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Guggenheim Fellowship 2027 for Artists and Creators

Guggenheim Fellowship 2027 supports mid-career artists in the U.S. and Canada with 6–12 months of support. Variable award. Apply by September 15, 2026.

August 20, 2026

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Princeton Hodder Fellowship: $98,000 Artist Support

Princeton Hodder Fellowship offers $93,000 plus $5,000 research support for artists in Princeton, NJ. Apply by September 8, 2026.

August 10, 2026

Artist Opportunities·Featured·Fellowships·Residencies

Princeton Arts Fellowship 2027 | $93,000 Artist Fellowship

Apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship 2027. Early-career artists receive a $93,000 annual salary, research funding, and teaching experience. Deadline: September 8, 2026.

August 5, 2026

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€20,000 DRIFT Choreographer Open Call 2026

Apply for the €20,000 DRIFT Choreographer Open Call in Europe. Mid-career choreographers can receive research funding. Deadline: August 31, 2026.

August 3, 2026

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€7,000 Venice Artist Fellowship and Residency | Scuola Piccola Zattere 2027

Scuola Piccola Zattere has opened applications for two international fellowships supporting artists and cultural practitioners interested in long-term research within the expanded field of contemporary arts.

July 23, 2026

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Funded Germany Artist Residency 2027 | Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

Apply for the Funded Germany Artist Residency 2027 at Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen. €1,500 monthly fellowship for artists, authors, and composers. Deadline August 31, 2026.

July 14, 2026

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$2000 TMT Institute Fellowship 26/27: Performance Makers

TMT Institute fellowship offers Brooklyn artists space, material resources, and a $2,000 stipend. Apply by July 22, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.

July 9, 2026

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Emerging Artist Fellowship NYC $20,000, Queens Museum-Jerome Foundation

Apply for the Emerging Artist Fellowship NYC at Queens Museum. Two artists receive $20,000, mentorship, and exhibitions. Deadline September 28, 2026.

June 21, 2026

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Emergence Art Science Fellowship Amsterdam €20,000 Commission

Emergence Art Science Fellowship Amsterdam for artists, makers, and collectives. €20,000 production budget. Apply by June 30, 2026.

June 17, 2026

Residencies·Artist Opportunities·Featured·Fellowships

Fully Funded ARCAthens Athens Residency 2026 in Greece

ARCAthens Athens Residency 2026 offers a $3,000 fellowship prize, housing, airfare, and stipend in Athens. Apply by June 30, 2026.

June 6, 2026

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Art and Technology Fellowship, Serpentine FAE, £10,000

Art and Technology Fellowship at Serpentine offers £10,000, mentorship, travel support, and London intensives. Apply by June 7, 2026.

May 16, 2026

Residencies·Artist Opportunities·Featured·Fellowships

€13,000 Curatorial Fellowship – Akademie Schloss Solitude Curatorial 10 Month Fellowship, Stuttgart Germany

Akademie Schloss Solitude Curatorial Fellowship offers €13,000 total funding, studio, and support in Stuttgart, Germany. Open to curators with 3–5 years experience. Deadline May 22, 2026.

May 7, 2026

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Just Tech Fellowship: $60,000 Artist Fellowship for Technology and Society

Fellowship – Just Tech Fellowship, Brooklyn, United States Up to $60,000 for artists, researchers, and practitioners working on technology and society. The Just Tech Fellowship is a one-year fellowship from the Social Science Research Council for researchers, artists, and practitioners working at

May 6, 2026

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Backslash Fellowship – $50,000 Artist Fellowship, New York City

50,000 Backslash Fellowship for established artists working with technology at Cornell Tech. Backslash also offers $11,000 Interventions. Deadline: May 8, 2026.

April 28, 2026

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$100,000 Artist Fellowship – O’Shaughnessy Fellowships, Remote

Up to $100,000 artist fellowship in equity-free funding for independent makers The O’Shaughnessy Fellowships support individuals working across disciplines with up to $100,000 in equity-free funding. The program is open globally and designed for self-directed practitioners developing ambitious, independent projects. Recent Fellows

April 9, 2026

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Trans Oral History Fellowship – Apply by June 15, 2025

Apply to the Trans Studies at the Commons Fellowship, supporting oral history projects that expand trans archives. $10,000 stipend and retreat.

