GRANTS WITH OPEN, ROLLING AND VARIOUS DEADLINES…
USArtists International Offers Funding for Artists to Perform at Festivals Abroad
USArtists International, a program of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is committed to ensuring that the range of expression and creativity of the performing arts in the United States is represented at international festivals abroad.
Grants are available to American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists that have been invited to participate in international festivals outside the United States. Eligible applicants must be dance, music or theater ensembles, including practitioners of folk and traditional forms, that work at a professional level, count a majority of members who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., and have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor with such status.
The deadline is January 8, 2010, for projects taking place between March 1, 2010, and February 28, 2011; and May 3, 2010, for projects taking place between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011.
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Offers Support for Emerging Artists in Theater, Dance, and Film
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to help artists working in theater, dance, or film grow in their specific discipline, to offset their educational or artistic fees, and/or to create new works….
Deadline: Various
Posted: January 28, 2009
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project Accepting Proposals
Commissions of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individuals, groups, and creative teams for full-length and one-act plays and musical script proposals or rewrites of existing scripts that address the questions and dilemmas faced by scientists….
Deadline: Various
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Announces Cultural Exchange Fund Application Schedule
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to arts presenters working to build partnerships and collaborations that promote the display of work by artists from around the world in its own cultural context…..
Deadline: July 31, 2009 ; November 16, 2009; May 14, 2010; and November 15, 2010
Posted: June 25, 2009
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
FOLK ARTS PROGRAM
National Museum of the American Indian Invites Applications for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Awards of up to $15,000 will be given to Native American and Native Hawaiian artists working to increase the knowledge and appreciation of contemporary Native American arts through publication, performance, and personal artistic development….
Deadline: Various
Posted: October 22, 2008
ASCAP Foundation Invites Entries for Young Jazz Composer Awards
A shared award of $25,000 will be given to U.S. residents under the age of 30 who have composed a jazz piece….
Deadline: December 1, Annually
Posted: October 9, 2008
The Creative Communities program is a nationwide network of organizations that work to make improvements in the local and regional environment for artists. LINC has invited local partners in 15 communities across the country to identify and address issues that affect artists working in all disciplines. These partner organizations receive planning and implementation grants and information resources from LINC, as well as regular opportunities to meet and share lessons from their work. Creative Communities cover issues that range from training and professional development, direct support for artists, health insurance and health care for artists, artists space, as well as demand/markets*.http://www.lincnet.net/creative-communities
Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers
Available to creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American historyAt least three fellowships will be awarded for residence of four weeks at the Society at any time during the period January l through December 31
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NYFA Listings for Full and Part Time Jobs in the Arts
Mixed Greens Listing of Arts Exhibits and Festivals
The Urban Artist Initiative/NYC (UAI/NYC)
A program for NYC artists of all disciplines who self-define themselves as artists of color.
The UAI Steering Committee is presently reexamining its program options for this 2008/09. Please keep checking the websites of the Steering Committee- the Asian American Arts Alliance, the Association of Hispanic Arts, the Harlem Arts Alliance, the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, the Queens Council on the Arts, NYFA, and the Bronx Council on the Arts – for an annoucement about the next grants cycle.
We anticipate an announcement in late November/December.
$1000 Experimental Television Center Grants: applications are reviewed at the end of each month and announced by the 15th of the month. For video and film projects… More
Brooklyn residents and individuals representing Brooklyn organizations can enroll in the Brooklyn Center for Media Education’s low-cost courses to learn the basics of TV production and hone additional skills that will expand their knowledge of this dynamic medium. Upon successful completion of basic production courses, students may become Certified Producers responsible for most of the Brooklyn Free Speech programming you see on the BCAT TV Network. More Information
Sacramento Region Community Foundation Announces Grant and Capacity Development Opportunities for Arts Organizations
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofit arts organizations working to create art experiences in the community, and develop professionals in the field through workshops, symposia, and related resources….
