Top Art Fellowships 2025

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Deadline

July 31, 2025

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Queer Art Mentorship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Queer

Grant

Mentorship

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United States of America
Self-identified as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and/or intersex

Deadline

Aug 1, 2025

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FST StudioProjects Fund

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

Studio rent fund

Location

New York
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
Artists must have a current lease for an artist studio in New York City

Deadline

Aug 11, 2025

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Märkisches Scholarship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Drawing
Duration: 1 year

Grant

1,000 € per month
Exhibition

Location

Altena
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Germany
Nationality: German
The artistic education should not be longer than five years ago.

Deadline

Sep 3, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

24,000 €

Location

Irenlb
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Berlin (DE)

Deadline

Sep 5, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Video / Graphic / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

Trainee/research programme in the workshops

Location

Saradmtme
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Netherlands

Deadline

Sep 8, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 5 months

Grant

5,000 €

Location

Linz
Austria

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Oberösterreich (AT)
Artists with a connection to Linz (AT)

Deadline

Sep 9, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 10 months

Grant

93,000 $ per year

Location

Ierconnpt
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 9, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 2 years

Grant

93,000 $

Location

Rcoinetnp
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 15, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

Professional development programme

Location

Lebirn
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Berlin (DE)
The project is aimed at female* visual artists, i.e. all women*, including trans women as well as inter and non-binary people.

Deadline

Sep 22, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

20,000 $
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Knowy re
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
For Emerging Artists in New York City

Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

Variable

Location

Ttruatgst
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Artists baded in Stuttgart (DE)

Deadline

Oct 1, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

2,500 €

Location

Aetntsesdi
Austria

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Burgenland (AT)

Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration:

Grant

10,000- 25,000 CHF

Location

Enruzl
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Luzern (CH), Nidwalden (CH), Obwalden (CH), Schwyz (CH), Uri (CH)

Deadline

Nov 1, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 1 year

Grant

23,000 $ per year

Location

Kewr yon
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Nationality: American
Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in the Nordic region.

Deadline

Dec 31, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Graphic / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 3 months
Theme: ePsadt EsehnW nipeucrrenr yejrckle Rent tso oaoBi

Grant

5,000 €

Location

Ispra
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo
Excellent knowledge of English language

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