Updated August 2015
SELECTED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THEATRE
This document lists both fellowships for individual work and grants that require institutional sign-off and
therefore must be submitted through the University of Kansas Center for Research (KUCR) or KU Endowment
Association. Opportunities are listed for graduate students, as well as faculty, so please share the list with
anyone you think may be interested.
To navigate, keep the document in layout view, scroll to the table of contents, then click on the page number of
the agency or program in which you’re interested. This will take you directly to that entry. If you then wish to
learn more, click on the agency’s website address (URL), which you will find near the bottom of the entry. If
clicking doesn’t work, copy the URL, paste it into the address line of your web browser, and type return. Many
humanities and area studies centers offer only thematic fellowships, programs and deadlines can change, and
some agencies had not updated their websites at the time this document was compiled, so do check the agency
websites and read application instructions carefully.
This list is intended for planning purposes. It is our hope that you will be able to use it to quickly determine
which agencies might fund your work, easily find more information about them by visiting their websites, and
then develop an external applications timeline that will help you stay on task as you prepare your proposals.
Developing grant and fellowship proposals takes focus and time. Because most agencies have deadlines only
once each year and take from three to eight months to announce awards, think long-term when planning your
external funding strategies. While you may be able to put together a viable fellowship proposal in as little as six
weeks, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to develop an institutional proposal (one that requires submission by
a 501(c)3 non profit organization) in that timeframe. Because of their complexity and the necessity for approval
and sign-off by KUCR, you should begin working on an institutional proposal a minimum of four months and
preferably six months prior to the agency’s deadline. Work from the previous year’s grant proposal guidelines
until the agency posts new instructions, then tweak as may be necessary. Starting four to six months before the
agency's last known deadline will help to ensure that you can complete and finalize all of the proposal
components by KUCR's and the Humanities Grant Development Office's (HGDO) internal deadlines and that
your proposal will be as competitive as possible.
Please keep in mind that the internal deadline to submit all final materials to the HGDO is five (5) working
days prior to the agency’s deadline. If requesting review and comment, the deadline to submit final drafts is
ten (10) working days prior to the agency's deadline. You can submit individual fellowship and grant
applications entirely on your own or though the HGDO. Institutional proposals must be submitted on your
behalf by KUCR, which has an internal deadline of five (5) working days for all final application materials.
HGDO can serve as your interface with KUCR, if you begin working with us early enough to allow us to
provide this service.
This list is not exhaustive. If you know of other sources, please let us know. If you find nothing here that might
help you, go to http://pivot.cos.com and conduct a search specific to your needs. This service is free to KU
graduate students and faculty courtesy of the KU Center for Research and offers the most comprehensive and
dependable compilation of funding opportunities available. You can access it from any KU computer or, if KU
is your service provider, from your computer at home.
Humanities Grant Development Office
Kathy Porsch, Research Development Officer
kporsch@ku.edu • 785/864-7834
Bobbi Rahder, Research Development Specialist
brahder@ku.edu • 785/864-7833
hgdo@ku.edu • 785/864-7887
http://hallcenter.ku.edu/humanities-grant-development-office
Table of Contents
ONLINE LISTS OF FUNDING AGENCIES ...................................................................................... 1
Alliance of Artists Communities ........................................................................................................................ 1
Art Deadlines List ............................................................................................................................................... 1
MAJOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES ....................................................................... 1
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (combined Kansas Film and Kansas Arts Commission within
the Kansas Department of Commerce) ............................................................................................................... 1
Mid-America Arts Alliance ................................................................................................................................ 1
National Endowment for the Arts ....................................................................................................................... 2
OTHER AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS (in alphabetical order) .............................................. 2
A Blade of Grass (ABOG) .................................................................................................................................. 2
ABOG Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art .................................................................................................. 2
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ................................................................................................................................ 2
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) ............................................................................................... 2
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild ................................................................................................................................ 3
The Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition........................................................................................... 3
Play Competition for Youth Theatre............................................................................................................... 3
Costume Society of America (CSA) ................................................................................................................... 3
Creative Capital Foundation ............................................................................................................................... 3
Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund ............................................................................................................... 3
Creative Capital Grants for Individual Artists. .............................................................................................. 3
FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) .................................................................................................... 4
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation ............................................................................................. 4
Harvard University Houghton Library Visiting Fellowships ............................................................................. 4
Society for Theatre Research (STR) ................................................................................................................... 4
The Surdna Foundation....................................................................................................................................... 4
Artists Engaging in Social Change................................................................................................................. 4
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) ............................................................................................................. 5
Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships ................................................................................................. 5
New Generations Program Future Collaborations & TCG/ITI Travel Grants ............................................. 5
United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) ........................................................................... 5
International Travel Grant ............................................................................................................................. 5
Project Grants ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Fellowships ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY ............................................... 6
American Academy in Berlin ............................................................................................................................. 6
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) ....................................................................................................... 6
Asian Cultural Council ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Association of Performing Arts Presenters ......................................................................................................... 6
CEC ArtsLink ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fulbright Scholar Program.................................................................................................................................. 7
Japan-United States Friendship Commission ..................................................................................................... 7
Creative Artists Program ............................................................................................................................... 7
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation............................................................................................................. 7
RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS ......................................................................................................... 8
Camargo Foundation Fellowships ...................................................................................................................... 8
Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities ............................................................................................. 8
MacDowell Colony, Inc. ..................................................................................................................................... 8
School for Advanced Research (SAR), Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) ................................................... 8
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies ........................................................................ 8
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Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) ................................................................................................... 9
Yaddo Artists’ Community ................................................................................................................................. 9
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ONLINE LISTS OF FUNDING AGENCIES
Alliance of Artists Communities
This website is a source for information about a multitude of artists’ communities that offer residencies at
various locations in the US and around the world.
URL: http://www.artistcommunities.org/
Art Deadlines List
This link provides information on art contests and competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships
and grants and fellowships, art festivals, call for entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunities, in all
disciplines, for art students, art teachers, and artists of all ages. It offers both free and paid subscriptions.
URL: http://artdeadlineslist.com/
MAJOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES
Note: When an agency indicates only 501(c)3 non profit institutions may apply, that means the
University of Kansas Center for Research (KUCR) must submit on your behalf. These often
complex and lengthy institutional proposals require review and approval by KUCR prior to
submission and thus you must submit your final materials to KUCR at least 5 working days
before the application deadline and, if you're working with the HGDO, to the HGDO at least 10
working days before the application deadline.
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (combined Kansas Film and Kansas Arts Commission
within the Kansas Department of Commerce)
Current website information indicates that grants are for projects designed to promote the Kansas
economy and create jobs through use of the creative economy and arts industry incentives. Projects
funded in the last round were community-based economic development projects with an arts element.
Check carefully because some of these are institutional grants, some are individual grants, and some
require partnership with a city and/or a community arts organization such as Theatre Lawrence.
URL: http://www.kansascommerce.com/index.aspx?NID=541
Deadline: September 5 (Creative Economy Project Support – Initial Application Deadline)
November 7 (Creative Economy Project Support – Full Application Deadline)
May 11 (Strategic Investment Program - Rolling Deadlines, check website for most up-to-date
deadline)
May 11 (Arts Integration Program - Rolling Deadlines, check website for most up-to-date
deadline)
Mid-America Arts Alliance
In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program, the Mid-America
Regional Touring Program supports performing artists’ fees for presenters of all sizes and types. When
Kansas again received National Endowment for the Arts (NEH) funds, the Alliance also released its
prohibition on funding Kansas projects and again considers Kansas part of its region. Applications are
accepted until funds are depleted. Check carefully because some of these are institutional grants and some
may require collaboration with one or more community arts organizations.
URL: http://www.maaa.org/
Deadlines: 8 weeks prior to star of project (Regional Touring Program – Rolling Application
deadlines)
January 16 (Artistic Innovations Grant – Letter of Intent deadline)
March 25 (Artistic Innovations Grant – Invited Proposal’s deadline)
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National Endowment for the Arts
The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal
agencies, and the philanthropic sector. These institutional grant applications must be submitted through
the KU Center for Research, Inc. In some cases, KU is limited in the number of applications it can submit
so there may be the need for some negotiation or collaboration with sister KU arts organizations. For
example, both the Lied Center of Kansas and the Spencer Museum of Art submit proposals to the
program to which KU Theatre, for example, would apply. There are ways these three entities work around
the one proposal per institution rule for that particular opportunity. Talk with your peers at these
institutions if you're interested.
URL: http://arts.gov/grants
Deadline: Various (see website for details)
OTHER AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS (in alphabetical order)
A Blade of Grass (ABOG)
ABOG Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art
ABOG provides resources to artists who demonstrate artistic excellence and are conduits for social
change. ABOG evaluates quality of work by fostering an inclusive, practical discourse about the
aesthetics, function, ethics and meaning of socially engaged art that resonates within and outside the
contemporary art dialogue. ABOG funds socially engaged projects in which art is a catalyst for social
change; projects that feature artists in leadership roles, dialogue-based projects that emphasize sustainable
partnerships with communities; projects in which artists engage community members as equal partners,
and projects in which co-creation with non-artists is part of the process. Relationship building and
problem solving are key goals. ABOG provides funding with minimal restriction, and budget line items
may include things like living expenses that are not direct project expenses.
URL: http://www.abladeofgrass.org/application/guidelines/
Deadline: November 24 (Letter of Inquiry); January 16 (Full Proposal)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Public Understanding of Science and Technology. The program goal is to convey the challenges and
rewards of the scientific and technological enterprise and of the lives of the men and women who
undertake it. Theatre-focused activities are mostly carried out through two partners, see website. A letter
of inquiry is advisable to see if the foundation will fund outside of existing partnerships. Grants aim to
encourage playwrights and theater companies to write and produce new plays about scientists, engineers
and mathematicians that will break down the barrier between "the two cultures." Through this program,
the Foundation aims to be a leading force in commissioning and producing new science and technology
plays that help to stimulate playwrights to tackle these subjects while also creating a more hospitable
environment among the theater-going public for such fare, and bring about an important cultural shift.
URL: http://www.sloan.org/major-program-areas/public-understanding-of-science-and-
technology/theater/
Deadline: Open
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
The American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) is a U.S.-based professional organization that fosters
scholarship on worldwide theatre and performance, both historical and contemporary. ASTR was founded
in 1956 to encourage theatre scholarship and to provide a link with other similar groups represented in
the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR/FIRT). Its name was adopted to distinguish it
from the Society for Theatre Research, based in the United Kingdom. ASTR offers several research
grants ranging from $600-$3,000.
URL: http://www.astr.org/?page=Rsch_Grants
Deadline: Various (see website for details)
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Beverly Hills Theatre Guild
The Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition
This program is aimed at discovering new theatrical works and encouraging established or emerging
writers to create quality works for the theatre. Entries must be original, unpublished, unproduced, and
not currently under any option full-length plays (minimum of 75 minutes). Musicals, plays for
children, and short one-act plays are not eligible. The playwright may request an application form
from the competition office (visit the website). Prizes are 1st: $3,500, 2nd: $2,500, and 3rd: $1,500.
There is a $15 submission fee.
URL: http://www.beverlyhillstheaterguild.com/julie_harris_competition.html
Deadline: August 1 - November 1
Play Competition for Youth Theatre
This competition is intended to discover new theatrical works and encourage established or emerging
writers to create quality works for youth theatre. Entries must be unpublished, theatrical works
written for the living stage and suitable for the grades designated. Plays shorter than 45 minutes and
musicals are not eligible. The playwright may request an application form from the competition
office (visit the website). First prize is $1,200, second prize is $600.
URL: http://www.beverlyhillstheaterguild.com/youth.html
Deadline: January 15 - February 28
Costume Society of America (CSA)
The Costume Society of America seeks to advance the global understanding of all aspects of dress and
appearance by stimulating scholarship and encouraging study in the field of costume. The CSA offers
several grants, awards, and honors, including funds for travel, research and collections.
URL: http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/awards.htm
Deadline: Various (see website for details)
Creative Capital Foundation
Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund
The MAP Fund supports only artistic projects that contain a live-performance component. It funds
original, new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts. Work that brings
insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural differences in class, gender, generation, ethnicity,
or tradition is of particular interest. Although the MAP Fund is especially interested in work early in
its development, support is possible for any phase of a project, up to and including its premiere run
(the touring of completed projects is not eligible). Award amounts range from $10,000 to $40,000. To
qualify, applicants must be US citizens and at least 25 years old.
URL: http://www.mapfund.org/apply.html
Deadline: October 3 (Letter of Intent); December 8 (Full Proposals, by invitation)
Creative Capital Grants for Individual Artists.
Successful applicants will have at least five years of experience and propose works innovative in form
and/or content in film/video arts, performing arts (includes theater), and emerging art fields (includes
all forms of digital work and innovative literature). Projects that transcend traditional disciplinary
boundaries are highly encouraged. Creative Capital follows a three-year grant cycle: in the first yearVisual Arts and Film/Video; the second year- Performing Arts, Emerging Fields and Literature; the
third year- no additional grants- rather, they invest in the continued support of funded projects,
focusing on tracking progress, seeing projects to successful completion and assisting with future
opportunities. Grants are valued at up to $90,000: $50,000 in award monies (direct funding) and an
additional suite of career development services valued at $40,000. To qualify, applicants must be US
citizens and at least 25 years old.
URL: http://creative-capital.org/pages/ourprogram
Deadline: February 1 (last known) (work with past artists, no 2016 applications accepted for 2017)
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FACE (French American Cultural Exchange)
FACE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting contemporary creative work in the context of
French-American cultural and educational exchange that offers grants and programs in education, film,
theater, and dance. The French-American Fund for Contemporary Theatre includes programs to foster
innovative artistic collaborations in the field of theatre and contribute to the dynamism of intercultural
dialogue and exchange between France and the US. The program for contemporary playwrights is
designed to support American productions of French contemporary playwrights and US residences for
French directors. Only non-profit organizations may apply, so applications must be submitted through
the KU Center for Research, Inc. The Program for Multidisciplinary Theatre Projects supports the
presentation of multidisciplinary French theater (including objects, sound, physical, and visual theater)
URL: http://www.facecouncil.org/performingarts/index.html
Deadline: February 15 (last known)
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation
The foundation offers $30,000 fellowships on a six-year rotation of fields in the Liberal and Fine Arts.
The focus is on Creative Writing (Fiction), Creative Writing (Poetry), and Philosophy for the Fall 2014
competition (fellowship 2015-16). It will rotate to to field of theatre in the Fall 2018 competition (Music,
Playwriting, History, Musicology, and Theatre Studies). The fellowship is targeted at early mid-career
individuals. Applicants should have completed their formal studies within the past five to fifteen years
and have successfully completed at least one major project beyond degree requirements sufficient for the
awarding of tenure at a research institution. Assistant and full professors are not normally eligible for a
Howard Fellowship. Applicants must be professionally based in the US by affiliation or residence.
URL: http://www.brown.edu/initiatives/howard-foundation/
Deadline: November 15
Harvard University Houghton Library Visiting Fellowships
Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of Harvard College. The library's
holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South American
literature, including the country's pre-eminent collection of American literary manuscripts; philosophy;
religion; history of science; music; printing and graphic arts; dance; and theatre. Fellows will also have
access to collections in Widener Library as well as to other libraries at the University. Applicants need not
apply for a specific fellowship. Short-Term and Long-Term Fellowships are available.
