GRANT OPPORTUNITY: University Undergraduate Award for Arts Projects
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Thu, Nov 11, 2021 - Feb 17, 2022 All day
Student applicants will propose a substantial and significant project of creative work under the supervision of a UVA faculty mentor to be carried out in the summer and subsequent academic year following the application for the award. Creative endeavors in any artistic medium are considered eligible for this opportunity.
Faculty Mentor
Interested students should discuss the proposed project with a UVA faculty mentor who will advise them in their work early in the process of developing their proposal. The faculty mentor should be an expert in the arts discipline related to the proposed project and will submit a form in support of the project as a part of the application. Upon completion the faculty mentor will also submit a brief narrative assessment of the project.
Funding
Awardees may be granted up to $3,000 to pursue their objectives. Collaborative projects may be funded up to $7,500, individual students on collaborative projects may not receive more than $3,000. Faculty mentors will receive research support in the amount of $1,000.
Eligibility
Current first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students are eligible to apply for a University Undergraduate Award for Arts Projects. Students from all majors at the university may apply. Applicants should have some prior experience in the creative discipline in which they are proposing a project, but they need not have had formal training.
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