Fellowship, Grant and Residency Opportunities and Resources

 

Grants and Fellowships

 

 

Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ list of grants and fellowships.

 

American Association of University Women is one of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women.

 

American Music Center grant programs, including Composer Assistance Program.

 

American - Scandinavian Foundation funds a wide variety of programs that bring American and Scandinavian culture, art and thought to public audiences.

 

American Symphony Orchestra League's Orchestra Management Fellowship Program is a year-long leadership training program designed to launch executive careers in orchestra management.

 

ARIAH’s Latin American Fellowship Program provides research opportunities at North American institutions for scholars from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

 

Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, offers a nine-month training and teaching program for visual artists.

 

Artrain USA Maggie and Bob Allesee Fellowship was created to provide recent graduates in the fine and museum arts continued learning experiences.

 

The Arts and Humanities Research Council funds research and postgraduate study within the UK's higher education institutions.

 

Arts Council Silicon Valley supports our arts community through a number of different grant opportunities and programs.

 

Asian Cultural Council's fellowships support artists and specialists from Asia pursuing research, training, and creative programs in the United States.

 

Blakemore Foundation’s Asian Art Grants promote the understanding of Asian fine art in America.

 

Bush Artist Fellows Program provides artists with financial and professional development support.

 

California Arts Council current funding opportunities list.

 

Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors Foundation assists students in completing their student thesis film, TV or interactive projects.

 

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art’s fellowships.

 

Center for Craft, Creativity and Design awards the Craft Research Fund for projects and graduate research.

 

Center for Cultural Innovation offers funding programs for artists.

 

Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society offers a variety of fellowships.

 

Chesterfield Writer´s Film Project, based at Paramount Pictures, is one of the most prestigious screenwriting fellowships in the United States.

 

Chronicle of Philanthropy online.

 

College Art Association Professional Development Fellowship Program for MFA and PhD candidates in art and art history.

 

College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois fellowship, lectureship, and funding opportunities.

 

Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide.

 

 

Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant is designed to support writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through project-based grants.

 

Cultural Grants Program of the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles support the delivery of professional and diverse art services to resident and tourist audiences.

 

Dance: Creation to Performance fosters artistic excellence among dancemakers and supports innovative ways to share new dance works with communities across the State.

 

Directors Guild–Producer Training Plan provides motion picture and television industry training as directed by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and the Directors Guild of America.

 

Disney ABC Writing Fellowship

 

Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television.

 

Durfee Foundation’s Artists' Resource for Completion grants provide rapid, short-term assistance to individual artists in Los Angeles County who wish to enhance work for a specific, imminent opportunity that may significantly benefit their careers.

 

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation promotes an appreciation of the traditional expression in painting, drawing, sculpture and the graphic arts, by aiding worthy art students, artists or sculptors.

ELA Foundation grants for established programs in the areas of arts and advocacy which are led by or support adults with disabilities who are 22 or older.

 

Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award provides funding for exhibitions at the beginning stage of  development and provides the curator with support to realize the exhibition.

 

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown offers Fellows an opportunity for investigation and growth in their chosen field.

 

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties.

 

Foundation Center maintains a comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.

 

Foundation for Jewish Culture invests in creative individuals and ideas in order to nurture a vibrant and enduring American Jewish identity, culture and community.

 

 

Franklin Furnace awards grants to emerging artists to produce a major work in New York City.  Grants range from $2,000-$5,000.  Artists from all disciplines and  international locations are encouraged to apply.

 

Fulbright Scholar Programs offer U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture or do research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.

 

Funding Exchange list of progressive foundations and philanthropic resources.

 

 

George Bennett Writer in Residence Fellowship at Phillips Exeter Academy provides time and freedom from material considerations to a person seriously contemplating or pursuing a career as a writer.

 

George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a national competitive fellowship sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance.

 

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center sponsors research in American Modernism by historians in the fields of art, architecture & design, literature, music, and photography and to museum professionals who wish to organize an exhibition at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.

 

Getty Foundation grants support a diverse range of projects all over the world that strengthen the understanding and preservation of the visual arts.

Global Arts Village offers full or partial fellowships or full fee residency programs at its community in New Delhi, India.

 

GRAMMY Foundation Grants for Scientific Research Projects and Archiving and Preservation Projects.

 

Houston Grand Opera Studio's Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers offers fellowships and prizes.

 

International Radio and Television Society Foundation offers three academic programs for faculty and students.

 

James Madison Memorial Fellowship for of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.

 

Kennedy Center hands-on arts management fellowship and internship programs.

 

Kettering Foundation international fellowships.

 

The Kitchen offers Curatorial and Curatorial Research Fellowships.

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art annual resident fellowships in art history for qualified graduate students.

 

Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design, established to foster the understanding of the design intersections between nature and technology.

 

Museum of Contemporary Art's Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellowship offers the opportunity to gain professional curatorial experience in a major museum setting.

 

National Association of Hispanic Journalists Professional Development fellowships.

 

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts provides financial resources to strengthen Latino arts organizations and to support Latino artists in the creation of their work.

 

National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

 

National Museum of Women in the Arts Library Fellows Program encourages and supports the creation of artists' books and benefits the Library and Research Center.

 

Newhouse Graduate Newspaper Fellowship and Apprenticeship for Minorities at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

 

NYC Teaching Fellows teach in the schools that need teachers most.

 

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields.

 

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation grant.

 

PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellowship is an intensive eight-month program involving writers in the early stages of their literary careers.