URL: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/public_programs/visiting_fellowships.cfm
Deadline: January 16
Society for Theatre Research (STR)
Research Awards. The STR makes annual awards, ranging from £100 to £2,000, as contributions to the
cost of research substantially concerned with the history and practice of the British theatre. Private
scholars, theatre professionals, academic staff, and students, of any nationality, are welcome to apply. The
STR funds both the completion of work in progress and professional training in research techniques
needed to assist established project. The agency also offers subvention awards towards the publication of
completed work, in which a publisher is already seriously interested.
URL: http://www.str.org.uk/research/awards/index.html
Deadline: January 30 (last known deadline)
The Surdna Foundation
Artists Engaging in Social Change
The Surdna Foundation is now accepting proposals for one- or two-year support to extraordinary
artist-driven projects as part of its Artists Engaging in Social Change funding area. All artistic
disciplines will be considered, including cross-disciplinary work. The request for proposal (RFP) is
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open to both 501(c)(3) organizations and individual artists and culture bearers, but artists and
collectives that are not incorporated as 501(c)(3)s must apply under a fiscal sponsor. Through this
RFP, Surdna will support compelling projects that artists develop in response to their communities'
specific challenges, and will also fund the projects of artists whose long-term, deeply-rooted work has
increased social engagement without necessarily being explicitly defined as "activist." Proposals will
be accepted between Sept. 15 and Nov.12, 2014. Surdna staff, with support from outside experts, will
present recommendations to the Surdna board and final decisions will be made in early April, 2015.
The Foundation believes this process will allow us to make considered investments in artistic
practices that focus on engaging and reflecting communities. Application guidelines and frequently
asked questions, including grant amounts and definitions of key terms, are available here.
URL:http://www.surdna.org/rfp?utm_source=AESC+RFP+Sept+2014+%28EMB%29&utm_campaig
n=rfp_aesc_emb&utm_medium=email
Deadline: November 12
Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships
This program aims to help further an actor's artistic and professional development and deepen his/her
relationship with a not-for-profit theatre. Fellowships are awarded to actors in two categories,
Extraordinary Potential and Distinguished Achievement. Recipients in the Extraordinary Potential
category will receive $15,000, with an additional $10,000 available to relieve student loan debt.
Recipients in the Distinguished Achievement category will receive $25,000. Host theaters receive
$7,500 to be applied to costs incurred due to the actor’s residency activities.
URL: http://www.tcg.org/grants/fox/fox_index.cfm
Deadline: May 13 (last known)
New Generations Program Future Collaborations & TCG/ITI Travel Grants
Global Connections—On the Road: This initiative will award 12 grants of up to $5,000 each to foster
new relationships with international colleagues that will inspire each other’s work and aesthetics by
creating opportunities for cultural exchange.
Global Connections—In the Lab: This initiative will award six grants of $10,000 each to further preexisting international collaborations by supporting residencies that either advance the development of
a piece or explore elements leading up to a full production.
URL: http://www.tcg.org/grants/global_connections/index.cfm
Deadlines: October 22, March 11 (last known)
United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT)
International Travel Grant
USITT awards travel grants to provide USITT members with funding for international travel for
advanced research and education in theatre related fields. Applicants must be members of USITT.
This grant alternates each year between funding an established scholar and a student enrolled in either
an upper division or graduate program in theatre—the 2014 deadline is for the student grant.
URL: http://www.usitt.org/content.asp?pl=138&sl=32&contentid=145
Deadline: December 1
Project Grants
USITT awards grants of up to $10,000 to support research or creative activities in design and/or
technology with coherent themes that result in significant scholarly or creative results. It also awards
fellowships for excellence in scholarship or creative activities in the areas of performing arts design
and technology. Applicants must be USITT members for 12 months prior to applying.
URL: http://www.usitt.org/content.asp?pl=138&sl=32&contentid=142
Deadline: November 1 (last known)
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Fellowships
Proposals for USITT Fellowships must have a coherent theme and result in important scholarly or
creative activity with a significant result. Fellowships are funded in amounts up to $15,000.
