Upcoming Deadlines | click here to see if you are eligible for any of these opportunities

October 13th: Community Arts Grant - Zellerbach Family Foundation Deadline 3, October 13th: Asian American Ballet Project: Choreographer Residency Program, October 14th: Shubert Foundation Dance Grant, October 20th: 2026 Dance Film Commission, October 22nd: Perform Europe Open Call, November 1st: Howard Fellowship, December 1st: Culture Forward Grant - The Svane Family Foundation Deadline 3, December 31st: National Dance Project Presentation Grants - New England Foundation for the Arts, December 31st: National Dance Project Travel Fund, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund

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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.

  • 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 […]

  • Movement Research Parent Residency

    The Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program was launched in 1991. In 2001 it became a two-year Artist-in-Residence program. It provides commissions, rehearsal space, performances, professional development opportunities and peer dialogue, all […]

  • NEA Arts Project Grant

    Grants for Arts Projects is our largest grants program for organizations, providing comprehensive and expansive funding opportunities for communities. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. […]

  • Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Grants & Fellowships

    The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) makes panel-adjudicated grants in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists. Through Project grants, the Center’s funding has made […]