Deadline: Various
Posted: February 3, 2009
BUILD Grants of $10-20,000 for Small and Mid Size Dance Companies in NYC
BUILD awards operating grants to small and mid-sized dance companies based in New York City. These grants of $10,000 and $20,000 provide funds to choreographers seeking to enhance their companies’ infrastructure and management capacity. Grants can be used for a range of activities as long as the primary focus is on infrastructure support and maintenance
Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS),
A project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, working in collaboration with arts councils and cultural organizations across New York State, are designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development. Grants of $100-600.
NYFA’s new program offering affordable workspace to NYFA-affiliated artists and organizations.
NYFA is a creative environment with a staff of about thirty working artists, writers, dancers, and playwrights
NYFA’s space: NYFA’s offices are located at 20 Jay Street, Suite 740, Brooklyn (DUMBO), NY. The building is wheelchair accessible. NYFA’s office is 10 minutes from Manhattan and a 5 minute walk from the F train and Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. The office is air conditioned with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and the East River.
National Museum of the American Indian Offers the Visiting Indigenous Professional Program
The program will provide hands-on training in various disciplines at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to individuals working in Native museums and cultural centers….
Deadline: September 15 and March 15, Annually
Posted: July 29, 2009
Harry Ransom Center Invites Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities
Fellowships ranging from one to three months will offer stipends of $3,000 per month plus travel stipends for scholarly research in various areas of the humanities which will require the need for on-site use of the Harry Ransom Center’s collections….
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Posted: September 10, 2009
Deadline: February 5, 2010
The online application will be posted in October.
The ITVS International Call enables independent producers from outside of the United States to create documentaries for U.S. television. Through the International Call, storytellers from other countries introduce U.S. audiences to their global neighbors, opening a window into unfamiliar lives, experiences and perspectives.
GRANTS WITH OPEN, ROLLING AND VARIOUS DEADLINES
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Announces Cultural Exchange Fund Application Schedule
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to arts presenters working to build partnerships and collaborations that promote the display of work by artists from around the world in its own cultural context…..
Deadline: July 31, 2009 ; November 16, 2009; May 14, 2010; and November 15, 2010
Posted: June 25, 2009
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
FOLK ARTS PROGRAM
The Folk Arts Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, founded in 1985, is devoted to perpetuating New York State’s living cultural heritage of folk arts and maintaining the extraordinary cultural and stylistic diversity of New York’s traditional arts. It provides funding for over 70 nonprofit organizations each year. Its primary mission is to support traditions practiced within communities. The Program also supports programming that enables general audiences to experience traditional arts from New York State as well as from cultures elsewhere in the world. Funding is provided through various funding categories, each with its own eligibility and evaluative criteria, including the following categories open to new applicants
Deadline: March 1 More Information
List of Organizations that support Folk Arts and Programs for Folk Artists
The AIRtime program provides artists (individuals and/or collectives) with valuable assistance with which to concentrate on new transmission works and conduct research about the genre using free103point9′s resource library and equipment holdings. AIRtime Fellowships are awarded to approximately three artists each year. Fellows present their work in conjunction with WGXC, in Greene and Columbia Counties, and our city-based programs at the Ontological Theater at St. Mark’s Church in Manhattan. Fellows receive an honorarium, and technical and administrative support from free103point9 staff. Participating artists are encouraged to archive recordings and other digital media with the free103point9 Transmission Art Archive project. MORE
free 103point9 $10,000 GRANT FOR NEW YORK STATE ARTISTS
free103point9 is pleased to announce the 2010 Distribution Grant for New York State Artists providing support for the distribution of new works in film, video, sound, new-media, and media-installation. Grant awards will assist artists in making works available to public audiences and may include, but are not limited to: moving image and sound works; duplication of preview, screening and exhibition copies; promotional materials including documentation and schematics of media-installation and new-media works. The rental or purchase of equipment essential for exhibition/distribution by individual artists is also eligible. Artists may request funding support up to a maximum amount of $10,000. Successful grantees will also be awarded the opportunity to work with a project mentor.
Applications are submitted electronically through an online application process and must be submitted on-line by 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2009.
Sacramento Region Community Foundation Announces Grant and Capacity Development Opportunities for Arts Organizations
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofit arts organizations working to create art experiences in the community, and develop professionals in the field through workshops, symposia, and related resources….
