Programs
Fellowships and Scholarships
CAA-GOLDEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The CAA-GOLDEN Scholarship Program supports artists whose mission it is to give back to their communities through teaching, while nurturing and developing their own talents and capabilities as artists. Funded by Golden Artist Colors, Inc., CAA will grant two unrestricted scholarships of $8,000 each on an annual basis to artists who are pursuing a career in K-12 education. Grantees will also receive two weeks at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Residency Program and $1000 towards GOLDEN products.
CAA's Professional Development Fellowship in Art History
CAA's Professional Development Fellowship in Art History supports graduate students and scholars in art, architecture, and/or design historians, curators, or critics who recently received their PhD and are preparing the PhD for publication or who are conducting research in their final year to complete their PhD. The awards will be given to multicultural art historians and art historians from underrepresented groups and from culturally diverse communities. Each fellow is given a one-time award to help with various aspects of their work, whether for job-search expenses, image license fees, or other publishing costs. Fellows also receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration to the next Annual Conference. Honorable Mentions, given at the discretion of the jury, receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration for the next Annual Conference. One fellowship will be awarded in the amount of $10,000. Please upload the following forms, attachments and references:
- CV or resume
- Personal essay, up to four double-spaced pages in 12 pt, Times New Roman font
- Dissertation prospectus
- Sample completed chapter
- Timetable for dissertation completion (required only for dissertations in progress)
- Two letters of recommendation (provide contact information and we will notify referees. Please note that this is due at the same time as the rest of the application).
The following criteria are used in selecting recipients. (Statements and/or letters of recommendation should speak to these):
CAA's Professional Development Fellowship in visual arts
CAA's Professional Development Fellowship in visual arts supports graduate students who are completing the MFA degree or other terminal degree programs. The awards will be given to multicultural artists and artists from underrepresented groups and from culturally diverse communities. Fellows are honored with a one-time, unrestricted grant to help them with various aspects of their work, as an artist, designer and/or craftsperson, whether it be for job-search expenses or purchasing materials for their studio art/design practice. Fellows also receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration to the next Annual Conference. Honorable Mentions, given at the discretion of the jury, receive a free one-year CAA membership and complimentary registration for the next Annual Conference. One fellowship will be awarded in the amount of $10,000. In order to complete this application, you will need to upload the following items:
- CV or resume
- An artist statement of no more than two standard, double-spaced pages in 12 pt Times New Roman
- Two letters of recommendation (provide contact information and we will notify referees. Please note that this is due at the same time as the rest of the application).
- Artist media (up to six images or five minutes of video, but not both)
The following criteria are used in selecting recipients. (Statements and/or letters of recommendation should speak to these):
- Applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States
- Quality of work (demonstrated by documentation and visual images, personal essay, statement on proposed MFA exhibition, and timetable)
- Strength of academic record and recommendations
- Completion of MFA requirements dissertation and conferment of MFA in the year following year of application
- Applicants from underrepresented groups
- Financial need
Contact
Questions? Please contact Cali Buckley, Content Manager, Education and Intellectual Property, at cbuckley@collegeart.org.