The Award

The Weisman Award is intended to help advanced undergrad and graduate students complete a substantial media-based project that is already underway. Work samples that demonstrate the concept and purpose of the project will form an important part of the application.

The Weisman Award is a “matching grant” of up to $4,000.

• Matching Grant   The Weisman Committee reviews applications, determines winning projects and assigns a dollar amount up to half the estimated cost of the project (thus matching the artist’s contribution).

• Estimated Cost    Each application includes an estimated cost of the overall project (or the portion of the project for which funding is requested).

• $4,000 is the maximum award amount.

Eligibility

• Juniors, seniors, and graduate students enrolled at Columbia College Chicago.

• Undergraduate students must have completed 60 or more credit hours by the end of the Fall Semester -AND- be enrolled as a student in the following (Spring) semester.

• Graduate students must be enrolled for credit in the Spring Semester following their application.

 
Application Process

• The Weisman Award is a yearly award. Applications open in November and close in January.

• Students complete and submit applications with work samples and faculty support letters.

• The Weisman Committee convenes and reviews all applications.

• Winning applications are announced in January/February of the award year.

Reimbursement Process

• Three Reimbursement dates will be set during the term of the award when project receipts can be submitted.

• Project receipts will be honored dating from January 1st of the award year until the last reimbursement date.

• Reimbursement forms must accompany the original receipts from the awarded project.

• Project receipts will be fully reimbursed until the assigned award amount is reached.

Project Requirements

• Award winners will report to an assigned Weisman Advisor.

• Projects must be complete by a tbd date in August/September 2013.

• All projects must be represented at the Weisman Award Exhibition for that year.

• All projects must be made available in digital form for submission to the Weisman Archive.

• Each project must explicitly credit the support of the Albert P. Weisman Award at Columbia College Chicago

 

*The Albert P. Weisman Award is sponsored by the Portfolio Center of Columbia College Chicago.