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Jan Meyer Traveling Fellowship

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Stuart B. Cooper Endowed Chair in Photography

Jan Meyer Traveling Fellowship

The Jan Meyer (’87) Photography Traveling Fellowship is an annual competitive funding award for one graduating senior to travel to work on a proposed project. 

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In 1988, a generous gift from Janis Meyer, an alumnus of MICA who received an M.F.A. in photography, made it possible to endow a travel fellowship for senior photography students.  Between $4,000 – 5,000. will be awarded to a deserving senior photography student to travel in the U.S. or abroad for a photographic project. Upon their return they can use the facilities and required labs to complete the work. The recipient of this fellowship has an exhibition of their work in Main 0 Gallery in mid to late spring of the following year.  

The recipient is announced at the opening reception of the annual Meyer exhibition in Main 0 Gallery.  The fellowship is usually undertaken during the following summer.  The award will be formally announced at graduation ceremonies and the student must be present to receive it.  A note of the award will be made on the student’s transcript.  The recipient’s proposal and exhibition will be documented and archived for the department.

Eligibility

 

 

 

 

In the final year before graduation, senior photography majors in good standing are eligible to apply. The submission must include a clear, well-considered written project proposal, an estimate of how the funds would be used, a resume, and a portfolio of photographic work by the announced deadline. Seniors who finish their course work at mid-year are eligible to apply during the spring semester before their formal graduation even if they are not registered for classes. A senior can apply for this fellowship only once. 

Evaluation is based on the stated proposal and the quality of the work submitted as well as the student’s performance within the program.  If the committee decides that there are no proposals that qualify, the fellowship can be deferred for that year.

 

Recipients

2021 Gianna Chun

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Becca Gohn

Donovan Levy

Summer Howard

David Billet & Ian Kline

Peter Miller

Chrissy Fitchett

Rachael Hulme 

Morgan Cady Lee

Suzanna Zak

Elle Pérez

Kottie Gaydos

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2010

2009

Georgi Ivanov 

Danielle Yurchinkonis 

Daniel Shea

Melis Bursin & Adam Pape

Rose Marie Cromwell

Michelle Morin

Elena Volkova

Gabriela Bulisova

Sarah Baker 

Rai Alexander

Juan Carlos Catro

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

John Lehr

Sio Weng Ko

Raymond Felix

Frank Allevato

Linda Day-Clark

Jeffrey Means

Gussie Danches

Andrea (Nunes) Klauss

David Kressler 

Caroline King

Tim Nohe

Please visit the Meyer Fellowship Recipient Projects Page to see the work of these talented individuals!

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