Annual Awards
Fellowships
The Dean’s Travel Fellowship for students representing the values of excellence and exploration that the Dean’s Travel Fellowship hopes to inspire.
The Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowships, the School’s oldest and largest endowed fellowships, established in 1893, are awarded annually for travel and study.
The Harvey Geiger Fellowship Fund is a travel and research grant given annually to two photography M.F.A. students for their summer projects between their first and second year of the program and to a Yale College student working in photography at the conclusion of their sophomore or junior year.
The Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Traveling Fellowship is awarded annually to a painting/printmaking student for travel abroad between the first and second years of study.
Prizes
The following prizes are awarded annually to enrolled students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement:
Richard Benson Prize for excellence in photography, leadership within the program, and a desire to teach
Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize for the woman whose whole person demonstrates a developing consciousness, a personal vision, and a spirit of search
H. Lee Hirsche Memorial Prize for exemplary creativity and imagination
Fannie B. Pardee Prize for excellence in sculpture
Charles Sawyer Prize for distinction in graphic design
Schickle-Collingwood Prize in recognition of exceptional development and progress by a first-year student
Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize for excellence in painting
Ethel Childe Walker Prize in recognition of exceptional artistic development by an undergraduate student majoring in art
Honorary Awards
The following honorary awards are made each year by the faculty and the dean to enrolled students, on the basis of professional promise:
Phelps Berdan Memorial Award for distinction in painting/printmaking
George R. Bunker Award in recognition of an outstanding student in painting/printmaking
Ward Cheney Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in performance and composition
Elizabeth Canfield Hicks Award for outstanding achievement in drawing or painting from nature
Rebecca Taylor Porter Award for distinction in sculpture
Robert Reed Award to provide scholarships for students within the School
Ely Harwood Schless Award for excellence in painting
John Ferguson Weir Award in recognition of an outstanding student in the School
Susan H. Whedon Award in recognition of an outstanding student in sculpture
Helen Watson Winternitz Award in recognition of an outstanding student in painting/printmaking
Award Recipients, 2022
Fellowships
Dean's Travel Fellowships, Dominique Duroseau, Anat Keinan, Adrian Martinez Chavez, Kyle Richardson
Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowships, Sarah Elawad, Omar Fidel Garcia, Daniela Gomez Paz, Younes Kouider, Estelle Maisonett
Harvey Geiger Fellowship Fund, Cassidy Arrington, Miraj Patel, Sophie Schwartz
Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Traveling Fellowship, Ang Ziqi Zhang
Prizes
Richard Benson Prize, Ian Kline
Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize, Ashley Teamer
H. Lee Hirsche Memorial Prize, Brett Ginsburg, Patricia Orpilla
Fannie B. Pardee Prize, Pap Souleye Fall
Charles Sawyer Prize, Mengjie Liu, Churong Mao
Schickle-Collingwood Prize, Osvald Landmark
Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize, Brianna Bass
Ethel Childe Walker Prize, Sunnie Liu
Honorary Awards
Phelps Berdan Memorial Award, Kathryn-kay Johnson
George R. Bunker Award, Lucas Yasunaga
Ward Cheney Memorial Award, Jessica Tang
Elizabeth Canfield Hicks Award, Brennen Steines
Rebecca Taylor Porter Award, Hannah Tjaden
Robert Reed Award, Ivory Fu
Ely Harwood Schless Memorial Fund Award, Samantha Joy Groff
John Ferguson Weir Award, Amartya De
Susan H. Whedon Award, Jannick Deslauriers
Helen W. Winternitz Award, Athena Quispe
Accolades
Dumphries House Residencies, Rachael Catharine Anderson, Alexandria Couch, Erick Alejandro Hernandez, Natia Lemay
MASS MoCA Residency, North Adams, Massachusetts, Justin Allen, Brian Orozco
Henry Moore Foundation Residency, Cristóbal Gracia
Fredric Roberts Photography Workshops Fellowship, Brian Orozco
SOMA Summer, Tlaxcala, Mexico, Madison Donnelly, Paloma Izquierdo
Yale Prison Education Initiative Teaching Fellowships, Grant Czuj, Alex Puz
Yale Pathways Teaching Fellowship, Maria Vargas Aguilar