INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM APPLICATION

Eligibility
Those eligible for participation in the ISP include graduate students, candidates for advanced postgraduate degrees, undergraduates with a demonstrated capacity for advanced scholarship, or those who have recently completed formal
academic study.

Credit
Credit may be granted by the students’ home universities for work done in the ISP. Most cooperating schools grant twelve to sixteen credits for participation in the program. Students need to make the necessary arrangements to receive credit.

Tuition
Tuition for the program is $1,800 per year. Financial assistance in the form of reduced tuition is available on the basis of need.

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Application Deadline
All application materials and supporting documents must be received by April 1.
Send applications to:

Ron Clark, Director
Independent Study Program
100 Lafayette Street, 5th oor
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: (212) 431-1737 / Fax: (212) 431-1783

Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

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Notification
After a preliminary review of applications by the program’s faculty, arrangements will be made to interview final candidates. Studio Program applicants will be contacted in mid-April; Critical Studies Program applicants at the beginning of May; Architecture and Urban Studies Program applicants in mid-May; and Curatorial Program applicants in mid- to late May.

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All applications must include:

  • A résumé or C.V. including name, address, and telephone number (school and/or permanent)
  • School you are currently attending or have attended, degree program, and expected date of graduation
  • Two letters of recommendation (may be sent under separate cover)
  • A statement discussing your work, educational experience, and intellectual interests (no more than 2 pages)
  • An application fee of $15 (make check or a Western Union money order payable to Ivy Chokwe, Whitney Museum of American Art)

Studio Program applicants must also include:

  • Reproductions of examples of your recent work—No more than 15 slides or photographs (slides must be enclosed in plastic sleeves).  Please do not send CD-ROMs.  No more than 30 minutes of film or videotape or DVD (do not send original material).
  • Application materials must be enclosed in no larger than a 9 x 12-inch envelope. Oversize material will not be reviewed.

Curatorial Program applicants must also include:

  • Writing sample (no more than 15 pages)
  • An exhibition proposal (no more than 2 pages)

Critical Studies Program applicants must also include:

  • Writing sample (no more than 15 pages)
  • An individual research project proposal (no more than 4 pages)

Architecture and Urban Studies Program applicants must also include:

  • A proposal for a design or research project (no more than 10 pages)
  • Slides and/or other supporting visual materials may also be included.

Application material will be treated with care; however, the program cannot be responsible for loss or damage. Application material will be returned only if a stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed with the application. Applications outside the U.S. must include international postage coupons. It is not possible to pick up your application in person.

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