The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Mr. Jeffrey Sharkey, the Director of the Peabody Institute, accepts applications for Peabody Career Development Grants each semester. The deadlines for this academic year are October 15, 2009 and March 24, 2010. Applications will be considered for future career-enhancing projects in areas in which Peabody offers a major or grants a degree. Grants will typically provide partial funding for a project.

Eligible applicants may receive no more than two awards, and proposals from successful applicants in the previous academic year will not be considered because of the limited funding available.

To be eligible, applicants should meet one of the 3 requirements:

1. graduate students
2. undergraduate students enrolled for at least two years at Peabody
3. alumni who graduated from Peabody within the last 5 years

The committee will give special consideration to innovative and self-sustaining projects, especially those designed to benefit the wider community, but consideration will also be given to funding performances, competition participation, recording projects, the purchase of instruments or PR packages. Requests to support regular college or university study will not be considered. The committee will no longer consider proposals for commissioning original works by current Peabody students.

Applications

Please submit the online form to start your application, then hand in or mail the following materials to the Director's Office:

• a brief letter to Mr. Sharkey outlining the project, including the applicant's name and contact information
• a project budget with any supporting documentation and information on other sources of funding if applicable
• a resume
• at least one letter of recommendation from your teacher at Peabody. Alumni may substitute a letter from another suitable professional source. The recommendation may be submitted separately, but please request the letter early to allow as much time as possible before the deadline. 

On completion of the project, successful applicants will be asked to submit a brief report and to provide copies of receipts at least equal to the award.

Questions about applications should be directed to Jan Rau in the Director's Office, 410-234-4702.

Applications should be addressed to:  

Mr. Jeffrey Sharkey

Peabody Institute

Director's Office
1 East Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21202-2397

If you intend to apply for a Career Development Grant, please fill out the online form to start the application process.