Fellowship

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship (program status varies by year)

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) & New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

Amount

$8,000

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Entry Fee

Free to apply

Description

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein. It is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist's vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development. The grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete.

Eligibility

25 years or older by the application deadline date. Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State. Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2024 & 2025). Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind. Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors. Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship. While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual in the same year. Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle. Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists' Advisory Committee, 2026 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above. Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award.

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