Grants and awards can fund your art practice in various ways - a project, an art residency, graduate school, and more. Research is key to finding the right opportunity. This page includes ways to find various types of grants as well as advice on how to develop effective proposals.
These are awards in which the school internally manages the process, provides support to applicants and awardees, and/or funds directly.
See the list of funding opportunities RISD offers and learn about the application processes.
Explore this prestigious grant opportunity that funds travel for creative research projects.
The RISD Careers’ team has compiled lists and directories of notable grants for you to explore.
The RISD Careers’ searchable directory of over 600 grants, fellowships, scholarships, and residencies.
Explore these selected overseas funding opportunities for artists and designers.
The RISD Careers’ team suggests these online platforms to find grant opportunities.
Creative Capital produces an impressive monthly round-up of notable artist opportunities with upcoming deadlines.
Hyperallergic produces a monthly list of artist open calls, fellowships, grants, and more.
The Foundation Directory for Individuals is an excellent resource listing thousands of grants and scholarships for students, artists, and researchers. See if it is available for free at a location near you.
State Arts Agencies are a great source for grant opportunities and resources in your state.
Fiscal sponsorship entails a nonprofit organization (the “fiscal sponsor”) agreeing to sponsor an individual seeking grant funding for a project. This sponsorship allows greater access to a larger pool of grant funds.
RISD is introducing a new personalized process that makes finding and applying for scholarships easier. Simply log in using your RISD credentials.
This grant advice will help you to get started!
Use this framework, developed by our Grants and Residencies Manager, to consider key content and refine your ideas for proposal writing.
This short guide from The Creative Independent offers advice on how to approach selecting and applying to artist grants.
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