Grants
Grants and fellowships taking applications, sorted by deadline.
Inclusive Arts Project Grants: WA, QLD & ACT
Not specified in listing · Western Australia, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory
Up to $20,000 per organization
Liu Shiming Art Foundation · New York, NY, USA
$5,000 project grant (up to five awarded per year); paid $3,000 on award and $2,000 on project completion
Alberta Foundation for the Arts — Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) · Alberta, Canada
Up to CA$18,000 for a specific project.
Curatorial Research Fellowships
Indy Arts Council · Indianapolis, IN
Grants up to $50,000 to cover expenses during research and development stage, including travel, colleague convenings with honoraria, research assistan
Arts et lettres de Montréal — Première bourse pour la relève
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) · Île de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Grant funding; specific amount not stated on page.
Indiana Arts Commission Arts Project Support Grant (Orgs)
Indiana Arts Commission (via Indy Arts Council) · Indiana
Up to $4,000 grant; no match requirement
1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
Gibbes Museum of Art / Society 1858 · Charleston, SC, USA
$10,000 cash plus artwork displayed for a full year in the Gibbes Museum's Modern and Contemporary galleries
Nohl Fellowship Program (Twenty-Fourth Cycle)
Lynden Sculpture Garden · Milwaukee, WI
Named fellowship (amount not specified in listing but implied significant award given 24-year continuity)
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study · Cambridge, MA
$78,000 stipend + $5,000 project funds + office/studio at Harvard; housing/moving stipends available
Voucher Art Event: Mexico Art Week 2027
Mondriaan Fonds · Mexico City
Hotel accommodation 2–7 February 2027, preview-day admission, programme and networking access, plus a contribution of € 1.300,- towards travel costs t
AweSnapp Monthly Art Awards – Free to Enter
AweSnapp · Indianapolis, IN, Online
Cash awards and professional exposure for selected artists.
Basil Sellers Art Prize · Australia
Major national Australian acquisitive biennial prize
Ministerio de las Culturas abre convocatoria para las Compañías de Trayectoria 2026
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio · Chile
CLP $1,604,000,000 total budget distributed among 16 selected companies for project development, free public performances in cultural infrastructure,
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · USA & Canada
Cash stipend, varies by need (~$25k–$100k+); supports 6–12 months
Artadia · Bentonville, AR (2026 cycle; rotating 21c Museum Hotel cities)
annually provides $15,000 in unrestricted funds to one artist
Mid Atlantic Arts Creative Fellowships
Mid Atlantic Arts · Baltimore, Maryland
Funded residency month at VCCA or Millay Arts + $3,500 stipend
Kulturdirektoratet (Arts and Culture Norway) · Norway
Operating grants covering exhibition programming, content production, salaries, artist fees, venue costs, administrative expenses. Kulturråd
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) · USA (nationwide)
Up to $5,000 per grant
Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund
Minderoo Foundation · Western Australia, Australia
Up to $50,000 grant; artists selected for 2027 cohort also eligible for Georgia Malone Artist Prize ($15,000) and Minderoo Artist Award ($50,000)
Laçzos Artísticos – Artistic Mobility Scholarships (2nd Edition)
DGARTES (Direção-Geral das Artes) · Portugal / CPLP & Ibero-American countries
20 mobility scholarships for visual arts, performing arts, street arts, or interdisciplinary
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival / Edward Burtynsky · Toronto, Ontario, Canada (remote application)
C$5,000 annual grant toward the creation of a photobook
Catapult Film Pitch Competition
CATAPULT · Indianapolis, IN
Unspecified awards available at the pitch event.
Professional Development – Individuals
British Columbia Arts Council · British Columbia
Grant funding (amount not specified in the pages provided)
Arts Circulation and Touring - Organizations and Collectives
BC Arts Council · British Columbia, Canada
Circulation and touring support for regional, national, and international opportunities
Creative Fellowship Fund 2026 - Round 2
Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa · New Zealand (apply via CNZ Portal)
Fixed fellowship grants of NZ$25,000 (up to 6 months) or NZ$50,000 (up to 12 months) toward living costs, materials and practice development
Mid-America Arts Alliance · Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Native Nations, USA
Up to $15,000
2026 Foundwork Artist Prize: $10,000 USD Grant with Studio Visits & Interview
Foundwork · Los Angeles, CA, Online
$10,000 USD
Resonance Grants - Enhancing Cultural Journeys between France and Australia
Resonance Grants (France-Australia Cultural Exchange) · Australia
Grant of up to AUD $20,000
QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists (2027-28)
Queens Museum / Jerome Foundation · Queens, NY, USA
$20,000 each for two artists, plus mentorship from an established NY artist, professional development, and a solo project exhibition at the Queens Mus
Ville de Montréal + Association des galeries d'art contemporain (AGAC) · Montréal, Canada
CA$7,500 grant + CA$2,500 exhibition/promotion budget for a Montréal solo show + acquisition of a work by the City of Montréal
Eidolon Grant 2026 (Centre for Everyday Photography)
Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography · Budapest, Hungary / remote
EUR 25,000 distributed across the two categories; freely spendable on fees, travel, production; funded projects join the centre's programme
Lucie Foundation Scholarship Program 2026
Lucie Foundation · Los Angeles, California (international entry)
Fine Art Professional $3,000; Fine Art Emerging $1,000; Photojournalism/Documentary Professional $3,000; Photojournalism/Documentary Emerging $1,000 +
Global Lens Photography Awards 2026
Global Lens Awards · Saint Etienne, 42, Online
Top winner receives cash prize, trophy, and prominent exhibition placement. All selected receive certificates, publication in annual book, v
South Arts · Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Up to $10,000
SK Arts Independent Artists Grant
SK Arts (Saskatchewan Arts Board) · Saskatchewan, Canada
Project funding for creation, research, production or professional development; maximum funding varies by project
New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) · New Brunswick, Canada
Up to C$20,000 for established artists; up to C$12,000 for early-career artists
Early Career Fund — Toi Tipu Toi Rea (Round 2)
Creative New Zealand · New Zealand
Up to NZ$10,000 to create/present work, gain skills or pay a mentor
Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant
Printed Matter · National (US)
$10,000 USD unrestricted grant plus featured exhibitor presence at a Printed Matter NY or LA Art Book Fair.
