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For the NEA Jazz Masters, the selection criteria are artistic excellence and significance of the nominees' contributions to the development and performance of jazz. The Arts Endowment will honor musicians who represent a range of styles and instruments. These awards will be categorical, e.g., a rhythm instrumentalist, pianist, solo instrumentalist, vocalist, and an arranger or composer. 
In addition, one fellowship -- the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy -- will be given to an individual who has made major contributions to the appreciation, knowledge, and advancement of the American jazz art form. In 2006, this award was designated in honor of A. B. Spellman, a jazz writer, accomplished poet, innovative arts administrator, and former NEA Deputy Chairman, who has dedicated much of his life to bringing the joy and artistry of jazz to all Americans. The NEA Jazz Masters fellowship category is not open to application. Fellowships are awarded to living individuals on the basis of nominations from the public including the jazz community. Nominees must have nationally recognized and publicly accessible bodies of work in the field of jazz. The recipients must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Posthumous nominations will not be considered. Each award is $25,000 and may be received once in a lifetime. No payment will be made to the estate or heirs of a deceased recipient. How to Submit a NominationAn individual may submit only one nomination in each round of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships. No one may nominate him/herself. Online: Nominations may be submitted online using the online nomination form. By mail: Submit a one-page letter that details the reasons that the nominee should receive a NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. Describe the nominee's contributions and explain why this individual deserves national recognition. Include with your nomination letter a resume or a short biography that outlines the career of the nominee and your name, street address, city, state, and email address. If known, include contact information for the nominee. Send your nomination to: NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships Phone: 202/682-5711 Deadline for NominationsFor FY 2009: Nominations must be submitted online or received (not postmarked) by mail at the Arts Endowment no later than 5:30 p.m., October 24, 2008. Fellowships will be announced in the fall of 2009. Review of NominationsNominations submitted to the Arts Endowment by the deadline are reviewed by an advisory panel of jazz experts and at least one knowledgeable layperson. Panel recommendations are forwarded to the National Council on the Arts, which then makes recommendations to the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Chairman reviews the Council's recommendations and makes the final decision on all the award recipients. Nominations that are not selected will be reviewed annually for the next four years. NEA Jazz Masters 1982: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Sun Ra In addition to the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, the agency sponsors NEA Jazz in the Schools, a free educational curriculum for high school teachers of social studies, history, and music; and NEA Jazz Masters Live: a series of engagements at select performing arts venues that features NEA Jazz Masters in roles ranging from performances to educational activities and local media activities. Notice concerning delivery of First-Class and Priority mailThe National Endowment for the Arts continues to experience lengthy delays in the delivery of First-Class mail. In addition, some or all of the First-Class and Priority mail we receive may be put through an irradiation process. Support material (e.g., CDs, videos) put through this process has been severely damaged. Until normal mail service resumes, please consider using a commercial delivery service, particularly if you are sending time-sensitive material. National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal
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