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Name of organization:       Joseph and Frances Brucia Foundation            City:    Kentfield          Sate:    CA        Country:          USA                            website:                      http://www.avantiaward.com                                            name of grant/award:             Avanti Award                                      deadline(s):    Early November (last year it was November 1st)                  entry fee:  none                                                                                   application requirements:    Art & Music Majors, Undergraduate & Graduate.  eligibility:       -Must demonstrate passion for art.                                                      -There are no race, religious or gender limitations.                                           -The performing and visual arts include painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, non-electronic instruments, dancing, acting/theater arts and singing of any kind.

Name of school: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

name of department: Fine Arts

City:     Chicago                       State:   IL         Country:         USA

school website:            http://www.saic.edu/academics/graduatedegrees/

department website:   http://www.saic.edu/academics/departments/fvnma/

application deadline: January 10th     application fee:            $80

application requirements:  Statement of Purpose, 2 Letters of Recommendation, ePortfolio, $80 application fee, academic records, and all transcipts

US News ranking:        #3Multimedia / Visual Communications

why it looks interesting/what the specialize in: It has high rankings and again you are in Chicago which is a vibrant urban center in North America.

Name of organization: California Arts Council

City:    Seattle  Sate:   WA        Country:         USA                            

website:            http://www.workingartist.org/art-grant-guidelines.html

name of grant/award:                    $1000.00 Working Art Grant/Purchase Award

deadline(s):    Feb 28th 2015   entry fee:        $25      

application requirements:       send them 5 digital images/files of recent work, (total mail size no larger than 2 MB please), or web links to video/multimedia, via email. No written proposals or CV's are required unless the artist would like to include them. Instead, please simply include in the body of your email current contact information, and send to: [email protected]. There is no application form.

eligibility:       It’s available to all domestic and international artists working in all media. They ask that each prospective recipient be willing to exchange one of their works of our later mutual agreement in return. We will reimburse the artist's shipping costs.

Name of organization: Luma Foundation

City:    London Sate:   NA       Country:         UK                  

Website: http://friezeprojects.org/faa-award

name of grant/award:             Frieze Artist Award

deadline(s):    Anually in February, winner announced in May  entry fee:    None

application requirements: Complete the application form, submit proposal. Proposal must explain the nature of your project and how it would exist within the context of the fair. You must explain the concept behind your work and the production process, as well as details of the physical form that the project would take. They recommend that you include a brief overview of how the budget will be allocated. 

eligibility: The Award is open to UK and international artists between 25–40 years of age. Frieze is delighted that the LUMA Foundation will be the exclusive partner of the Frieze Artist Award for the next three years.

Name of organization: American Art Awards

City:    Unclear             Sate:   UD       Country:          USA                 

website:          http://www.americanartawards.com

name of grant/award:              American Art Award

deadline(s):     07/30/2015    entry fee:         $49      

application requirements: Enter painting, sculpture, and digital art. Entry fee gives you the right to submit 2 entries.

eligibility:       You may not enter an artwork which has previously won an American Art Award. Current employees of the American Art Awards and members of the American Art Awards Advisory Board may not enter.

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$ 800.00 CASH PRIZE “BEST OF SHOW.”  All entries will be entered. This will be the one piece that receives the highest number of votes in one category. (BEST OF SHOW winning piece cannot win MASTERPIECE but the same artist can win both with different images.) 

$ 500.00 CASH PRIZE “STONEY AWARD”  for MOST OVERALL WINS / PLACES for one particular ARTIST.  (If several artists have the same number of wins / places, the winner will be decided using this scoring system: 1st Place = 6 points, 2nd Place = 5 points, 3rd Place = 4 points, 4th Place = 3 points, 5th Place = 2 points, 6th Place = 1 point.)

Name of organization: International EmergingArtist Award

City:     Dubai                        Sate: DXB                Country: United Arab Emirates

website:           http://www.emergingartistaward.com/default.aspx

name of grant/award:  International Emerging Artist Award (IEAA)

deadline(s): November thru January 31st

entry fee: $45 USD                  

application requirements: online registration, accept terms & conditions, select media type, enter information about your series, up to 20 images allowed, then refer to general brief and artwork requirements

eligibility: they want to support the emergence of upcoming artists by uncovering them through the competition and increase their visibility on the global art market by placing them in renowned art galleries and allowing them to participate in international art events. You must be an emerging artist.

Name of organization: State University Grant(SUG)

City:    Long Beach                            State:  CA                               Country: USA

website: http://www.calstate.edu/sas/fa_programs.shtml

Name of the grant/award:  State University Grant (SUG)

Deadline: March 2nd 2015                                       Entry Fee: None

Application requirements: FAFSA

Department of Visual Arts a.k.a. DoVA at The University of Chicago. They aim to "stimulate and provoke [ ] the development of independent and challenging thought as expressed and inscribed in the visual arts."

Department of Visual Arts Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 East 60th Street, Suite 236, Chicago, IL 60637

-school website: https://dova.uchicago.edu

-department website: http://humanities.uchicago.edu

-application deadline: Master of Arts Program in the Humanities:     First Round: December 15, 2014     Second Round: March 15, 2015     M.F.A. and Ph.D. programs: December 15, 2014

-application fee: $90 USD

-application requirements: academic writing sample (15-20 pages), a statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation, all transcripts, *GRE test scores, *TOEFL or IELTS (if applicable), and $90 application fee.

-US Ranking: #53

-Why it looks interesting? They only accept like 8 students, so you it appears you get an immersive experience and you get to work with all faculty. Plus, you get to be in Chicago which is a vibrant city with lots of cultural opportunities at your doorstep.