3135-0112 NEA Heritage Fellowships Nomination Form

NEA National Heritage Fellowships
NEA National Heritage Fellowships Nomination Form
To make a complete nomination, there are two steps.
Step One: Complete and submit the form below by May 31, 2023 by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Time.
Step Two: Submit nomination work samples and support letters to Applicant
Portal, from June 3, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time to June 9, 2023 by 11:59
p.m., Eastern Time. (Login credentials to the Applicant Portal will be emailed to
you on the morning of June 3, 2023.)
A nominee must be a living U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United
States.
Nominations must be submitted in English.
Because this is a web form, it does not have all of the features of a word
processing program (i.e., you cannot format your text with bold or italics, and you
cannot use the spelling check feature). Use quotation marks or capital letters to
set off titles of works or productions. We suggest that you create all text using your
preferred word processing program and then copy and paste it into the boxes
provided in this form.
Late, ineligible, and incomplete nominations will not be reviewed.
Exceptions to the deadline will be considered only for technical malfunctions that
are the result of failures on the part of NEA systems, as determined by the NEA.
To be considered for this exception, you must provide documentation of a NEA
systems failure that prevented your submission by the deadline.

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In the event of a major emergency (e.g., a hurricane), the NEA Chair may adjust
application deadlines for affected nominations. If a deadline is extended for any
reason, an announcement will be posted on our website.
Do not seek information on the status of your application before the
announcement date that is listed above.
Document that your nomination was submitted by taking a screenshot of the
confirmation page following submission of the nomination.
Nominee Information
Enter the name of the individual or group you would like
to nominate:

*Nominations may be for an individual or for a group of
individuals (e.g., a duo, but not an incorporated
organization).
First Name

Last Name

or
Group Name
If known, provide contact information for this individual or group:
Street Address 1
Street Address 2

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City

State

Zip

Preferred Telephone
Numbers:
Day

Evening

Email Address

Next, use the boxes below to tell us about your nominee.
Briefly describe the nominee's art form or cultural tradition and contributions to the
folk and traditional arts. Please indicate whether or not this is a Bess Lomax
Hawes Fellowship nomination and briefly describe how this individual has fostered
excellence, vitality, and public appreciation of traditional arts and artists.
(Maximum 375 characters/approximately 75 words)

Please use the following boxes to attach your nomination statement/letter and
biographical information about the nominee. Each attachment size limit is 1 MB
(megabyte). (See the guidelines for instructions.)
Attachment 1 – Nomination Statement/Letter
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Attachment 2 – Biographical and Additional Information About the
Nominee(s)
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Required Nominator Information:
Provide your name and contact information.
First Name

Last Name

Organization (if applicable)
Street Address 1
Street Address 2
City

State

Country

Preferred Telephone
Numbers:
Day
Email Address

Evening

Zip

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If you have any questions, please contact:
Cheryl Schiele, Folk & Traditional Arts Specialist
National Endowment for the Arts
Email: schielec@arts.gov
202-682-5587

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