Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowships

The Fellowships are to be used by the recipients toward defraying the expenses of advanced study in America or abroad. Three major Fellowships will be awarded, one of approximately $20,000 in any field of music; one of approximately $20,000 in architectural design and history, art and design, theatre, dance, or instrumental or vocal music; and one of approximately $9,000 in art, architecture, dance, landscape architecture, theatre, or urban and regional planning. Up to three additional Fellowships of lesser amounts may also be granted upon Committee recommendations. 

Deadline: December

Value: $9,000-20,000

Eligibility: The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship competition is open to graduates of the College of Fine and Applied Arts of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and to graduates of similar institutions of equal educational standing whose principal or major studies has been in one of the following fields listed under, “area(s) of study”. A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Art, Dance, Landscape Architecture, Music, Theatre, or Urban and Regional Planning is required. Although there is no age limitation for applicants, with other factors being equal, preference will be given to applicants who are under twenty-five years of age.

Major: Architecture, Art, Dance, Performance, Landscape Architecture, Music, Theatre, Urban and Regional Planning

Fellowship Type: Graduate

Category: Financial Need

Nomination: No, but strongly suggested to work with the Fellowships Office

Website: Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowships