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Grants

Fulbright Scholar Program

Posted July 1, 2010
The Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals of all levels, including artists, abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Grants range from two months in length to a full academic year. DEADLINE: August 2, 1010.
INFO: www.cies.org
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Film Independent’s Producers Lab Sloan Producers Grant

WHAT: A grant will be awarded to producers with rights to a screenplay that has a theme or leading character related to science, mathematics, or technology.
DEADLINE: July 12, 2010
AWARD: $25,000
INFO: www.filmindependent.org
POSTED: May 21, 2010

Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Audience Engagement Grant

WHAT: Grants awarded to partnerships of individuals and organizations that use documentary photography to actively engage audiences on human rights and social justice issues.
DEADLINE: July 23, 2010
AWARD: Up to $30,000
INFO: www.soros.org
POSTED: May 21, 2010

Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces 2010 Princess Grace Awards

WHAT: Awards in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships will be given to students or film programs that excel in theater, playwriting, dance performance, choreography, or film.
DEADLINE: various
INFO: www.pgfusa.com
POSTED: March 2, 2010

National Geographic All Roads Film Project

WHAT: Seed grants to filmmakers for the development and production of a film or video that showcases indigenous or underrepresented minority-culture storytellers.
DEADLINE: Various
AWARDS: Up to $10,000
INFO: events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/seed-grants/
POSTED: December 18, 2009

USA Artists International Funding for International Festivals

WHAT: Program enables range of expression and creativity of the performing arts in the United States to be represented at international festivals abroad.
DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2010; May 3, 2010
AWARDS: $1,000-10,000
INFO: www.midatlanticarts.org
POSTED: December 18, 2009

Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships

WHAT: Fellowships for young poets intended to encourage further study and writing.
DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2010
AWARDS: Five of $15,000 each
INFO: www.poetryfoundation.org
POSTED: December 18, 2009

Chamber Music American Residency Partnership Program

WHAT: Program supports short or extended residency projects that work to support live ensemble music in rural, urban, and suburban communities across the United States.
DEADLINE: February 15, 2010
AWARDS: Up to $12,000
INFO: www.chamber-music.org
POSTED: December 18, 2009

Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey Art Competition and Exhibition

WHAT: Original artwork depicting a personal cancer journey solicited.
DEADLINE: June 10, 2010
AWARDS: Donations up to $10,000 to the cancer charity of winner’s choice.
INFO: lillyoncologyoncanvas.com
POSTED: December 18, 2009

National Dance Project Production Grants

WHAT: Supports contemporary dance choreographers, artists, and companies
DEADLINE: March 2, 2010
AWARDS: Grants of up to $40,000
INFO: nefa.org
POSTED: December 18, 2009

Terra Foundation Summer Residency in France for Artists and Scholars

WHAT: American and European doctoral candidates will participate in a summer residency related to the study of American art.
DEADLINE: March 2, 2009 (Round 1 Application)
AWARDS: stipend of $5,000, plus lodging, meals, and study or studio space
INFO: terraamericanart.org
POSTED: December 18, 2009

Harry Ransom Center – Research Fellowships in the Humanities

WHAT: Fellowhips will be awarded to post-doctorate and independent scholars conducting research in various areas of the humanities and requiring on-site use of the Harry Ransom Center’s collections.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2010
AWARDS: Stipends of up to $9,000
INFO: hrc.utexas.edu/
POSTED: October 28, 2009

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Individual Artist Fellowship Program

WHAT: Grants to enhance the development of individual artists
DEADLINE: Guidelines for 2010 will be posted on April 11, 2010; Deadline is June 1, 2010 (Literature, Folk Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre and Interdisciplinary only) *INFO: www.florida-arts.org
POSTED: July 13, 2009

Art Ventures Grant: Jacksonville Community Foundation

WHAT: Grants of up to $3,500 are available to support individual artists as they advance their work. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, and have resided in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau or St. Johns counties for at least 12 months at the time of application.
DEADLINE: TBA 2010
AWARDS: Up to $3,500
INFO: www.jaxcf.org
POSTED: July 9, 2008

Puffin Foundation Artist Grant

WHAT: For emerging artists involved in film/video, fine arts, photography, public interest, music, and theater. This grant is to support artists who may have a hard time getting exposure to their work due to their genre/social philosophy.
DEADLINE: 2010 application available in September
AWARDS: $1,000 – $2,500
INFO: www.puffinfoundation.org/
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Princess Grace Foundation-USA – Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film

WHAT: The foundation is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging artists in theater, dance, and film and awards grants to individual artists across the United States.
DEADLINE: 2010 application will be available January 15, 2010
AWARDS: scholarships and general operating support to organizations
INFO: www.pgfusa.org
POSTED: March 11, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

National Geographic Society -Young Explorer Grants

WHAT: Grants aim to offer opportunities to young people to pursue research, conservation and exploration-related projects.
DEADLINE: Rolling – pre-application
AWARDS: $2000 to $5000
INFO: www.nationalgeographic.com
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program

WHAT: Atlantic Center’s residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting studio, sculpture studio, music studio, dance studio, black box theater, writer’s studio, and digital computer lab. Each residency session includes three master artists of different disciplines. The master artists each personally select a group of associates – talented, emerging artists – through an application process administered by ACA.
DEADLINE: Rolling deadlines for the various residencies
INFO: www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
POSTED: November 29, 2006; July 9, 2008

Craft Emergency Relief Fund: Disaster Relief Grant

WHAT: The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) offers Disaster Relief Grants for craft artists who have been seriously injured or whose homes or studios have been severely damaged by a significant, widespread disaster such as destructive floods, earthquakes, storms or terrorist attacks. To be considered for this grant, the applicant is required to complete the Quick Loan application. CERF will determine whether a loan or a grant offer or a combination of the two will be made. Priority for grants will be given to those most severely affected by the disaster.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AWARDS: up to $1,000
INFO: www.craftemergency.org/programs/relief/offer
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Mockingbird Foundations DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education

WHAT: Nominations for the Mockingbird Foundations DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a passion for music through the use of unconventional genres, instruments, methods, or other aspects of music education that can be duplicated are currently being accepted.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AWARDS: Variable
INFO: daime[at]mbird.org, www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/guidelines.html
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Pollock-Krasner Foundation: Support for Artists in Need

WHAT: The Foundation’s mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AWARDS: Variable
INFO: www.pkf.org/grant.html
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Experimental Television Center

WHAT: The Center provides artists with grants to help with the completion of electronic media and film art works currently in progress.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AWARDS: Variable
INFO: www.experimentaltvcenter.org
POSTED: July 9, 2008
UPDATED: July 13, 2009

Sundance Documentary Fund

WHAT: The Sundance Documentary Fund is dedicated to supporting international documentary films and videos focused on current and significant issues and movements in contemporary human rights, freedom of expression, social justice, and civil liberties.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
AWARDS: Variable
INFO: www.sundance.org
POSTED: November 16, 2004
UPDATED: July 13, 2009; July 9, 2008