Grants & Fellowships / Verified 2 September 2026
CALQ's Bourse de recherche et exploration provides funding for research, experimentation, and exploration activities in art. Eligible applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have lived in Quebec for the past 12 months. There is no application fee.
Every fact, with its receipt
What the organizer actually says
Cost to apply. Free to apply
“none”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
What you get. Research and exploration funding. Specific amounts not stated on this page.
“Financial support for research, creation, exploration and production activities”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Who can apply. Canadian citizen or permanent resident; must reside habitually in Quebec and have resided there during the previous 12 months. Applicant (not collaborators) must meet eligibility criteria.
“must reside habitually in Quebec and have resided there during the previous 12 months”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How they choose.
“Jury evaluation; applicant selects discipline and may request multidisciplinary jury evaluation”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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Whether this is worth your entry fee, your shipping, and the weeks it takes to put an application together depends on work only you have…
The facts are free
We read your work once, free, and email you the analysis.
One free read per artist. It doesn’t expire.