2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship - Eligibility

• Nominees must be undergraduate seniors working in a craft medium.
• Nominees must be able to receive taxable income for the duration of the grant and report this grant as income.
• Nominees must be 18 years of age or older.
• Students must be US citizens or in the process of applying for citizenship.
• Students must be graduating seniors (2021 Fellows must graduate between
  December 2020 and August 2021).

Participating institutions develop the selection process in order to identify two graduating seniors who meet the following criteria:

• Student’s work must be informed by craft process, materials, traditions, and/or sensibilities.
• Work should demonstrate a balance of content and design, as well as a mastery of materials.
• Applicants should demonstrate innovation and curiosity, commitment to growth, and show evidence of how their work will stimulate creative thinking or dialogue among other artists.
  

The Center for Craft prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on sex, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability or perceived disability, age, marital status, gender identity, veteran status, or any other protected category. The Center encourages applications from historically under-represented populations. Submitting an application does not constitute a promise or guarantee of being awarded a grant or fellowship

2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship - Requirements

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• Seventy percent of the grant will be awarded upon execution of the grant agreement and receipt of the Fellow’s W9.
• The final thirty percent of the grant will be awarded upon receipt of the Fellow’s final report, including a two page summary of how the grant funds were spent, projects pursued, and ten high-resolution images of work created or projects pursued during the Fellowship. The second payment of 30% can be disbursed no sooner than 9 months following the first payment of 70%.
• Due to COVID-19, upon request, recipients will be permitted a 6 month extension of the grant period to October 2022 to complete the Fellowship.
• Grant permission for the Center for Craft to use the images from Fellow’s application and final report, or other high-resolution images the Fellow may want to provide, in press releases and/or reports of work by recipients of the Windgate Fellowship program.
• Acknowledge Support by the Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellowship in any publication or press release during the grant period and anytime Fellow shows work made through the support of this grant moving forward.
• Attend and participate in a two-day Windgate-Lamar Fellows convening.

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2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship — Review Process

Nominee applications are reviewed by staff of the Center for Craft for completeness and evaluated by a panel of jurors using the following criteria to evaluate each application:

• Work represented in the ten application images demonstrates a balance of content and design as well as a mastery of materials.
• Proposal has the ability to advance work that is informed by the craft process, materials, traditions and/or sensibilities.
• Proposal demonstrates innovation and curiosity, a commitment to growth of applicant’s own work, and evidence their work might stimulate creative thinking or dialogue among other artists.
• Proposal includes a budget and timeline that are feasible.

Considerations in final selection:

The Center for Craft respects, values, and celebrates the unique attributes, characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. We foster open communication of diverse perspectives and bring a broad range of individuals together to enrich and support programming. Ultimately we will ask the Selection Panel to compose a set of recipients deserving of further recognition while prioritizing diversity and representing a range of geographies & materials.

2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship — How to Apply

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Applicants must apply using the online application program SlideRoom using the private link provided to nominees by e-mail. Please review the sample application below before beginning your application.

All applicants should create a login to be able to partially complete the form and return to finish it at a later date. Before submitting your application, you will be directed to a confirmation page where you will be able to review your form and return to edit or delete your uploaded files as needed. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to access your form again. Applicants will receive a confirmation email once the application form has been successfully submitted.

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2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship - SAMPLE APPLICATION

CRITERIA

• Work must in some way be informed by craft process, materials, traditions and/or sensibilities.
• Work should demonstrate a balance of content and design, as well as an exceptional use and understanding of materials.
• Applicants should demonstrate innovation and curiosity, be committed to growth of their own work, and show evidence of how their work might stimulate creative thinking or dialogue among other artists.
• Students must be able to receive taxable income for the duration of the grant and report this grant as income in the United States or U.S. territories.

Cover Sheet

• Contact name
• Mailing Address
• Phone
• Email
• Website (if applicable)

2021 Main Application

• Institution/School
• Concentration of Study
• Date of Graduation (must be between December 2020 and August 2021)
• Please provide an artist statement, no more than 250 words. (1,500 character limit, including punctuation and spaces, is equivalent to about 250 words)
• Provide a brief description of how you would use the $15,000 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship to advance your work. (no more than 1,500 characters, about 250 words)
• In 3,000 characters or less (about 500 words), clearly describe what you want to do to advance your practice and how this award will assist you. Your proposal should address how your work is informed by craft process, materials, traditions, and/or sensibilities.
• In 1,500 characters (250 words) or less, contextualize your work in relation to personal development and artistic influences. How might this proposal stimulate creative thinking or dialogue among other artists?

Budget

Provide a budget that fully outlines the following items (if applicable) to your proposal, accounting for the full amount of $15,000. For the 2021 Fellowship application, up to 15% (or $2,250 of the total $15,000 award) can be requested as "Personal Expenses" without further explanation required within the application.

• Personal Expenses (maximum request: $2,250)
• Travel/lodging expenses
• Registration or workshop fees
• Materials, equipment
• Other (identify)

Timeline

Provide a timeline for the 12 months you have to complete the proposal beginning May 1, 2021 or from the date of your graduation if later. Due to COVID-19, upon request, recipients will be permitted a 6 month extension of the grant period to October 2022 to complete the Fellowship.

If you receive an award, 70% of the funds will be released in May 2021 (once terms of grant agreement are reviewed and agreed to) and the remaining 30% will be released once you have completed the final report (at the end of the 12 month funding cycle). The second payment of 30% can be disbursed no sooner than 9 months following the first payment of 70%. A Fellowship is considered income by the IRS and is reported for the year(s) in which you receive funding.

References

Please designate two individuals who support your proposal (e.g. an advisor, teacher, dean or community member) as references. You will need to request through your SlideRoom application that they complete a reference form, due on the same date as the application, no later than 11:59 pm EST on February 1, 2021.

Images

Please submit 10 high quality images or video clips of your work. Images should feature your work only and should not be a collage of multiple pieces in one slide. Video clips should be submitted ONLY if they are necessary to demonstrate your work. Each clip should be no longer than 1 minute. All images should include a description to include how the piece was fabricated.

Allowed Media Types: 

• Images (up to 10MB each)
• Video (up to 500MB each)
• PDFs (up to 20MB each)
• External media from YouTube and Vimeo

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2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship - FAQ

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How do I become a nominating institution?

Please e-mail grants@centerforcraft.org to receive more information.

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Is my institution on the list of nominating institutions for the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship?

Please inquire by e-mail to grants@centerforcraft.org.

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Where can I find information about previous recipients of the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship?

Check out our online Grant Recipient Archive here. You can sort by grant opportunity by clicking on “Grant” or search “Windgate-Lamar” in the search Filter.

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What is the final deadline for submitting my online application form?

The application for 2021 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship must be submitted via SlideRoom no later than 11:59 pm EST on February 1, 2021.

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May I mail a hard copy of my application materials to the Center for Craft’s office?

No, hard copy submissions will not be accepted. The application must be completed and submitted through SlideRoom.

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Can I work on my application and return to complete it at a later date?

Yes, creating a login account will enable you to complete the form in several online sessions.

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I just submitted my application but I want to return to it and make an edit. Is this possible?

No, once your application is submitted, you will not be able to return to the form or change any submitted information. The application fee must also be paid at the time of submitting your application as you will not be able to log-in again to access the payment page again.

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I have a question that wasn’t answered. How can I reach the Center for Craft?

If you have any further questions, please contact grants@centerforcraft.org.

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