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.
A&A Ballet: DIVE Award Competition
An online choreography competition. There will be three age groups for the competition and the winner of each age group will received a scholarship of $1,000 toward any of A&A Ballet's programs for the summer of 2020. This choreography competition is an extension of the A&A Ballet DIVE program, a program that emphasizes dance as a […]
Harvard University- Radcliffe Fellowship Program
Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, practitioners, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world. Based in Radcliffe Yard—a sanctuary in the heart of Harvard University—fellows join a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community. A fellowship at Radcliffe is an opportunity to step away from usual […]
Brooklyn Arts Council- Community Arts Grants
Brooklyn-based artists, artist collectives and non-profit organizations are invited to apply for up to $5,000 to Local Arts Support to support projects in all disciplines occurring in Brooklyn throughout 2021. These grants are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Brooklyn-based […]
The Guggenheim Fellowship
The Foundation offers Fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions and irrespective of race, color, or creed. The Foundation receives approximately 3,000 applications each year. Although no one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition, there is no prescreening: all applications are reviewed. Approximately 175 Fellowships are awarded each year.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council- Manhattan Arts Grants
With support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts, LMCC’s Creative Engagement and Creative Learning programs provide technical support to applicants and awards of up to $9,000 to enable hundreds of arts projects in all disciplines, serving communities from Inwood to The Battery. With support from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone […]
Art Fields 2021 Competition
We accept visual art projects that include film, new media, digital, installation, and performance. Our top four prizes (Grand Prize, Second Place, People's Choice 2D, and People's Choice 3D) are monetary prizes that accompany the transfer of ownership rights to ArtFields. If a performance piece were to win any of those, the intellectual rights to […]
Resident Fellowship: The Center for Ballet and the Arts, NYU
The Resident Fellowship is our core offering for scholars and artists of all disciplines to develop projects that expand the way we think about the history, practice, and performance of dance. Past fellows have come from wide-ranging disciplines such as history, design, philosophy, visual arts, and more. Fellows are not required to be experts in ballet or […]
Ms. Foundation for Women: Ms. SOUTH Grant
The Ms. Foundation is launching a multi-year programmatic strategy to strengthen the financial sustainability and leadership development capacity of organizations led by women and girls of color in the U.S. South. Our initial grantmaking of $1,000,000 will support WGOC-led groups in the U.S. South across the spectrum of organizing and supporting our communities. Organizations must have 501(c)3 […]
George Kaiser Family Foundation: Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a place-based, durational award focused on supporting independent arts practitioners. Our studio facilities and housing are integrated into a vibrant cultural district with galleries and performance venues, green space, independent retailers, and restaurants. Fellowship awards are merit, not project-based, where arts professionals are gifted autonomy to explore and expand their creative […]