Deadline: 1-Oct-20
Turkey Land Cove Foundation (TLCF) is accepting applications for The Residency for Motivated Woman.
Turkey Land Cove Foundation offers working residencies for ambitious woman so, that they may pursue professional, educational and/or artistic goals away from the distractions of daily life.
TLCF provides a quiet home on Martha’s Vineyard to achieve progress towards a defined goal, complete a project, and/or develop tools to propel women’s lives in a new direction.
The Foundation will review the financial circumstances of each applicant and will only make grants to women who could not afford a personally financed residency. Our grants cover room and board plus reasonable transportation expenses. Based on individual circumstances, stipends will be considered to help fund some travel expenses, as well as material expenses critical to the success of the grant project.
Benefits
- TLCF will review the financial circumstances of each applicant and will only make grants to women who could not afford a personally financed residency
- The grants cover room and board plus reasonable transportation expenses.
- Based on individual circumstances, stipends will be considered to help fund some travel expenses, as well as material expenses critical to the success of the grant project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants will be considered for women with valid U.S. citizenship, at least 21 years of age. There is no set parameter for the scope of work the grantees, only that they have clearly defined and reasonable goals, and able to use the time and space to progress towards those goals.
- Foundation provides residencies from September 15 to June 15, including holidays.
- Applicants are requested to describe their project and goals for their time spent at TLCF, their anticipated length of stay (between one week and three weeks), their desired visitation dates, and their financial circumstances.
Application guidelines
- Collaborative projects: Only one grantee can be accommodated at a time. In rare circumstances, small groups (2 to 4 individuals) of women wishing to work collaboratively on one project will be considered. Each member of the group will need to submit an individual application stating their unique contribution to the project.
- Stipend Requests: Stipends will occasionally be granted to help cover additional expenses that are needed to support a grantee’s ability to participate in a residency. Stipend requests may include travel expenses from outside the Northeast region, material expenses critical to the success of the grant project, or other expenses that the grantee would not be able to cover on her own. Stipends are typically awarded as a percentage of the total expense. All requests for stipends should be included in the designated field on the application form. Requests should clearly state 1.) the reason for the request, 2.) itemized actual costs for the total requested, and 3.) why you are unable to cover the costs of expenses for your residency.
- Residency Dates: Once you have been determined a successful candidate and residency dates are confirmed, grant periods cannot be changed. In case of health or personal emergency, an applicant may re-submit her application for consideration for a future grant period.
- Returning Grantees: Alumnae can re-apply for another residency provided their application is at least one year after their last residency date. A new application must be submitted by the deadline, only Alums that are in good standing with all annual reports will be considered. Letters of recommendation are considered current for a three-year period from the original date of submission and do not need to be resubmitted within that three-year period.
For more information, visit https://www.turkeylandcovefoundation.org/