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 RISD Career Center manages the process, provides support to applicants and awardees, and/or funds directly.
See the full list of funding opportunities RISD Careers 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.
New York Foundation for the Arts Source is one of the best directories to research grants, residencies and awards.
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 Center Grants for Individuals is an excellent resource listing thousands of grants and scholarships for students, artists, and researchers.
State Arts Agencies are a great source for grant opportunities and resources in your state.
Regional art organizations often provide opportunities and resources to artists in a specific region of the country.
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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