Applicants must be USITT members for 12 months prior to applying.
URL: http://www.usitt.org/content.asp?pl=32&sl=141&contentid=141
Deadline: January 10 (last known)
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY
American Academy in Berlin
Fellowships (Berlin Prizes). The American Academy in Berlin welcomes younger as well as established
scholars, artists, and professionals who wish to engage in independent study in Berlin for an academic
semester or, in special cases, for an entire academic year. Fellowships are typically awarded for an
academic semester or, rarely, for an entire academic year. Please note that candidates need not be
specialists in German topics. Fellowships include round-trip airfare, housing at the Academy, partial
board, and a stipend of $5,000 per month.
URL: http://www.americanacademy.de/home/fellows/applications/
Deadline: September 30
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS)
Senior Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are available to accomplished practitioners of the
performing arts of India and creative artists who demonstrate that study in India would enhance their
skills, develop their capabilities to teach or perform in the US, enhance American involvement with
India’s artistic traditions, and strengthen their links with peers in India. Awards will normally be for
periods of up to four months, although proposals for periods of up to nine months may be considered.
URL: http://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs/
Deadline: July 1 (Last Known)
Asian Cultural Council
The Asian Cultural Council supports cultural exchange between Asia and the US in the performing and
visual arts. Although fellowships to artists, scholars, and specialists from Asia for research, study, and
creative work in the US constitute the core of the ACC's grant program, some awards are also made to US
scholars and artists pursuing similar activities in Asia and to educational and cultural institutions engaged
in projects of special significance to Asian-American exchange. In addition, the ACC awards a small
number of grants in support of regional exchange activities within Asia.
URL: http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/apply/
Deadlines: November 1
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
The Cultural Exchange Fund. The Cultural Exchange Fund (CEF) is a travel subsidy program supported
by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist US based presenters in building partnerships and
collaborations with international touring artists, companies, and their collaborators in seeing the work of
artists from around the world in its cultural context. Arts Presenters will award travel subsidies to
individual presenters, presenting organizations and groups of presenters traveling to see the work of
artists, companies and/or to develop and advance projects with international artists and their collaborators.
Applicants must be active members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. The maximum
amount awarded per individual organization, inclusive of travel costs and per diem, is $2,000. Group
travel subsidies will be awarded only to groups of three or more presenters from different member
presenting organizations. The maximum group award is $10,000, (up to $2,000 per organization).
URL: http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx
Deadline: Several funding rounds annually (please see website for details)
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CEC ArtsLink
CEC ArtsLink supports exchanges between artists and arts organizations in the United States and
Eastern/Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus Region. To be eligible, US artists,
curators, presenters, and arts organizations must undertake projects in Central Europe, Russia and
Eurasia. Applicants must be working with an artist or organization in that region and projects must be
designed to benefit participants and audiences in both the US and the host country.
URL: http://www.cecartslink.org /
Deadline: Various (please see website for details)
Fulbright Scholar Program
This Fulbright program sends US faculty from all disciplines abroad for various periods, usually three to
nine months, to lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
URL: http://www.cies.org/
Deadline: August 1
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Creative Artists Program
This program offers a five-month residency to contemporary and traditional artists from the US. To
qualify, candidates must be professional creative artists (contemporary or traditional) working as
designers, media artists, playwrights, solo theater artists (including puppeteers, storytellers and
performance artists) who work with original material. Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of
theater are also eligible. Preference will be given to applicants seeking first-time residency in Japan.
Amount: $20,000; up to $2,000 for travel
URL: http://www.jusfc.gov/faqs/creative-artists-programs/
Deadline: February 2
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
The Venetian Research Program offers predoctoral and postdoctoral grants for travel to and residence in
Venice and the Veneto. Grants are for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian
empire, and study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social
sciences are eligible areas of study, including theater. Graduate student applicants must have fulfilled all
doctoral requirements (including acceptance of dissertation proposal) except completion of the
dissertation by the deadline. Award amount: up to $19,900 for a full academic year.
