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.

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 […]

Women in Dance Leadership Conference submissions

Gender Equality for Now and the Future Generations Women in Dance is excited to collaborate with different partners to explore strategies and methods to continue promoting female leadership in dance and other performing arts fields. We are also working hard to find ways to assist fellow female dance makers, scholars, and educators to continue presenting […]

Chicago DCASE: CityArts Program

The goal of DCASE’s CityArts Program is to encourage the attainment of artistic excellence and financial stability, and to incentivize innovation related to citywide priorities. Nonprofit arts and culture organizations of all sizes and across all artistic disciplines can apply for general operating grants and project grants focused on rebuilding and recovery across all artistic […]

Artist Year Fellowship 2021-2022 Cohort

NATIONAL SERVICE FOR CITIZEN-ARTISTS. ArtistYear is the first national AmeriCorps program for artists to dedicate themselves to a year of service to our country. WHY WE EXIST 4 million disadvantaged youth in our nation do not have access to arts education (National Endowment of Arts). Yet research shows when underserved students are involved in the arts, […]

2022 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Dance

The Vilcek Foundation will award three Creative Promise Prizes of $50,000 each to young, immigrant artistic directors, choreographers, and performers who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in dance. Applications are open through June 11, 2021. Eligibility Requirements Applicants must: Have been born outside the United States of America to non-American parents. Not be more than 38 […]

Australian Ballet Telstra Emerging Choreographer (TEC)

New choreography is the lifeblood of The Australian Ballet. Together with Principal Partner Telstra, we’re creating a new pathway for emerging Australian choreographers in all dance styles to develop their skills and foster their talent. TEC will give up to four aspiring choreographers the opportunity to create a work; the winner will be featured in […]

Joffrey Ballet Winning Works

The Winning Works Choreographic Competition was created to recognize talented and emerging ALAANA choreographers whose unique perspective will ignite creativity in the form of original works of dance. 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 […]

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) City Artist Corps Grants: Application Cycle 2

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to partner with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre, to launch City Artist Corps Grants. City Artist Corps Grants is part of City Artist Corps, a new $25 million recovery initiative […]

Arts in Society Grant/Scholarship

The State of Colorado

Arts in Society is awarding $5,000-$35,000 to individuals and organizations in the state of Colorado who seek to implement projects that utilize the arts as an integral element in promoting social justice and community welfare. 

Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University

Princeton University NJ, United States

The Hodder fellowship will be awarded to 2-5 artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Awards consist of up to $86,000 for a 10-month academic year plus $5,000 for an academic year for research expenses. Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other […]