National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships FY2005

The summary for the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships FY2005 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the NEA Cooperative Agreements Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships FY2005: The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that our government bestows upon jazz musicians. These fellowships are given in recognition that this magnificent art form, so profoundly based in American culture, is one of America's greatest gifts to the world. In its efforts to honor the great practitioners of this art form and perpetuate this heritage, this year the National Endowment for the Arts has enhanced the Jazz Masters Fellowships in several ways: the fellowships have been increased to $25,000 to reflect the esteem with which the agency holds these great American artists, and the number of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships has been increased from three to four. For the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, the selection criteria are excellence and significance of the nominees' contributions to the jazz art form. The Arts Endowment will honor a range of styles, musical instruments, vocalists, and composer/arrangers when making awards. The awards will be categorical; i.e., a rhythm instrumentalist, pianist, solo instrumentalist, vocalist, or arranger/composer will be honored each year. In addition, one annual fellowship may be given to an individual who has made major contributions to the appreciation, knowledge, and advancement of the American jazz art form, such as a jazz advocate.