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Frances A. Kinnicutt Travel & Study Award


Background: The Frances A. Kinnicutt Endowment Fund, administered by the Worcester Art Museum, provides deserving women opportunities to travel abroad to acquaint themselves with the arts of other countries.

Purpose: Awards are granted by the Museum's Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Kinnicutt Awards Committee. These awards are to help defray the expenses of travel and for study undertaken to introduce one to the fine arts, to further professional growth in the fine arts, or to enhance art-related goals of a personal nature.

Eligibility: Women residents of Worcester County and/or members of the Museum staff and current students taking courses at the Worcester Art Museum are eligible. Preference will be given to staff, contract employees, students, and volunteers. Previous award recipients are ineligible to apply for five years.

Awards: Awards will be announced by the end of June 2009 and may only be used during the Museum's fiscal year 2010 (September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010). The exact amount of an award is not preset, but past awards have been in the range of $1000 to $2000. The award generally does not exceed 50% of the total cost of the travel to be undertaken. Awards provide partial funding to be supplemented by the applicant and are granted based on the merit of the proposal.

Application Procedure:

Download Kinnicutt Application - For your convenience, this version has been designed to permit you to type in the fields to complete the application and print for submission. You have to first save the form to your computer!

Post Evaluation of Award: Each recipient of an award must submit expense receipts (up to the amount of the award) to the Finance Department of the Museum as expenses are incurred or within 90 days of returning from the period of travel or study. Also, within 90 days of returning the award recipient must submit a report on the value of the trip to the Museum Director. Reports become the property of the Worcester Art Museum.

Please mail to:
Director's Office
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA, 01609