GOYA Opportunity Award
About the GOYA Opportunity Award
The GOYA Opportunity Award provides fine art juniors and seniors up to $12,000 to engage in a valuable and ambitious summer fine art experience of their own design. The goal of this award is to make meaningful learning experiences possible that might otherwise be unattainable. While travel is not required, the GOYA Award hopes to make national and international opportunities more accessible.
The award is generously provided by the Macks Foundation and Martha Macks-Kahn of Goya Contemporary. The award will be given to student(s) who propose a substantive creative opportunity in the fine art field. Award funds will help support living expenses and transportation costs allowing students to seek competitive internships and opportunities.
Be inspired by past award recipients who pursued opportunities in Italy, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, El Salvador, Spain, Puerto Rico, California, New York, Maine, and Vermont
2024 Deadlines:
April 21, 2024 Final Application Deadline
May 3, 2024 Awardees Announced
Selection Criteria & Considerations:
Demonstrated financial need in order to pursue the opportunity
Feasibility of the opportunity and relevance to career goals
Student is engaging in an ambitious, substantive, and unique fine art opportunity that will advance their artistic practice and career in the fine arts. Past examples include internships with practicing artists, galleries, studio apprenticeships, artist residencies, etc.
Academic achievement, preparedness and GPA
Selection Committees will prioritize non-MICA affiliated opportunities
(MICA as the host organization or supervision by MICA faculty or staff)
Student & Experience Eligibility:
Fine art undergraduates from the following year levels:
Junior level graduating in Spring 2025, Summer 2025 and Fall 2025
Senior level students graduating in Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
A fine art major from: Ceramics, Drawing, Fiber, General Fine Art, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, Painting, Photography or Printmaking
Juniors should be actively enrolled at the time of their application and also in the fall semester following the internship; enrollment not required for graduating seniors
Student is in good academic and community standing with the college (2.5 GPA or higher)
The opportunity must take place during the summer
For juniors, if the opportunity is an internship, it must qualify and be registered for school credit (not required for graduating students)
Student must authorize access to financial aid information
Application Components:
Review on the Application Page
Additional Fellowship Expectations:
Recipients must complete a thank you letter to the funder
Provide a written summary of their experience and photographic documentation
Recipients may receive a site visit from the Career Development team during their experience
Recipients will be asked to give a presentation to current fine art students during the fall semester following the experience.