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FINANCIAL AID

Many opportunities for scholarships, stipends, refunds of travel and living costs exist in every national administration. Please research in your country of origin or residence. Letters of admittance are sent to accepted candidates and can be individualized where needed.

Americas
Organization of American States, OAS
Homepage. Scholarships and loans for: Graduates
Amount: The fellowship includes round-trip fare, tuition, materials, health insurance, and honorarium. Loan supplements the expenses that grants or scholarships do not cover. Number of awards: 2, one fellowship and one loan
Scholarship deadline: March, date subject to change yearly.
Applicant must be: Citizen or permanent resident of an OAS member country; hold a university degree, or demonstrate ability to pursue advanced studies in the chosen field.
Additional information is here.
For further information or assistance, candidates should contact the National Liaison Office (ONE) of their country of origin, the appropriate Office of the General Secretariat of the OAS or contact the Educational Portal of the Americas. For information on Leo Rowe Fund loans, the contact address is rowefund@oas.org.

Austria

Austrian Academic Exchange Service
Homepage. A database with all available scholarships for studies in Austria is available here.
Qualifications for employees with AMS and ESF
The Employment Market Service (Arbeitsmarktservice) and the European Social Fund sponsor the cost of qualification measures for staff by providing this sponsorship. The sponsorship covers two thirds of the course fee. The maximum acceptable course fee is 10,000.- Euro per student and application. For further information please contact your local office of AMS (Arbeitsmarktservice).

Canada

http://www.canadaart.info/filesE/funding.html

A wealth of Scholarships and Grants for Canadian students are listed at: http://www.canlearn.ca

The Federal Government awards Canada Student Loans (CSL) and Grants. The provincial governments determine the eligibility, the type of assistance and the amount of the award. Students interested should contact the provincial offices for student assistance from their area of residence. The complete list can be obtained from:

Student Assistance Branch

P. O. Box 2090, Station ‘D’

Ottawa, Ontario, K1P6C6

To know the requirements that must be met to apply for scholarships, it may be useful to visit the following website: The Canadian Cultural Centre: www.canada-culture.org

Canadian students can also contact:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship Programme

Tel.: 1 800 465 3013

The Quebec Student Financial Aid Programme

1035, Rue de la Chevrotière

Québec G1R 5A5, Québec, Canada

Tel.: 1 418 646 5245

http://www.afe.gouv.qc.ca

Germany
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
Deadlines January 15 and July 1
Homepage. Applicants must be under the age of 32.
Rathausallee 12
53757 Sankt Augustin
Tel: (02241) 246-0
Fax: (02241) 246-573
zentrale@kas.de

Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung
Homepage. For German citizens going abroad.
Frau Petra Jung
Dr.-Carl-Benz-Platz 2
68526 Ladenburg
Tel.: (0 62 03) 10 92-0
Fax: (0 62 03) 10 92-5
info@daimler-benz-stiftung.de

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Homepage. German student scholarships.
Jean-Paul-Str. 12
D-53173 Bonn
Tel.: (+49) 0228-833-0
Fax: (+49) 0228-833-199
centserv@avh.de

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
Deadline November
Homepage. Science, politics, sociology, gender studies. For German students.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Gesellschaftsanalyse und politische Bildung e. V.
Franz-Mehring Platz 1
10243 Berlin
Telefon: +49-(0)30-44310221
Fax: +49-(0)30-44310222
studienwerk@rosalux.de

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Homepage. Applicant or one parent must be a German tax payer.
Ahrstrasse 41
53175 Bonn
Tel: +49 (0) 228 82096 -0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 82096 -103
info@studienstiftung.de

USA
Federal Stafford Loan (check back in fall 2010, pending DOE renewal)
Students who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and who file a FAFSA are eligible to borrow through the Federal Stafford Loan program, which provides subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Eligible students may borrow up to $8,500 annually through a Federal Stafford Loan. Eligible graduate students may also take out a supplemental, unsubsidized Stafford loan of up to $12,000 annually in addition to the basic subsidized or unsubsidized Stafford loan awarded, provided the total amount of assistance does not exceed the graduate program's annual cost. The loan is subsidized when the student demonstrates financial need according to a federal formula that ascertains the difference between the budgeted educational expenses and the student's financial strength. In those cases, the federal government pays the interest on the loan while the student is enrolled in school; repayment of the loan principal and remaining interest begins six months after the student ceases to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis. An unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan does not require demonstration of financial need. The student begins paying interest charges on the loan while enrolled in school; repayment on the loan principal begins six months after the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time.

Federal GradPLUS Loans

Graduate students can now access the Federal PLUS Loan Program to pay for the cost of education not covered by other financial aid. This loan is guaranteed by the federal government and may be deferred while the student is enrolled at least half-time. A credit check is required. These loans are disbursed in the same way as the Federal Stafford Loan.

