The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowship for Professional Individuals will be awarded to an artist as long as they will not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the Fellowship period of May 2026 through May 2027. Current undergraduate and graduate students graduating May 2026 who do not plan to enroll in a degree-seeking program within the following year may also apply for this fellowship. Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 24 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. They must continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the Fellowship period of May 2026 through May 2027. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver's license, and/or pays income taxes in Virginia, and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request. Applicants must submit samples of their work (images, videos, research papers) and details of the works they submitted (title, date, medium of each submitted work). Please visit the fellowship's website for more information about the program and the guidelines of the submission.