Summer Funding Opportunities

Overview

The Art Department has two funds through which it can support academic and career development in Studio Art or Art History. Funds vary from year to year. Since 2022, the Department has been able to support a limited number of $300-$2000 grants for two groups of students: 1) rising Seniors conducting research in preparation for the SIP, and 2) students at any level requesting funding for experiential opportunities such as internships, art intensive summer workshops, or other art opportunities. While students at all levels are invited to apply, preference may be given to juniors and seniors. 

Guidelines

  • Activity must start and end during K’s summer break
  • Students receiving funding will be required to write a thank you letter to the donors of the award.  
  • Funding may only be used for:   
    • Tuition/housing expenses for art workshops at nationally or internationally recognized art centers such as Ox-Bow School of Art (Michigan), Anderson Ranch (Colorado), and Haystack School of Art (Maine), or regional art centers with prestigious programming, such as the Kirk Newman School of Art at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, or Glass Art Kalamazoo 
    • Stipends for unpaid (or underpaid) museum internships, art center internships, or studio assistantships  
    • Travel expenses related to workshops, internships, or research projects outlined above. May include mileage, airfare, train fare, and/or accommodations 

2025 Application

The 2025 application is due at 11:59pm on Sunday, February 23rd.

The application consists of short-answer questions about your summer plans and funding needs. Feel free to click through the application to see all the questions before filling anything out.

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About the Funds

The Campbell Fund was established by Shane ’93 and Julie ‘94 Campbell in appreciation of their own discovery and commitment to the visual arts while at K College which led them to dedicate their personal and professional lives to the arts. Experiential opportunities that provided context for art and engaged them in global conversations about art, such as travel to museums and art fairs, as well as an internship at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis had a pivotal impact on the Campbells. In endowing this fund, they hope to provide art majors with the opportunity to explore art outside, as well as inside, the classroom by providing funds to support travel and living expenses in the pursuit of a global art education.  

Funding for rising Seniors conducting Art or Art History SIPs and applying for opportunities that will lead into or contribute to the development of their SIPs may be supported by the Tedrow Little Tyler Scholarship in Art Fund (TLT). The Tedrow Little Tyler Scholarship was established by Mary Little Tyler in honor of her parents who attended Kalamazoo College. Hundreds of art students have been supported by the Tedrow Little Tyler Scholarship since its inception in 1988.  

Summer Art Workshops

Ox-Bow School of Art

Ox-Bow School of Art and the K College Art and Art History Department often partner to offer full scholarships for one-week or two-week summer workshops. Students interested in attending Ox-Bow must submit both the Ox-Bow application (including work samples) and the Art and Art History Department’s application.

Other Summer Workshops

The Art Centers below have excellent programming and many have a lot of scholarships available.