Full-term and half-term Rome Prize Fellowships are available in visual arts. Applicants must demonstrate at least three years of professional commitment and currently be engaged in the discipline. Applicants working in art and technology are also encouraged to apply. Included in visual arts: painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film/video, installation, new media, digital arts, and other visual arts-related fields. A proposal describing the project to be undertaken is required. Work sample(s) in digital image format and/or video format must be submitted. For digital images, a maximum of eighteen digital JPEG images may be uploaded with the application. For video work, samples will be accepted from applicants who are submitting time-based work such as film, video, performance art, new media, kinetic sculpture, installation, etc. Do not submit a video of still images, slideshows, or videos of you at work. Applicants submitting videos are not required to submit digital images. Submit up to three samples totaling no more than ten minutes in length. Also needed are three references. Provide the names and contact information only for three professionals acquainted with you and your work. Letters of recommendation are not required for applicants in visual arts. The deadline for applications is November 1. Applications will also be accepted between November 2 and 15 for an additional fee. Applicants who are selected as finalists will be contacted three to four weeks prior to the interview date scheduled for their category. Please visit the award's website for more information.