Fellowships

VSC awards a number of Full Fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year.  Open to all artists and writers, the Full Fellowship application deadlines are February 16th, June 15th, and October 1st.  In addition to VSC Full Fellowships, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding as well as specific international fellowships with deadlines on April 1st; please see the links to the right for more information on international fellowships.

There are limited residencies available for this coming summer 2010.  We have more availability begining October, 2010.  If you can only attend a summer residency, you are welcome to apply for 2011 as well as 2010.

To apply for a Full Fellowship, please use our brochure or download an application. To apply for a special fellowship award, applicants should note any additional award name(s) for which they are eligible. View the October 1 Award Winners.

Awards available for the April 1 International Fellowship deadline:
Freeman Foundation Fellowships
(11) Eleven outstanding mid-career visual artists will be selected for 2-month VSC Residency Awards. One artist plus two alternates will be chosen from each of the following countries; China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Rubin Foundation Fellowships
(1) One outstanding mid-career visual artist will be selected for a 2-month VSC Residency Award who is engaged in or responding to traditional Himalayan art forms. One artist plus two alternates will be chosen from one of the following countries; Bhutan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibetan Ethnic (TAR/China), or a Tibetan Member of the Diaspora.

US-Japan Foundation Fellowships
(2) Two visual artists from Japan will be selected for a 2-month VSC Residency Award.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application for our February 16th Full Fellowship deadline. Applicants will be notified of admissions decisions in approximately 8 weeks.

Awards available for the February 16 deadline:
Vermont Studio Center Awards
Full fellowship awards are open to all artists and writers based on merit as represented in the portfolio or manuscript.

The Joan Mitchell Foundation

(10) Ten fellowship awards open to visual artists of outstanding talent and demonstrated financial need.

The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) Fellowship

This Fellowship provides a one-month VSC residency for a writer who is a current member of ALSCW (www.bu.edu/literary).

The Dedalus Foundation

The Dedalus Foundation will sponsor 3 fellowships throughout the year for outstanding PAINTERS whose work is a living extension of the modernist tradition as exemplified by the work of Robert Motherwell. Awards will be based on the caliber of the work presented, and on the clear connection to the modernist tradition as judged by the fellowship jury.

Golden Award

One merit-based fellowship award for a painter of outstanding talent, sponsored by The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts.

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Awards
(3) Open to artists and writers of outstanding talent living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Spinal Cord Disease (SCD).  In accordance with the mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, applicants living with SCD will be considered but priority will be given to artists and writers living with SCI.  Please download the Call for Applications PDF or read the news post for more information.

Wheels for Wheels Award
(1) Open to an artist or writer who uses a wheelchair and/or has a spinal cord injury.  Please download the Call for Applications PDF or read the news post for more information.

Kay Evans Award

One merit-based fellowship open to all poets, created in honor of Maine resident Kay Evans by her friends and family.

Ohio Arts Council (OAC)

Artists and writers who have received Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards over the past five years in visual arts, photography, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, playwriting or criticism are eligible to apply for these 2 awards.  Applicants must be an Ohio resident and may not be a student in a degree-granting program.

John Pavlis Fellowship Fund
3 fellowships (1 writer, 2 visual artists) for African-American artists, preference will be given to students and recent graduates of Spelman College, Fisk University and Morehouse College.

Pollock-Krasner

In 2010, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation/VSC Fellowship Program for visual artists of outstanding talent will support two to four 4-week residencies for domestic artists.


Helen Zell Residency Fellowship

One Fellowship for a University of Michigan MFA candidate in poetry between his/her first and second year; residency to take place during the spring or summer of 2010.

Zoland Poetry Fellowships

Offered in conjunction with Zoland Poetry, these two fellowships are open to writers of original English-language poetry (1 award), and to translators (1 award).  Poets should submit a manuscript according to guidelines on the "Apply" page of the VSC site; translators should submit 3 copies of the original poems/translations, along with a description of English-language rights, author bio, and translator CV.

VSC GRANTS AND WORK-EXCHANGE AID AWARDS

VSC offers partial funding in grants and work exchange aid based on a combination of merit and need.  This assistance may cover up to half the full cost of a four-week residency. VSC Grants require no work; Work-Exchange Aid requires assisting with the operation of the community, for example, in food service or the office (work is valued at $15/hour for up to 10 hours per week). There is more grant assistance available for November through April Residencies.