May 12, 2025

Artist Opportunities·Fellowships

Opportunities: Alphabet et Ultra (Artificerie Almagià, Ravenna, Italy) Deadline – May 8, 2023

Opportunity: Alphabet et Ultra Where: Artificerie Almagià, Ravenna, Italy When: July 17 to July 30 2023 Deadline: May 8, 2023 Online Application: https://www.grupponanou.it/alphabet-et-ultra-public-call/?lang=en Fee to Participate or Apply: free Description Of Opportunity: Alphabet et Ultra is a training course and choreutic study

March 22, 2023

Artist Opportunities·Featured·Fellowships

Opportunities: The Graduate School of the UdK Berlin invites applications for 24-month Fellowships (Graduate School, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany) Deadline – 11 April 2023

Opportunity: The Graduate School of the UdK Berlin invites applications for 24-month Fellowships Where: Graduate School, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany When: Deadline: 11 April 2023 Online Application: https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/research/graduate-school/application/ Fee to Participate or Apply: 0 Description Of Opportunity: The Graduate School

March 13, 2023

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LIVE WORKS V10 (Italy) Deadline March 20, 2022

The open call LIVE WORKS includes creative residency periods for the selected projects. LIVE WORKS sees performance as a work space, and as an instrument and cultural exercise. Starting from the notion of performance in the visual art practice, the project is

February 23, 2022

Artist Opportunities·Fellowships·Workshops/Courses

Opportunities: danceWEB scholarship programme 2022 (Vienna, Austria) Deadline – 17 December 2021, 12:00 noon CET

Every year, danceWEB offers participation in all workshops, research projects as well as attendance at all performances of the ImPulsTanz festival plus mentoring by an artistic coach to about 60 dancers and emerging choreographers from more than 30 countries.

December 1, 2021

Artist Opportunities·Fellowships·Residencies

Opportunities: Fellowships_ The CHOREOGRAPHIC MARATHON (ONline International from Toronto Canada) Deadline – Oct 1, 2021

Opportunity: Fellowships_ The Choreographic Marathon Where: Online International from Toronto Canada When: October 16, 17, 2021 then part-time through Jan 2022 Deadline: Oct 1, 2021 Online Application: https://www.choreographicmarathon.ca Fee to Participate or Apply: Fellowship Description Of Opportunity: PROPOSE ASAP for Across Oceans

September 14, 2021

Artist Opportunities·Fellowships

Opportunities: Global Connect Programme (Global) Deadline – 31 May, 2021

Opportunity: Global Connect Program Where: Global When: 2021-2022 Deadline: 31 May, 2021 Online Application: https://www.ietm.org/globalconnect?fbclid=IwAR1XqAf9m4eXdpSVtgFlArY2MZwWPHYFZiPIo8t-LMP3mqcqZO3Z88hZ0XA Fee to Participate or Apply: N/A Description Of Opportunity: IETM Global Connect is a new programme launched and led by IETM – International network for contemporary performing

May 18, 2021

Artist Opportunities·Fellowships·Open Calls

Opportunities: The Graduate School of the Berlin University of the Arts is offering fellowships (Graduate School/ Berlin University of the Arts) Deadline – 25th May 2020

Opportunity: The Graduate School of the Berlin University of the Arts is offering fellowships Where: Graduate School/ Berlin University of the Arts When: 1st April 2021 Deadline: 25th May 2020 Online Application: yes Fee to Participate or Apply: 0 Description Of Opportunity:

April 24, 2020

Fellowships

NYC Performance Fellowship: Up to $900 for Emerging Artists

Guggenheim Fellowship 2027 for Artists and Creators

Princeton Hodder Fellowship: $98,000 Artist Support

Princeton Arts Fellowship 2027 | $93,000 Artist Fellowship

€20,000 DRIFT Choreographer Open Call 2026

€7,000 Venice Artist Fellowship and Residency | Scuola Piccola Zattere 2027

Funded Germany Artist Residency 2027 | Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

$2000 TMT Institute Fellowship 26/27: Performance Makers

Emerging Artist Fellowship NYC $20,000, Queens Museum-Jerome Foundation

Emergence Art Science Fellowship Amsterdam €20,000 Commission

Fully Funded ARCAthens Athens Residency 2026 in Greece

Art and Technology Fellowship, Serpentine FAE, £10,000

€13,000 Curatorial Fellowship – Akademie Schloss Solitude Curatorial 10 Month Fellowship, Stuttgart Germany

Just Tech Fellowship: $60,000 Artist Fellowship for Technology and Society

Backslash Fellowship – $50,000 Artist Fellowship, New York City

$100,000 Artist Fellowship – O’Shaughnessy Fellowships, Remote

Trans Oral History Fellowship – Apply by June 15, 2025

Opportunities: Alphabet et Ultra (Artificerie Almagià, Ravenna, Italy) Deadline – May 8, 2023

Opportunities: The Graduate School of the UdK Berlin invites applications for 24-month Fellowships (Graduate School, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany) Deadline – 11 April 2023

LIVE WORKS V10 (Italy) Deadline March 20, 2022

Opportunities: danceWEB scholarship programme 2022 (Vienna, Austria) Deadline – 17 December 2021, 12:00 noon CET

Opportunities: Fellowships_ The CHOREOGRAPHIC MARATHON (ONline International from Toronto Canada) Deadline – Oct 1, 2021

Opportunities: Global Connect Programme (Global) Deadline – 31 May, 2021

Opportunities: The Graduate School of the Berlin University of the Arts is offering fellowships (Graduate School/ Berlin University of the Arts) Deadline – 25th May 2020

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