The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship program consists of three traveling, graduate fellowships awarded annually to students in the visual and fine arts, including art history, conservation, studio art and photography.  The fellowships are available only to undergraduate degree recipients of Brandeis University, Boston University, The City College of New York/CUNY, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Gallaudet University, Harvard University, The National Technical Institute for the Deaf of Rochester Institute of Technology, Wesleyan University, and Yale University.  Applicants must have received their baccalaureate degree within three years of the start of the fellowship year.  Preference for fellowships is given to graduating seniors.

Fellowships are awarded for one year and are not intended to be renewable.  Fellowship recipients wishing to be considered for a second year of support must be nominated and must submit an application in accordance with all relevant procedures and timetables for the award of a fellowship.

Each of the ten participating institutions is permitted to nominate a maximum of four candidates.  The designated representative of each participating institution is responsible for publicizing the fellowship on his or her campus and forwarding the names of nominees to the selection committee.  The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship committee consists of three of the ten institutional representatives plus two outside experts, chosen by the chair of the selection committee, and is responsible for the final selection of fellowship recipients.  This year's membership of the selection committee will include the institutional representatives from Brandeis University, Connecticut College and Gallaudet University. 

Please contact Professor Dana Clancy regarding Boston University's internal nomination and selection procedures, or if you have any other questions regarding this Fellowship. Note that all nominations must include the approval of the chair of Boston University's Department of Visual Arts (or art/art history as appropriate). In addition, applicants are expected to submit two detailed letters of recommendation from individuals in a position to provide informed comment on the merit of the proposed project and the candidate's ability to complete it successfully.

Additional information about the fellowships is available at: http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/mhb/index.html