CAA
Scholarship Awards for: M.F.A., terminal M.A., and Ph.D. students to bridge the gap between graduate study and professional careers.
Amount: $5,000
Number: Not available.
Majors: Art and Art History
Application and more info

The Fulbright Program
Homepage. Scholarship Awards and grants for college ndergraduates and graduates
Amount: Varies
Number: 5,000 (changes from country to country)
Scholarships deadline: Varies with program
Majors: All
Applicant must be: Citizen, permanent resident in the country in which the
application is made. English proficiency, GPA 3.0 or higher and good health
also required.
Contact: 202-619-4360.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Homepage. Applicants must be resident nationals or residents of an eligible IFP country.
The Ford Foundation Secretary
320 East 43 Street
New York, N.Y. 10017

Humane Studies Fellowship
Deadline: December 31
Homepage, Fellowship and Traveling Grants available.
Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
3301 N. Fairfax Dr.
Ste. 440 Arlington VA 22201
Tel: 001 (703) 993-4880, (800) - 697 - 8799
Fax: 001 (703) 993 - 4890

National Science Foundation
Homepage. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application. Applicants should have an excellent academic record and have demonstrated their ability to do original research or other creative work related to their field of study.
4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington
Amount: 40.500
Number: 5,000
Virginia 22230
Tel: 001 (703)292-5111

A Room Of Her Own
provides innovative art patronage for women writers and artists through Gift of Freedom Awards. A Room of Her Own's unique approach recognizes and supports diverse artistic expressions - the written arts as well as the visual arts (painting, sculpting, photography). Homepage.
Contact:
A Room Of Her Own Foundation
P. O. Box 778
Placitas, NM 87043
e-mail: Info@ARoomOfHerOwn.org

Artists Space
38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 226-3970
Email: artspace@artistsspace.org
Web: www.artistsspace.org/

The Independent Project Grants Program (IPG) provides financial assistance to artists and curators for the public presentation of their work in a non-traditional exhibition space. The program offers up to $500 to individuals, groups of artists, and curatorial proposals and is designed to assist visual arts, film and video, and performance projects.

ASCI (Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.)
P.O. Box 358
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (941) 955 5103
Web: www.asci.org
Various programs and opportunities.

Creative Capital
65 Bleeker St 7th floor
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 598-9900
Email: info@creative-capital.org
Web: www.creative-capital.org
Provides grants to individual artists for specific projects, with an emphasis on experimental work. Disciplines rotate, meaning that media grants are given every other year. Grants up to $20,000

Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.
The James E. Davis Arts Building
80 Hanson Place #301
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1506
Phone: (718) 398-7255
Email: mail@franklinfurnace.org
Web: www.franklinfurnace.org

Franklin Furnace awards grants between $2,000 and $5,000 to performance artists, allowing them to produce major works in New York. Artists from all areas of the world are invited to apply.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Phone: (202) 502-7542
Email: ope_javits_program@ed.gov
Web: www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/

A fellow receives the Javits fellowship annually for up to the lesser of 4 years or the completion of their degree. The fellowship consists of an institutional payment and a stipend. Undergraduate students about to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study may apply. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 547-6926
Email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
Web: www.pdsoros.org
Each year the Fellow receives a maintenance grant of $20,000 (paid in two installments) and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the Fellow. For first-generation Americans and new Americans that still feel a sense of "commitment" to their country of origin.

Institute for Humane Studies
3301 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 440
Arlington VA 22201
Phone: (800) 697-8799
Email: ihs@gmu.edu
Web: www.theihs.org

The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded more than 100 scholarships to outstanding undergraduates, graduate students, law students, and professional students who are interested in the "classical liberal tradition."

Puffin Foundation Ltd.
20 East Oakdene Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111
Phone: (201) 836-8923
Email: info@puffinfoundation.org
Web: www.puffinfoundation.org
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. makes grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired. Average grants are: $1,000.00 - $2,500.00.

SCHOLARSHIP DATABASES
Cornell University maintains one of the best publicly accessible databases of scholarships, fellowships and grants to individuals. http://aap.cornell.edu/student-services/careers/students/career-links.cfm#art

Bard College also has useful information http://www.bard.educ/mfa/finances/funding_opt.shtml

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
provides NYFA Source, an extensive national directory of scholarships, awards, grants and other opportunities. Go to advanced search and type something like "graduate scholarship".

http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Opportunity&opp=OppArtist&id=95&fid=1&sid=54

Additionally there are several web sites that provide search capability at no charge. Beware of scholarship search programs that charge a fee even if they "guarantee" you scholarships. Sites to consider:

www.finaid.org
www.fastweb.com
www.gocollege.com
www.wiredscholar.com
www.scholarship-page.com
www.srnexpress.com