Skowhegan Fellowship
Museum School students are invited to attend the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in central Maine. Any currently enrolled Museum School student is eligible for the Gund Fellowship once accepted to the Skowhegan program. Skowhegan is an intensive nine-week summer residency providing a concentrated period of work with the critical assistance of a faculty of resident and visiting artists.

The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in Painting and Sculpture
SMFA has produced more Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipients than any other art school. Each year the Joan Mitchell Foundation awards $15,000 to help master of fine arts graduates further their artistic careers. This prestigious national prize has been received by the following 12 Museum School MFA program students: Ahmed Abdalla, Evelina Brozgul, Heather Cox, Allan Doyle, Omer Gagnon, Ridley Howard, Amy Morel, Arlayne Peterson, Ayae Takahashi, Cullen Washington, Cobi Moules and Jamal Thorne.

The Montague Travel Grant
This endowed grant is an international travel award designated specifically for SMFA/Tufts Master of Fine Arts candidates to further their studio practice and graduate study through research and investigation. All current full time MFA graduate students are eligible to apply.