DDP has compiled the following list of upcoming deadlines for grants, fellowships, residencies, and competitions as a resource for dancers, students, choreographers, and other professionals in the dance industry. Please scroll below to view detailed information about each of these programs and opportunities.

ArtFields 2023

ArtFields started in 2013 with a simple goal: honor the artists of the Southeast with 9 days worth of celebration and competition while revitalizing a small Southern town. The competition […]

Moving Artist Parent Residency

The 2023 GALLIM Moving Artist Parent Residency is designed to holistically support movement artists who are parents by offering fully-funded, safe and private space, an artist stipend, an optional mentorship […]

Dance Ireland Mentored Residency Award

The Mentorship Award is an opportunity for a dance artist to access a self-directed mentorship programme with a chosen international mentor at a key stage of their career. Current professional […]

Atlantic Center for the Arts Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Program

The three-week Residency Program brings together three “Mentoring Artists” from different disciplines, such as the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, film/video, and multimedia), architecture, music (composition and performance), literature, choreography, […]

Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio Residency

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to supporting artists and cultural organizations, investing in the creative economy, and expanding access and participation in the […]

Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition

In June 2023 international dance talent from all over the world will travel to Rotterdam for the fifth edition of the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (RIDCC). Sixteen choreographic talents […]

Art Omi: Dance Residency

Art Omi: Dance brings together ten accomplished dance artists from around the world for three weeks of creative exchange each summer. Residents experience each other’s creative process and the freedom […]

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein. This grant is awarded […]

Elsewhere Studios Residency

Since its inception in 2011, the Elsewhere Studios Residency Program has hosted over over 300 artists from over 21 countries. Elsewhere is open to visual artists, writers, musicians, and performing […]

Kala Parent Artist Residency Program


We recognize that each artist-family has its own set of challenges when seeking a residency program. Families with multiple children of varying ages have different needs than families with older, […]

Dance in Focus Film Festival: REFLECTIONS

Inspired by the work of Frida Kahlo along with the biographical ballet Frida, created by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for Dutch National Ballet, the Dance in Focus Film Festival: REFLECTIONS invites dance filmmakers in […]