Grants & Fellowships / Verified 2 September 2026
Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa offers fixed fellowship grants of NZ$25,000 or NZ$50,000 to support living costs, materials, and practice development for 6 to 12 months. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents applying as individuals or collaborating artists, with no application fee. The next deadline is 24 September 2026.
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What the organizer actually says
Deadline. September 24, 2026
“Creative Fellowship Fund 2026 - Round 2: Closes 24 Sep 2026, 1PM (NZ time). Activities take place 2 Dec 2026 - 31 Dec 2027.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. Free to apply
“none (page mentions no fee)”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
What you get. 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
“$25,000 or $50,000 grants toward living costs, materials, and resources. Additional accessibility payment available for Deaf or disabled applicants.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. Up to 6 months ($25,000 grant) or up to 12 months ($50,000 grant)
Who can apply. New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents. Individual artists, practitioners, or groups of collaborators. Not for arts organisations or groups.
“New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How they choose.
“Peer assessors by artform (General arts, Ngā toi Māori, or Pacific arts funding pools). Assessed on creative risk-taking, experimentation, growth, career timing, and (for $50,000) community sharing and practice evolution. Creative New Zealand staff make final decisions, reviewed by Senior Leadership”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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