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.

Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship

The Arts Council will award up to 18 Fellowships in six categories in 2022. Fellowships are unconditional, non-matching grants made directly to individual, Arkansas artists. Awarded annually, these fellowships recognize the artistic creative excellence of the recipient’s work and enable the selected artists to devote more time and energy to creating their art and mastering their craft. Recipients of […]

Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Program

Movement Research's Artist-in-Residence program is a two-year residency that provides commissions, rehearsal space, performances, professional development opportunities and peer dialogue, all of which are designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists. Six (6) artists will be selected to participate in the 2022 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program via this application process. Movement Research recognizes […]

Prospettiva Danza Teatro Prize

Prospettiva Danza Teatro International Prize was born ten years ago to implement the cultural supply of Prospettiva Danza Teatro Dance Festival, in the beautiful italian town of Padua. The Municipality of Padua and Fondazione Cariparo are strongly involved in supporting this experience of finding and financing young choreographers all around the world. Choreographers aged 18-40 […]

Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship

This award is for full-time African-American or Black students pursuing a degree in performing arts including, but not limited to, drama, music, dance, opera, marching bands, and other musical ensembles. Candidates must be Black U.S. citizens/legal permanent residents who are preparing to pursue/currently pursuing an undergraduate degree full-time at an accredited college or university (high […]

Copenhagen International Choreography Competition

The Copenhagen International Choreography Competition (CICC) is a platform to discover and promote emerging contemporary choreographers. Financial awards ranging from 3.000DKK to 30.000 DKK as well as awards with career opportunities are available. Choreographers must be under 40 years old with professional experience and pieces must be between 5 and 15 minutes long and have 1-5 […]

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

ACA is offering FULL scholarships to all accepted artists. The Board of Trustees and staff feel protecting our core mission is paramount, and are grateful to the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation and 3×23 Campaign Donors for allowing us to make this commitment to funding exceptional artists. All residency fees, room, and board are waived; this does […]

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Creative Fellowships Millay Colony for the Arts

Mid Atlantic Arts Creative Fellowships provide artists with the time and space to create. Hosted in partnership with Millay Arts and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, writers, composers, and visual artists can apply for two-week or one-month residencies underwritten by Mid Atlantic. Creative Fellows receive $3,500 or $1,750 (depending on the length of stay) […]

South Arts In These Mountains: Project Grants

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The In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture FY23 Project Grants advance the goals of the In These Mountains (ITM) initiative by supporting projects that promote sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, documenting, and supporting the continuity of the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. Grants of $10,000 for organizations to conduct projects that promote […]

MAP Fund

The MAP Fund invests in performing artists and their work as the critical foundation of imagining and co-creating a more equitable and vibrant society. This year, MAP will make a significant $2.6M+ dollar investment in the performance sector. 85 grantees will receive a $25,000 grant for the creation and development of new, live performance projects and a $5,000 unrestricted general operating grant.  […]

Hodder Fellowship

The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are […]

Joffrey Academy’s Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, announces a national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applications for the Joffrey Academy’s Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition in 2023. The winning choreographers will be awarded a $5,000 stipend and given a minimum of 30 rehearsal […]

South Arts Cross-Sector Impact Grants

These grants of up to $15,000 support "arts and..." projects developed by partners—one arts organization or artist, and one non-arts organization—harnessing the power of collaboration. The following is a top-level list of the main eligibility requirements necessary to be considered for a Cross-Sector Impact Grant. Please refer to the full list of eligibility requirements in […]