 

Pew Fellowships in the Arts, established by The Pew Charitable Trusts, awards grants to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines.

 

Phillips Academy Andover teaching fellowship.

 

Poets & Writers pays fees to writers giving readings or conducting workshops in New York and California, and in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

 

Princess Grace Foundation-USA awards scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to emerging talent in theater, dance, and film.

 

Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year.

 

Rockefeller Brothers Fund works to promote social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.

 

Service-Works Project Grants funds projects using the contributor’s tips made at a restaurant job. 

 

Smithsonian American Art Museum offers academic opportunities for scholars at the graduate level and above, research opportunities for visiting scholars, and professional museum training for college seniors and graduate students.

 

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies offers Fellowships in Museum Practice.

 

Southeastern College Art Conference Fellowship supports member artists and individual creative growth, the development of new ideas for exhibitions and creative projects.

 

Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Fellowship Program is intended to further the professional development of working American Indian artists.

 

 

Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s African-American Fellowship is a two-year professional program for early career, African-American arts administrators.

 

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute offers between fifteen and twenty Clark Fellowships each year, ranging in duration from less than a month to ten months.

 

Summer Literary Seminars’ literary contest for a full tuition waiver to the program in Kenya, and publication of the winning entry.

 

Thurber House offers a variety of programs for professional and aspiring writers of all ages.

 

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Fellowship Program offers financial aid to pursue education or advance careers in the visual arts.

 

Yahoo Education Directory list of grant links.

 

WheatonArts Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship Program is a professional level program for focused and self-directed artists working in glass.

 

Wolfsonian Museum at Florida International University offers a research fellowship promoting the examination of modern material culture.

 

 Women In Film Foundation Film Finishing Fund supports filmmakers who make thoughtful and provocative films by or about women.

 

Women’s Studio Workshop Fellowship opportunities are designed to provide concentrated work time in a dynamic and supportive community of women artists.

 

Woodrow Wilson Fellowships continue to meet the nation’s need to develop leaders by supporting the efforts of individual scholars early in their careers.

 

Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival programs are dedicated to the training and development of professional musicians of the highest caliber.

 

 

Residencies

 

Aliance of Artists' Communities a search engine and service organization for the field of artists’ communities and residencies.

 

AIR Japan a list of residencies in Japan

 

18th Street Art Center's Residency Program provides subsidized live and work space for arts organizations and artists.

 

Archie Bray Foundation ceramics residencies range from a few months to up to two years.

 

ArtCorps strengthens international development initiatives by sending volunteer professional artists to work with Central American organizations.

 

Art Farm offers artists an opportunity to live and work in a rural environment.  Located in rural Nebraska, Art Farm has an abundance of art and materials, which allows for interactions between ideas and the enviroment.

 

 

Banff Centre is a globally respected arts, cultural, and educational institution.

 

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts provides its residents with well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and monthly stipends.

 

Caldera offers month-long retreats to selected artists and writers during the winter months.

 

Civitella Ranieri Foundation provides fellowships to visual artists, musicians and writers on an invitational basis.

 

Cornerstone Institute Summer Residency for individuals seeking to study and collaborate with professionals who are well-versed in ensemble, community-based theater.

 

Djerassi Residency Program is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share in collegial interaction within a small community of artists.

 

Dobie Paisano Fellowship Program is a writing retreat coordinated through The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Franconia Sculpture Park one hour north of Minneapolis, the park offers an Artists' Residency program through the Jerome Fellowship and an Intern Artist program for emerging artists.

Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency on Toronto Island, Canada provides a spawning ground for unique cultural alliances.

 

Headlands Center for the Arts' Artist in Residence Program offers fully sponsored, live-in and live-out residencies to around 30 artists each year from March to November .

 

Hothouse Program at UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures provides a residency for the creation of new work.

Kala Art Institute’s Artist-in-Residence Program provides accepted artists with 24-hour access to Kala’s Print Studio and Electronic Media Center.

 

MacDowell Colony is designed to facilitate a balance between a focus on work and interdisciplinary interaction.

 

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Artists & Communities program supports residencies by visiting artists from the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

 

Millay Colony for the Arts offers one-month residencies to six visual artists, writers and composers each month between the months of April and November.

 

One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre Summer Lab Intensive is open to actors, writers, directors, dancers and other artists with advanced study in their field.

 

Oregon College of Art & Craft offers a semester-long program for emerging artists and a summer residency for mid-career artists.

 

Oxbow offers residendies to artists and also awards fellowships to twelve students from competitive art schools and departments all over the nation. These students live on campus for the duration of the summer season, from June 1 - September

 

Ragdale is an artists' retreat situated 30 miles north of Chicago.

 

Res Artis a world-wide network and search engine for artists' residencies

 

Sitka Center's Residency Program hosts approximately 12 artists, writers, and natural science scholars each year.

 

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture is an intensive nine week summer residency for emerging visual artists.

 

STUDIO for Creative Inquiry hosts year-long residency program to connect established artists to the robust science-technology resources at Carnegie Mellon.

 

ThreeWalls Artist-In-Residence Program offers artists studio space in Chicago.

 

Vermont Studio Center is now the largest international artists' and writers' Residency Program in the United States.

 

Women’s Studio Workshop offers a variety of Artist-in-Residence opportunities.

 

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild offers both one-month residencies in summer to visual artists and writers, and Ceramics Residencies for one to five months, May through October.

 

Yaddo offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds.