The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship provides support to students in the visual and fine arts, including art history, conservation, studio art and photography, for travel and living expenses to pursue independent, year-long projects and programs outside of the United States.
Graduating seniors at one of ten participating colleges and universities are eligible, as are recent graduates. To be considered by the selection committee for the Mortimer Hays–Brandeis Traveling Fellowship, candidates must be nominated by the institution from which they received their undergraduate degree. Please see instructions below regarding nomination and the application process under "University Nomination."
Evaluation Criteria
Applications for the Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship will be evaluated on a variety of criteria, including but not limited to:
The merit of the project and its proposed outcomes
The adequacy of the candidate’s preparation and foreign-language proficiency for the project
The necessity of travel abroad to meet the goals and objectives of the project
The relationship of the project to the candidate’s prior work, preparation and professional or creative goals
Awareness of resources such as libraries or archives that should be consulted in connection with the candidate’s project
The clarity of the project goals and the means by which they will be achieved
The appropriateness of one year as the time period within which to accomplish the project and its goals
University nomination
Candidates for Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Fellowships must be nominated by the institution from which they will receive (or have received) their undergraduate degrees, students may not apply directly to this program.
Applicants may request access to an official application form through Columbia's Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Institutional Representative, Professor David Antonio Cruz (dac2225@columbia.edu) of the CU School of the Arts.
Interested candidates are encouraged to speak to a URF Advisor about their research plans and proposal prior to requesting an official application form from Columbia's Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Faculty Institutional Representative.