IMPORTANT DATES:
- Early July 2025: Fellowship award and denial letters are emailed to all applicants.
- July 31, 2025: Fellowship recipient deadline for responding to email from DocuSign requesting an electronic signature for your fellowship contract, and emailing hal.partlow@tn.gov:
- A complete and signed IRS W-9 form
- A letter to the Commission indicating how you plan to utilize the funds and how you anticipate this award will benefit your career as a professional artist.
TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING TIME OF FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS:
- First, if grantee has not had previous access to an Edison account with the State of Tennessee Supplier Maintenance, complete the Supplier Maintenance SDDA Access Form first and email to SupplierSupport@tn.gov.
- Once that has been processed, to add, change, or remove bank account information on file with the State of Tennessee, complete the State of Tennessee Supplier Direct Deposit Authorization Form and return as instructed to: State of Tennessee, Attn: Supplier Maintenance, 21st Floor WRS Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L Parks Ave, Nashville, TN 37243.