Deadline: Various
Posted: February 3, 2009
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Offers Support for Emerging Artists in Theater, Dance, and Film
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to help artists working in theater, dance, or film grow in their specific discipline, to offset their educational or artistic fees, and/or to create new works….
Deadline: Various
Posted: January 28, 2009
National Museum of the American Indian Invites Applications for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Awards of up to $15,000 will be given to Native American and Native Hawaiian artists working to increase the knowledge and appreciation of contemporary Native American arts through publication, performance, and personal artistic development….
Deadline: Various
Posted: October 22, 2008
ASCAP Foundation Invites Entries for Young Jazz Composer Awards
A shared award of $25,000 will be given to U.S. residents under the age of 30 who have composed a jazz piece….
Deadline: December 1, Annually
Posted: October 9, 2008
September 1, 2009: Online Letter of Inquiry Application Opens
October 19, 2009: Online LOI Deadline
December 4, 2009: Notification of Invitation for Full Proposal
January 11, 2010: Deadline for Full Proposals (by invite)
Mid-April, 2010: Final Notification of Panel Results
Grant Activities Period: September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2012
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS ACCORDINGLY.
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We support nonprofit organizations that service disadvantaged youth, the homeless, people with disabilities, minorities, the elderly, and victims of abuse; provide disaster relief, medical and hospice care, and meal service; provide education and literacy programs; support human rights; support the arts; protect the environment; and support animal rights.
Techsoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) Adds More Products
We’ve just added 16 new products to our RCI catalog including desktops and laptops with more robust features than ever before. These refurbished Windows computers meet rigorous testing standards and are less expensive and more environmentally friendly than new technology. We’ve also revised ordering limits — you can now place an unlimited number of requests per fiscal year, with up to 10 per request.
Study Abroad Programs Administered by IIE for U.S. Government and Other Sponsors
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Gilman International Scholarship Program
- NSEP Boren Scholarships
- NSEP Boren Fellowships
- NSEP – The Language Flagship Fellowships
- Central Europe Summer Research Institute
- Global Engineering Education Exchange
- Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
- IIE Internships in Budapest and Mexico City
- Whitaker Int’l Fellows and Scholars Program
- Adell & Hancock Fund
- Emerging Markets Development Advisers Program
- Flinn Scholar Summer Seminar
- KAUST Discovery Scholarship & Scholar Award
- Nancy Petry Scholarship
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (EST)
T:(212)247-4982
F:(000)000-0000
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First Light: Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project
The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project is designed to stimulate artists to create credible and compelling work exploring the worlds of science and technology and to challenge the existing stereotypes of scientists and engineers in the popular imagina…
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Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative This award program is by nomination only; no applications
BY NOMINATION ONLY–PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. An international philanthropic program that brings together greatly talented younger artists with leading figures in their fields. Brilliant younger artists are matched with the most distinguished masters in their own fields. Over the course of a year, e…
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STAGE DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION (SDCF)
T:(800)541-5204
F:(212)302-6195
Visit their website for a complete list of opportunities
ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE
T:(502)584-1205
F:(502)561-3300
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National Ten-Minute Play Contest
All ten-minute scripts will be considered for the Heideman Award ($1,000) and the Humana Festival, but those plays that meet the following criteria will also be considered for ATL’s Annual Showcase: cast size–3 or more; characters’ age range–18 – 28; minimal sets, minimal props, minimal costume…
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PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA
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Puppeteers of America Endowment Fund
The Puppeteers of America Endowment Fund was established in 1975 to honor the passing of a fine performer and great friend of puppetry, Rufus Rose. The Endowment Fund makes possible financial grants to active puppeteers for projects that will further the growth and development of the art of puppe…
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Observership Program
This Award program requires an application fee
Established to offer young, early-career directors and choreographers the opportunity to observe the work of master directors and choreographers as they create new productions on Broadway, off-Broadway and at leading regional theatres, primarily in New York, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles and San …
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PLAYWRIGHTS’ CENTER, THE
T:(612)332-7481
F:(612)332-6037
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PlayLabs 
This Award program
requires an applica-
tion fee
PlayLabs is a nationally recognized developmental workshop for new American plays, open by script submission to playwrights around the country. Playwrights choose distinguished national directors,dramaturgs and Twin Cities professional actors to work on their scripts. PlayLabs gives four or more …
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AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS
T:(212) 581-3044
F:(000) 000-0000
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Jean Dalrymple Award 
This award program
is by nomination only;
no applications are accepted 
The details of this
award could
not be verified with
the organization
BY NOMINATION ONLY–PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. One award is given in the following 3 categories: Actors, Directors, and Playwrights.
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POWER UP
T:(323)463-3154
F:(323)467-6249
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Filmmaker’s Fund This Award program
requires an applica-
tion fee
MUST BE A POWER UP MEMBER TO APPLY. Grants to qualified members for artistic projects in any genre or medium.
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KENTUCKY FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
T:(502)562-0045
F:(502)561-0420
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Art Meets Activism Grant Program The details of this
award could
not be verified with
the organization
To support individual artists whose work is intentionally focused on social change outcomes.
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USArtists International is committed to ensuring that the impressive range of expression and creativity of the performing arts in the United States is represented at international festivals abroad. The program works to strengthen the creative and professional development of American artists by providing support for their performances at significant international festivals. Through the participation of exemplary artists in international festivals, USArtists International will help develop audiences for, and appreciation of, the excellence, diversity and vitality of the American performing arts.
Grants are available to American dance, music, and theatre ensembles and solo artists that have been invited to participate in international festivals outside of the United States.
Deadlines: January 8 2010, May 3, 2010 Sept 8, 2009-Closed
Arts Midwest Announces Guidelines for 2010-2011 Performing Arts Fund Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to presenting organizations in the Arts Midwest region to support state touring of professional performing artists, including public performances and in-depth educational activities….
Deadline: Beginning March 24, 2010, Until Funds Depleted
Posted: October 22, 2009
THE CLAY STUDIO
Resident Artist Program
Provides twelve juried artists, including a fellowship recipient, cost-efficient studio space, supplies and equipment, as well as exhibition and teaching opportunities. Application postmark deadline on or before Friday March 26, 2010.
Associate Artist Program
Offers a collective studio and shelf space for forty artists in an environment that accommodates many levels of commitment and accomplishment.
Guest Artist-in-Residence Program
Brings artists from all over the U.S. and the world for one to three month residences. Applications accepted anytime.
Juried Solo Exhibition Series
One to three solo exhibitions awarded annually. Application postmark deadline on or before May 31, 2010.
Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship
The finalist receives one year of free studio rental, a monthly subsistence stipend, materials and a concluding solo exhibition. Application postmark deadline on or before Friday March 26, 2010.
RHODE ISLAND FELLOWSHIPS
http://www.arts.ri.gov/grants/guidelines/fellow.php
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Fellowship recipients receive a $5,000 award. Merit Award recipients receive a $1,000 award. Fellowships are currently offered in the following categories:
April 1 deadline:
Crafts, Film & Video, Folk Arts, Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Photography, Three-Dimensional art.
October 1 deadline:
Choreography, Drawing & Printmaking, Music Composition, New Genres, Painting.
CHANGE EMERGENCY FUNDS
Change, Inc.
P.O. Box 54, Captiva, FL 33924
Phone: (212) 473-3742
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Awards of up to $1,000 for medical, living, or other emergencies. Open to artists of all disciplines, with no U.S. geographical restrictions; students are not eligible. Each applicant must submit a detailed letter describing the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates, etc., and current financial statements, along with a career resume, exhibition or performance announcements, slides or photos of work and two letters of reference from someone in the affiliated field (no video tapes). Only complete applications will be accepted. Change, Inc does not issue more than one grant per person.
SCREENPLAY CONTESTS
FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST w/FULL FEEDBACK Deadline August 31
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-submissions.htmlTV SCREENPLAY CONTEST with FULL FEEDBACK ‘http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/TV_spec_screeenplay_competition.htmlSUBMIT your SHORT or FEATURE Film – Best current festival in the world!!!http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film-festival-submissions.htmlSUBMIT to the YOUTUBE Film Festival Group:
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST with FULL FEEDBACK – SUBMIT by AUGUST 31st
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SUBMIT to the YOUTUBE Film Festival Group:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wildcardpix
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