Mount Barker District Council Arts Grants
Mount Barker District Council · Australia
Grants up to $5,000
Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant
Printed Matter, Inc. · New York, NY, United States
Unrestricted funding
Newcastle Art Gallery · Newcastle, NSW, Australia
$50,000 non-acquisitive prize for figurative and portrait painting, plus $5,000 People's Choice
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award · Bega, NSW, Australia
$50,000
Media Artists Creation Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC) · Ontario
Emerging artists up to $10,000; Mid-Career and Established artists up to $40,000
City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture · Dallas, Texas
$8,000 Individual Artists; $12,000-16,000 Non-profit Organizations
New England Foundation for the Arts · New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
$500–$3,000 per artist for professional development
LOEWE Foundation · Madrid; finalist exhibition rotates
€50,000 winner; finalists exhibited.
Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery · Washington, DC, United States
Fellowship (funded research position)
Soutien à la recherche en théorie et critique d'art
Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) · France
4 000 €, 6 000 € ou 8 000 €
Rbhu Engineering · Indianapolis, IN
$12,000 worth of pro-bono engineering services
DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation / Indy Arts Council · Indianapolis, IN
Grant for up to 5 Indiana artists
Graduate Fellowship for Immigrant Artists & Creatives
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans · USA
30 fellowships annually, full support for graduate study
Patrocinios Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo (2027 cycle)
Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo / Museo Jumex · Mexico City; projects nationwide
Up to MXN $200,000 / $150,000 / $100,000 by category (~US$10,800 max)
VA Commission for the Arts · Virginia
This grant provides $500, with no matching requirement.
Film London (FLAMIN) · London / touring UK
£10,000 cash to the winner; shortlisted artists tour major UK venues (BALTIC, Nottingham Contemporary, Spike Island, Barbican) and exhibit at Whitecha
The 9th John Ruskin Prize - 'Not for Present Delight'
Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust · Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
A total of £9,500 in prize money: 1st Prize £3,000; Ruskin Mill Trust Prize £3,000; Chelsea Arts Club Trust Prize £2,500; Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize
$4,500 and $1,000 Artist Grants - The Hopper Prize Fall 2026
The Hopper Prize · International/Online
$13,000 total ($4,500 × 2 artists, $1,000 × 4 artists); unrestricted grants + publication + Instagram/journal exposure
Big Car Collaborative / Andy Warhol Foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Five $12,000 grants
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Student Competition
World Photography Organisation (Sony) · London, UK
Winner receives Sony digital imaging equipment, flights and accommodation to the London ceremony for the student and one tutor, trophy, book, exhibiti
Anthology Creative Writing Competitions 2026
Anthology Magazine · Online
Publication of winning work in Anthology Magazine. Specific prizes or monetary awards not stated.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts · National
Up to $3,000 for direct project expenses incurred between confirmation and cancellation (materials, fees, honoraria, commission fees).
Registro Nacional de Museos Comunitarios
Unidad de Culturas Vivas, Patrimonio Inmaterial e Interculturalidad (UCUVI), Secretaría de Cultura · Mexico (National)
Institutional support and recognition
Emergency Assistance grants for individual documentary filmmakers
International Documentary Association (IDA) · Indianapolis, IN
$500-$5,000 USD emergency grant
En Foco, Inc. · New York, USA
15 fellowships of $1,500 each ($1,000 up front, $500 on exhibition completion) + group exhibition + publication in Nueva Luz + professional developmen
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Werkstipendien
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Zug · Zug, Switzerland
10 work grants of CHF 30,000 unrestricted; same deadline as the foundation's studio residencies (London, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia)
The Joseph Plaskett Award in Painting (Plaskett Award)
The Joe Plaskett Foundation · Canada
CAD $65,000 to live, create artwork and/or travel outside Canada for one year.
Forge Project · Taghkanic, NY, USA
$25,000 unrestricted + up to 3 weeks fully-covered residency at Forge Project (travel, lodging, meals, per diem) and access to site, library and lendi
InterContinental Music Awards · Los Angeles, CA
Worldwide recognition, booking opportunities, networking with industry peers, exclusive mentoring sessions with industry experts.
Institut français d'Argentine / French Embassy + UNTREF (MUNTREF) · Argentina; winner residency at Cité internationale des arts, Paris
Winner: ~6-month funded residency at Cité internationale des arts, Paris + strong ties to French institutions (Palais de Tokyo, FRAC involvement in ju
Joyce Foundation · Chicago, IL, USA (Great Lakes region cities)
Commissioning awards, Great Lakes artists
First Peoples Fund Fellowships
First Peoples Fund · United States
Three fellowship tiers for Native artists and cultural entrepreneurs
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