with a maximum of five pages of written work)
• any additional supporting material (maximum of five pages)

Please submit cover letter, resume, and timeline via email to uchicagoarts@listhost.uchicago.edu. Put your project title in the subject line.

Samples of work and any supporting materials not able to be emailed should be delivered to Heidi Coleman, Reynolds 301. Clearly indicate your name and project title on the packet of additional materials.

Additional fine print: Students should be prepared to consult, either in person or through email, with the award committee and/or a Council advisor to evaluate progress. Recipients of a Summer Fellowship will be required to submit documentation of completed projects to the Arts Council by the first Friday of the Fall Quarter.

For more information, please contact:
Heidi Coleman, Director of University Theater and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Committee on Theater & Performance Studies, at coleman@midway.uchicago.edu

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Updated: September 21, 2007