Greetings all....sorry I haven't been posting as much as I usually do. It's been a crazy summer and will continue to be a rather busy fall. I will post as often as I can though, at least once a week. You might want to consider becoming a regular subscriber via email or RSS feed (see right hand side-bar) to get post alerts. It's free and there could be something perfect for you! In the meantime, here are a few opportunities coming up. And just so you know, if you are an American artist (writer, musician, etc.), many regional grant applications will be due this September so get going on those applications. You can find the links to your state by going here: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/03/individual-us-regional-artist-grants.html. Oh, and one one more thing...once in a while, and especially now since the infamous crash, a residency will close or a grant will cease to exist. Or an opportunity published on a website (like the French Cultural Council's page for example!) is no longer available. I apologize for this and will do my best to double check everything when I can. But if I can't and you find out information that you want to share with others, please write a comment following a post. Thanks! Have a great Sunday....
(POETS) Stadler Fellowship
The Stadler Fellowship at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, offers a stipend of $20,000, in addition to a furnished apartment, office space in the Stadler Center, and health insurance to a recent MFA, MA, or PhD graduate in poetry who is interested in receiving professional training in arts administration and literary editing. The Stadler Fellow assists for 20 hours each week in the administration of the Stadler Center for Poetry and/or in the editing of West Branch. The Fellow also works as an instructor and staff member in the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets in June. See web site for more details: www.departments.bucknell.edu/stadler_center. Application Deadline: December 6, 2009.
(ALL) Pew Fellowships in the Arts
The Pew Fellowships in the Arts provide financial support to artists so that they may dedicate themselves wholly to their artwork for up to two years. Applicants must be residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, and at least twenty-five years old; students are not eligible. Up to twelve fellowships of $60,000 each are awarded annually in three fields, which vary yearly. See web site for additional information and guidelines: http://www.pewarts.org/apply.html. Application Deadline: December 10, 2009.
(ALL) Connecticut Commission on the Arts Grants
A number of grants are available to individual artists in Connecticut, including Artist Fellowships of $5,000, given to professional creative artists living in the state. Specific arts disciplines will be eligible for support each year on a rotating basis, depending upon the amount of state and federal funding available to the Commission. See web site for complete guidelines, application, and information for different programs. Website: www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp. Application Deadline: September 5, 2009.
(WRITERS) Intermedia Arts, SASE/Jerome Awards
The SASE/Jerome Awards offers grants of up to $5,000 to emerging Minnesota writers. An emerging writer is a writer whose work demonstrates a sustained level of accomplishment and commitment, but who has not yet received recognition/acknowledgment as an established creator from fellow writers and/or other arts professionals. Applications and more details are available online. E-Mail Address: julie@intermediaarts.org. For more information, visit: Website: www.intermediaarts.org/literary/grants_sase_jerome.php. Application Deadline: September 15, 2009.
(WRITERS) Loft Literary Center, McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers
The McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers offer $25,000 annually to five winners: one in children's literature, and four in poetry or creative prose (in alternating years). The awards provide Minnesota writers with an opportunity to work for a concentrated period of time on their writing. See web site for additional information and guidelines. E-Mail Address: jsantek@loft.org Website: www.loft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=42. Application Deadline: October 19, 2009.
(UK WRITERS) Authors' Contingency Fund
This fund makes modest grants to published United Kingdom authors who find themselves in sudden financial difficulties. See website for details: http://www.societyofauthors.org.