URL: http://delmas.org/?page_id=97
Deadline: December 15
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RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS
Camargo Foundation Fellowships
The Camargo Foundation, located in Cassis, France and founded by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill,
is a residential center offering programming in the humanities and the arts. It offers time and space in a
contemplative environment to think, create, and connect. The Foundation encourages the visionary work
of scholars, artists, and thought leaders in the arts and humanities. During the residency program, fellows
meet at least once a week for project discussions. The Foundation also offers to introduce fellows to local
professionals in their fields and organizes events such as concerts, film screenings, poetry readings, guest
speakers, and day excursions. The cultural life in the Aix-Marseille area is rich in theatre, art exhibits,
lectures, ballet, music, and cinema.
URL: http://www.camargofoundation.org
Deadlines: January 13
Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities
The Bogliasco Fellowship Program. Applicants are expected to demonstrate significant achievement in
their disciplines, commensurate with their age and experience. An approved project is presumed to lead to
the completion of an artistic, literary, or scholarly work, followed by publication, performance,
exhibition, or other public presentation. In the arts, the Study Center welcomes persons doing both
creative and scholarly work (such as art history, musicology, film criticism, and so on). The Center does
not have rehearsal studio space for persons wishing to work extensively in performance.
URL: http://www.bfny.org/english/fellowships.cfm
Deadlines: January 15 (for Fall/Winter); April 15 (for Winter/Spring)
MacDowell Colony, Inc.
MacDowell encourages artists from all backgrounds to apply for residency. Artists with professional
standing in their fields and emerging artists are eligible. The maximum residence at the Colony in
Peterborough, NH, is two months, and the average is four weeks. Artists in residence receive room, board,
and the exclusive use of a studio. Fellowships are available for Summer, Fall, and Winter periods. A
processing fee of $30 is required.
URL: http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html
Deadlines: September 15 (for Winter); January 15 (for Summer); April 15 (for Fall)
School for Advanced Research (SAR), Indian Arts Research Center (IARC)
The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) offers three artistin-residence fellowships annually for mature and emerging Native artists. Fellowships include a monthly
stipend, housing, studio space, supplies allowance, and travel reimbursement to and from SAR. The
fellowships support diverse creative disciplines and can include sculpture, performance, basketry,
painting, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, pottery, writing, and film and video.
URL: http://sarweb.org/index.php?artists
Deadline: January 15
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
I Tatti Fellowships are available for post doctorate research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. The
Fellowship year runs from 1 July to 30 June. Starting 1 September, Fellows are expected to spend at least
three days a week at the Villa, and are required to live in Florence or the surrounding area. Fellows are
offered a study, use of the Biblioteca Berenson, lunches on weekdays, and various other privileges. This
fellowship is only for scholars who are in the first decade after successfully defending their dissertation.
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Fellows must be conversant in either English or Italian and able to understand both languages. Amount:
up to $50,000, plus a supplement towards relocation expenses.
URL: http://itatti.harvard.edu/research/fellowships/i-tatti-fellowship
Deadline: October 15
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
VCCA, a residential working retreat for writers, visual artists and composers, is located at Mt. San
Angelo, southwest of Washington, DC. VCCA offers residencies of two weeks to two months. Artists are
accepted without consideration for their financial situation. The actual cost of a residency at the Virginia
Center is $180 per day and fellows are asked to contribute according to their ability.
URL: http://www.vcca.com/
Deadlines: September 15, January 15, and May 15
Yaddo Artists’ Community
Yaddo’s mission is to offer creative artists from all nations and of all backgrounds uninterrupted time to
work, good working conditions, and a supportive environment. The Artists-in-Residence Program is open
to writers, including playwrights; performance artists, including thespians; and film and video artists.
Financial assistance is available and residencies last on average for five weeks.
URL: http://www.yaddo.org/Yaddo/application.shtml
Deadlines: January 1 (for residencies May-February); August 1 (for residencies October to May)
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