SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS

NCECA’s purpose is to promote and improve the ceramic arts through education, research and creative practice. The following Fellowships are one of the means by which we accomplish this goal.


Ariel Bowman, 2011 Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship recipient, Kansas City Art Institute

THE REGINA BROWN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP

NCECA’s Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship Awards are presented at the Second Members’ Business Meeting of NCECA’s annual conference. This award is open to full-time undergraduate students matriculating in a degree program at an accredited college, university or art institute in the U.S. who hold active NCECA Memberships at the time of the application deadline. The student must have attained the classification of a junior year or more advanced undergraduate level in order to apply.  The purpose of the award is to enable promising undergraduate students to have experiences and conduct research beyond the scope of their academic programs. Projects generally take place in the summer of the year in which the awards are made.

Applications are to be supported by two (2) letters of recommendation: one (1) from a current instructor and one (1) from another instructor or professional working in the fields of ceramic art production, criticism, education, research or exhibitions. The student must make a project proposal for use of the $1,800.00 award.  The award may not be used to make payments toward tuition at the student’s academic institution and the proposal must indicate how the award will be used to further his/her inquiry beyond the conventional scope of the degree program. The applicant must submit additional materials as specified in the Application Details.

Selected students will be encouraged to attend the Annual Conference in order to receive their awards before those in attendance. The award will include a complimentary conference registration in order to facilitate participation at the event. A maximum of three awards may be made annually, of which $1,300.00 is released and sent to awardees following the conference. The balance of $500.00 is paid following the submission of a project report including text and images to NCECA’s office. Reports will be published in NCECA’s Annual Journal and/ or on the website or blog as space and time allow.

The selection committee includes the Past President (chair), one Student Director at Large and a third ceramist of national stature appointed by NCECA’s President. Proposals will be selected based on the creativity of the project, the impact the award will have on the student's work and development, the quality of work presented, and the nature of the recommendation letters.

The annual submission of proposals opens in early September and closes in late January of the academic year in which the award is made.

2012 Regina Brown Undergraduate and NCECA Graduate Fellowship recipients

 (Powerpoint)

2010 CRITICAL Santa Fe Scholarship recipients

(choose PPT to view their Powerpoint Presentations or DOC to view their essays)

Brian Kluge - University of Nebraska - PPT or DOC1 / DOC2
Dandee Pattee - University of Florida
Summer Hills-Bonczyk - Southern Illinois University - PPT or DOC
Brooke Cassady - Louisiana State University - PPT or DOC
Benjamin Peterson - Rhode Island School of Design
Rose Simpson - Rhode Island School of Design
Kristopher Roberts - Washburn University - PPT or DOC1 / DOC2
Eleanor Heimbaugh - Washburn University - PPT or DOC1 / DOC2
Katrina Florell - Fort Hays State University - PPT or DOC

2011 Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships

Ariel Bowman                         Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Alexander Clinthorne             University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Kristy Leverock                      Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN

2011 NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships

Dandee Pattee                         University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Lindsay Rogers                       University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Charlie Schneider                    School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Link to Past Student Fellowship Recipients

2008 NCECA/China Student Scholarships

Nava Berg College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Andrew Cho Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Brianne Fulton Fort Hayes State University, Ft Hayes, KS
Chanda Glendinning Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Jeff Goldberg Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Lori Presley Metro State University, Denver, CO
Amanda Stigant University of Dallas, Dallas, TX.