Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship

About the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship

The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship offers three major fellowships 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 have been in the fields of architecture, art, dance, landscape architecture, music, theatre, and urban and regional planning.

The fellowships include:
– One of up to $20,000 in any field of music
– One of up to $20,000 in architectural design and history, art and design, dance, instrumental or vocal music, or theatre
– One of up to $9,000 in architecture, art, dance, landscape architecture, theatre, or urban and regional planning

Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of unusual promise in the fine arts as attested by
– high attainment in the applicant’s major field of study as evidenced by academic marks and quality of work submitted or performed
– high attainment in related cultural fields as evidenced by academic marks
– the character, merit, and suitability of the program proposed by the applicant
– excellence of personality, seriousness of purpose, and good moral character

While receiving a stipend from the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship, recipients are precluded from holding appointments as instructors, lecturers, or faculty members but may hold other remunerative employment with advance approval of the fellowship committee.

Eligible applicants:

– senior or recent alum
– majored in architecture, art, dance, landscape architecture, instrumental or vocal music, theatre, or urban and regional planning
– are under the age of 25

University endorsement required?

No

Citizenship requirement:

No citizenship requirement

The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship application process:

Start by reviewing the scholarship website for information on the application process, eligibility requirements and timeline and to determine if this is a good fit for your academic goals.

Interested? Contact CFSA for more information on how to get started!

Advising contact:

Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising  Email:  cfsa@syr.edu More Information:  http://faa.illinois.edu/alumni-friends/kate-neal-kinley-memorial-fellowship