Fellowships are awarded for excellence in scholarship or creative activities in performing arts design and technology. Proposals for USITT Fellowships must have a coherent theme and result in important scholarly or creative activity with a significant result. Fellowships are funded in amounts up to $15,000. Individuals awarded a Fellowship must submit a written report within 18 months of receiving funding to the USITT Office for review by the Grants & Fellowships Committee.
Fellowship applications are not being accepted for the 2012 year.
Eligibility
- Members must be in good standing for the 12 months before the application date in order to apply.
- Individual, Professional, and Senior members may apply.
Review and Notification Process - Applications must be received by the USITT office in Syracuse, New York by the specified due date. All applications are reviewed to insure eligibility. Only complete applications received before the deadline are considered.
- The Committee will meet during the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo to make final determination on any and all proposals.
- Notification of award(s) will be made during the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo.
Examples of Previously Funded Fellowships - Research into Japanese Yuzen Techniques
- Costumes of the Beijing Opera: The Communication of Character and Culture Through Clothing
- Study and work with Amakhose Theatre Company in Zimbabwe
- Research in detail of Joseph Svoboda's production work