2013 United States & Canada Competition Timeline

July 2012:  2013 United States & Canada Competition applications and information available online.

September 19, 2012:  Deadline to submit applications for the 2013 competition.  After your application is submitted, you will receive an email confirmation, along with a PDF copy of your application. You may also receive a separate email at a later date with further instructions about when to submit examples of your work. Please do not send work examples until you receive these further instructions.

November 2012:  References contacted for recommendations.

November 15, 2012:  Work example submission deadline.  Our email regarding submission of examples will include your username and password, which will allow you to log in to our competition website to complete our Work Example Registry System.  Follow the directions on the registry page to supply the requested information regarding the work examples you are submitting in support of your application.  Note that you cannot send or upload the actual work examples to the Foundation via this system.  All items must be sent to the Foundation via postal mail or courier delivery.  If you would like your material to be returned, please indicate this on the list that should accompany the work you submit.

Mid-December 2012:  If you do not receive an acknowledgment of the receipt of your submitted work via email, please contact the Foundation.

April 2013:  Notification of competition results sent to all applicants via email. 

April-June 2013:  Return of work examples to applicants.  If applicants for the 2013 competition do not make arrangements for the return of their supporting materials by May 31, the Foundation may at its discretion dispose of those materials.  The Foundation will not return any supporting material unless payment arrangements have been made, nor will it retain material once the competition is over. 

Further details regarding the application process can be found in Application Resources, Submission Materials, and the Guide to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Online Application.