VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship for Graduate Students

1. Must be a current legal resident of Virginia and have been a legal resident for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. Students must continue to be legal residents of Virginia during the fellowship period. 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 the student is a legal Virginia resident but attends an accredited college, university, or school of the arts outside of the state full time, he/she may still apply.
2. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
3. Must demonstrate exceptional creative ability and work or study in one of the following art disciplines: crafts; drawing; film/video; mixed media; new/emerging media; painting; photography; printmaking; sculpture; art history.
4. This award is for U.S. students.
5. Must plan to enroll full time for the entire academic year at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $3,000) 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 December.
6. Must enroll as a graduate student.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria: