Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship 
Awarded to a student in arts education or in the arts with an intention to teach.
Award: $2,000 - $12,000 USD (range; renewable)
Eligibility: Rhode Island resident; financial need; graduate student
Deadline: April

College Art Association, Professional Development Fellowships 
Fellowships for professional development in the visual arts and art history.  
Award: Varies, visit website 
Eligibility: Current graduate or PhD students 
Deadline: April

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowships
The Museum offers several art-related fellowships for students pursuing graduate or professional degrees in the arts.  
Award: Varies; based on fellowship 
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree; open to international students 
Deadline: Varies; based on fellowship  

Artist in the Marketplace (AIM)
Provides professional development opportunities to emerging artists residing in the New York metropolitan area.
Award: Visit website
Eligibility: Visit website
Deadline: October 9

Creative Time Fellowships
Offers many fellowship opportunities for young people in the visual arts. 
Award: Visit website 
Eligibility: Visit website 
Deadline: Visit website 

Ella Lyman Cabot Trust 
Supports people with charitable, religious, artistic, educational, and scientific projects that promote the good of others.  
Award: No formal limit. Range of $15,000 - $25,000 USD  
Eligibility: Visit website  
Deadline: February and September; Visit website 

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
EFA provides artists across all disciplines with space, tools, and a cooperative forum for the development of individual practice.

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Aids artists in the early stages of their careers. Work must be representational. 
Award: Based on the information contained in the application form 
Eligibility: Work with painting, drawing, sculpting or printmaking, much be an emerging artist (includes students) 
Deadline: Available throughout the year 

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant Program
Emergency Grants provides prompt funding for innovative visual and performing artists.  
Award: $500 - $2,500 USD 
Eligibility: U.S. social security number; must have upcoming performance or exhibition opportunities, must not be enrolled in a degree program.
Deadline: Within 6-8 weeks of your presentation date 

Ford Foundation 
Most foundation grants to individuals are awarded either through publicly announced competitions or on the basis of nominations from universities and other nonprofit institutions. In all cases, recipients are selected on the merits of their proposals and on their potential contribution to advancing the foundation’s program objectives. 

Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship 
Awarded annually to a select number of exceptional American artists and musicians who plan to pursue their studies in Paris. 
Award: €10,000 stipend; rent-controlled artist atelier; on-site performance and exhibition facilities 
Eligibility: Registration in a recognized French art or music school; U.S. Citizens; between 21 and 30 years of age; propose a unique and detailed artistic project; bachelor’s degree 
Deadline: January 31

Kala Art Institute - Printmaking Fellowship Program
Awards artists time, space, and financial support for their work. 
Award: $3,000 USD; access to Kala’s facilities (up to 6 months); one Kala class 
Eligibility: Not enrolled in a degree granting program 
Deadline: March

LEF Foundation – New England
Funds the work of independent documentary film and video artists in the region, and to broaden recognition and support for their work, both locally and nationally.  
Award: $5,000 USD pre-production; $15,000 USD production  
Eligibility: Projects must be long format; running times of 40 minutes or more; must reside in New England; bachelor’s degree, residency in a state in New England 
Deadline: March 

Pollock-Krasner Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Grants for recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both.  
Award: Up to $50,000 USD 
Eligibility: Visit website 
Deadline: Available throughout the year   

Rome Prize - American Academy in Rome
Supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. 
Award: Stipend $16,000(half-term) and $30,000(full-term); meals; bedroom with private bath; study or studio 
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen; bachelor’s degree 
Deadline: November 

Socrates Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship
Opportunity for rising artists to experiment with ambitious, large-scale public art.  
Award: Open studio; monetary support (up to $10,000); institutional guidance  
Eligibility: Visit website 
Deadline: November 

The AAF/Seebacher Prize for Fine Arts
Provides fine arts graduate students studying at American universities, or those who have completed their graduate studies within the past two years, fellowships to participate in the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Austria. 
Award: Tuition; up to $1,500 USD of travel expenses; housing; stipend for meals 
Eligibility: Current graduate students, non-U.S. citizens welcome to apply 
Deadline: April 

The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. 
Financially assists professional visual artists and their families in times of emergency, disability or bereavement. 
Award: Need based 
Eligibility: Professional fine artist; current and documented need 
Deadline: Throughout the year

The Bogliasco Fellowships
Fellowships given to individuals of all ages and nationalities who have made significant contributions in the arts and humanities.  
Award: Living quarters; separate private studios and full board  
Eligibility: Demonstrate significant achievement in their disciplines, completed undergraduate degree 
Deadline: March; Visit website

The Franklin Furnace Fund
Award grants to emerging artists, allowing them to produce major performance art works in New York.
Award: $2,000 - $10,000 USD
Eligibility: Not a current full-time student
Deadline: April 1

The Jerome Foundation
Supports the creation, development, and production of new works by emerging artists. The Foundation makes grants to not-for-profit arts organizations for artists in Minnesota and New York City. 
Award: Varies; based on program 
Eligibility: Reside in Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City, completed undergraduate degree 
Deadline: Varies; based on program 

The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals in the fine and applied arts to enhance their professional status, to aid their pursuit of an advanced degree, or to finance a special project within the field.  
Award: Up to $20,000 USD 
Eligibility: Graduates of the College of Fine and Applied Arts of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and to graduates of similar institutions of equal educational standing; bachelor's degree 
Deadline: December   

The Puffin Foundation 
Provide grants to artists and art organizations that are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their genre and/or social philosophy.  
Award: $1,250 - $2,500 USD 
Eligibility: Requires Social Security Number  
Deadline: January 

The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
Provides a working studio space and community for artists. 
Award: Year-long rent-free non-living studio space  
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen, permanent resident or visa holder; 21 years or older; professional artist; must not be enrolled in a degree program 
Deadline: January 

The Stained Glass School Scholarships
The SGAA actively works to improve the craft of stained glass and architectural art glass through various programs. 
Award: $600 - $1,000 USD; depending on scholarship  
Eligibility: Current bachelor student 
Deadline:  April 1 

Whitney Museum of American Art - Independent Study Program (ISP)
The ISP provides a setting in which students pursuing an art practice, curatorial work, art historical and architectural scholarship, and critical writing can engage in ongoing discussions and debates that examine the historical, social, and intellectual conditions of artistic production. 
Award: $1,800 USD per year 
Eligibility: Graduate students; undergraduate students; international applicants 
Deadline: April