Top Art Fellowships 2026
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Deadline
Oct 12, 2026
Information
Albert Koechlin Stiftung - Atelier X
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
10,000- 25,000 CHF
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Luzern (CH),
Nidwalden (CH),
Obwalden (CH),
Schwyz (CH),
Uri (CH)
Deadline
Oct 14, 2026
Information
Stipendien der Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Music
Duration:
1 year
Grant
max. 12.000 €
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Applications are open to artists who graduated no more than ten years ago.
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Variable
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Artists baded in Stuttgart (DE)
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
1 year
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Grant
Research allowance: 5.000 $
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Applicants must identify a member of SAAM’s research staff to serve as primary fellowship advisor in order to hold a residency at this museum.
For Predoctoral, postdoctoral, or senior applicants.
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Photography
Duration:
6 months
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Grant
2,000 $ of in-kind photographic services + Mentoring
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
United States of America
Nationality:
American
For early-career photographic artists
Fee: $35 USD
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
2 years
Grant
50,000 - 70,000 $
Eligibility conditions
For PhD students, recent PhD graduates, and established scholars in visual arts-related humanities fields from any accredited university
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Literature /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation
Duration:
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Fellows must submit either a W-9 (for U.S. citizens or resident aliens) or a W-8BEN (for applicants outside the United States).
Deadline
Oct 18, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Photography
Duration:
1 month
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Deadline
Oct 21, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Sound /
Painting /
Drawing /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Ceramics
Duration:
9 months
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
United States of America
Deadline
Oct 25, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Curatorial
Duration:
2 years
Grant
Eligibility conditions
For early-career curator who identifies with Chinese or Sinophone cultures or backgrounds
Deadline
Oct 30, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
Duration:
more than 2 years
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
France
Hold a DNSEP (five-year higher education degree, Master’s-level qualification) or an equivalent degree.
Deadline
Oct 31, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Freiburg (CH)
Deadline
Oct 31, 2026
Information
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Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
3 months
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Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Hessen (DE)
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