Theodore Rousseau Fellowship
The Theodore Rousseau Fellowship is a Fellowship sponsored by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Award Information:
Amount of Fellowship: Average: $20000
Application Deadline: 3-Nov
Requirements: Applicant must have a goal of entering a museum as a curator of painting. Selection is based upon a full resume, a two-part statement no more than one thousand words, specifying what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how the museum's resources can be utilized to their goals; three letter of recommendations, a list of other applications for fellowships or grants applied for in the same period, and an official transcript.
Eligibility: Doctoral-level study, Other postgraduate-level study
Sponsorship provided by:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028-0198
USA
Phone Number: 212 650 2763
Fax Number: 212 570 3972
http://www.metmuseum.org
You can find out more by contacting:
Marcie Karp
Coordinator for Fellowships
Phone Number: 212 570 3874
A good place to start is to check out available information on the fellowship. A maximized likelihood of success comes from initially researching the prerequisites and then determining if you qualify. Before you even begin, identify the driving force for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and their reason for offering the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship. If you meet the requirements, figure out if you have the possibility of being awarded the fellowship. After figuring out that you have a decent shot of going on to be awarded the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship, then it is worth it to fill out an application.
One critical detail of applying for the fellowship is filling out the application correctly. Some forms are time consuming and tedious, but take the time to make sure that your work was done precisely and thoroughly. It would be awful to get passed over because of some minor point.
After the required forms have been mailed, it's important to know when the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship makes payment of the resources in order to stay informed about if it is possible to count on the fellowship to provide additional support for any bills associated with your education and what assistance it will provide, since there might be constraints in what can be paid with the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship. Recently it has become more burdensome to be able to cover the expenses associated with school, and getting the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship to help with your financial aid can make things much easier. If you are not fortunate to receive the Theodore Rousseau Fellowship, don't give up, there are other fellowships and you may find success elsewhere.