Grants, Fellowships & Prizes
The Drawing Year: 1 year full-scholarship programme for artists
The Drawing Year is a full-scholarship postgraduate-level course run by the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch, London. The course offers up to thirty students the opportunity to focus on drawing from observation for one year. There are no tuition fees and all students receive a free studio space.
Deadline: April 2, 2025
Deadline: 02 April 2025
Eligibility: Applicants will usually have completed a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject, but this is not essential. Applicants are expected to show a strong portfolio of work demonstrating a commitment to drawing and a level of artistic professionalism appropriate for study at postgraduate level.
Submission Fee: Free
About the scholarship: The Drawing Year is a full-scholarship postgraduate-level course run by the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch, London. The course offers up to thirty students the opportunity to focus on drawing from observation for one year. There are no tuition fees and all students receive a free studio space.
Every course offered at the School is taught at postgraduate-level by a distinguished faculty of over 75 practicing artists. Students have three end of year exhibitions and international residency and teaching opportunities after graduation.
What you get: A full-scholarship postgraduate-level course in drawing, including free studio space
Find out more about our postgraduate programme, hear from faculty and alumni and ask any questions you may have during our online or in person Open Days, see here for more info.
Henry Moore Institute Grants & Fellowships
The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable artists and researchers to develop their work.
Deadline: Quarterly Reoccurring
Deadline: Quarterly Recurring
Submission Fee: Free
The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable artists and researchers to develop their work.
New Projects and Commissions
Awarding grants for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues and commissions that aim to encourage new thinking about sculpture.
Research and Development
Enabling both individuals and organisations to conduct extensive research projects where sculpture is the focus.
Artist Research Fellowships are intended for artists to develop their practice through research, using the Institute’s resources. The fellowships will support a range of visual arts practices and outcomes generated through research into sculpture and its histories.
Research Fellows will be given the opportunity to spend a month in Leeds. In addition we will support up to two six-week Senior Fellowships, which are intended to give established scholars time and space to develop a research project free from usual work commitments.
DEADLINES:
Winter
Applications now 1 February 2025, 9:00
Submissions close 1 March 2025, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 July 2025
Spring
Applications open 1 May 2025, 9:00
Submissions close 1 June 2025, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 October 2025
Summer
Applications open 1 August 2025, 9:00
Submissions close 1 September 2025, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 January 2026
The Don Bachardy Fellowship at the Royal Drawing School, London
The Don Bachardy Fellowship offers one international postgraduate level artist a funded three months in London at the Royal Drawing School.
Deadline: January 20th, 2025
Deadline: 20 January 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: International postgraduate level artists
About the Fellowship: The Don Bachardy Fellowship offers one international postgraduate level artist a funded three months in London at the Royal Drawing School.
What you get: 10 weeks of courses, tutoring, and a $5,000 stipend
Applications are reviewed by a jury panel according to the following criteria:
• Clarity of artistic vision as articulated in the artist statement and work samples
• Persuasive evidence that the applicant is committed in purpose and practice
• Clear evidence that the artist works at a professional level in their field
• Clear indications of the significance and critical role that the residency will play in the development of the artist's project
• Willingness to work in an urban environment and make the most of the opportunities offered by the residency
• Preference may be given to artists from the US.
Please be aware artists who are from the UK or have studied in the UK are NOT eligible to apply. To be considered for the fellowship applicants must have completed post-graduate studies.
Please note residency applications will be held on the Royal Drawing School database for one year, after one year applications will be deleted.
The Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellowship 2025
The School of Art at Kent State University is now accepting proposals for the 2025-26 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellow. The Curlee Raven Holton and Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Fellowship has been established to bring globally recognized leaders in art and the academy to the Kent State University School of Art to work with students as teachers, mentors, and critics. The Fellows' engagement will strengthen a critical link between the School of Art at Kent State and the international artistic community. Fellows will give public lectures, exhibit artwork or curate an exhibit, teach workshops, and/or participate in studio visits and critiques. Fellows' work shall be displayed in one of the School of Art Galleries during or just prior to their visit.
Deadline: March 1, 2025
Deadline: January 2, 2025
Fellows receive:
• $5000 honorarium
• Up to $2000 to create an edition able work of art to help support the fellowship.
• Expenses paid – (up to three week) visit/residency to give a public lecture, meet with students, and advance their own practice at Kent State University School of Art (a requirement for the fellowship).
•Exhibition of work in one of the School of Art Galleries.
About the Fellowship: The School of Art at Kent State University is now accepting proposals for the 2025-26 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellow. The Curlee Raven Holton and Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Fellowship has been established to bring globally recognized leaders in art and the academy to the Kent State University School of Art to work with students as teachers, mentors, and critics. The Fellows' engagement will strengthen a critical link between the School of Art at Kent State and the international artistic community. Fellows will give public lectures, exhibit artwork or curate an exhibit, teach workshops, and/or participate in studio visits and critiques. Fellows' work shall be displayed in one of the School of Art Galleries during or just prior to their visit.
Application Requirements :
One page exhibition proposal outlining alignment with the fellowship’s mission
10-15 Images of work for proposed exhibition (curators and art historians may submit documentation of the artists they would like to work with and or previous curatorial projects)
2-page CV
Eligibility Criteria
Open to any artist working in any media.
Priority for inclusion shall be given to underrepresented artists as well as those artists of historical importance to the school and its mission.
POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT
The Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.
Ongoing application.'
Deadline: Ongoing
Deadline: Ongoing
Award Info: The Foundation will review expenditures relating to an artist's professional work and personal expenses and amounts range up to $30,000.
About the grant: The Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.
Ongoing application.
Requirements: Artists can apply to The Pollock-Krasner Foundation by submitting an online application. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list. All applications will be promptly acknowledged and considered. Please do not send application forms by mail, fax or e-mail.