Top Art Fellowships 2026

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Deadline

Oct 30, 2026

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ESAAA - Diplôme Supérieur de Recherche en Art

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Duration: more than 2 years

Grant

6,500 € per year

Location

Annecy
France

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

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State of Fribourg - Mobility Scholarships

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

Grant

20,000 CHF

Location

Freiburg
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Freiburg (CH)

Deadline

Oct 31, 2026

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HAP Exchange Programme IEPA - Travel Fellowship

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 3 months
Theme: Travel grant

Grant

8,600 €

Location

Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Hessen (DE)

Deadline

Nov 1, 2026

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

Grant

23,000 $ per year

Location

En kwyro
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

Nov 2, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sound / Music
Duration: 1½ years

Grant

1,800 £
4,000 £ Project Budget + Mentoring

Location

Loondn
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

Nov 2, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial / Scholar
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

25,000 $
travel and housing allowance up to 5,000 $

Location

Epvnicrowton
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

For PhD holding applicants working as professors, curators, art history professionals, etc. pursuing independent research

Deadline

Nov 6, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Researcher
Duration: 2 months
Theme: tehhrrssocaClaetvnre nc i ehemaaA R rt

Grant

3,500 $ per month
Use of the Ransom Center’s collections

Location

Sunita
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Nov 6, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Sculpture
Duration: 1 year

Grant

8,000 $

Location

Omrcinhd
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Virginia (US)

Deadline

Nov 8, 2026

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L-si upzelm poesli ree

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

Grant

Support for professional development

Location

Sbnoeanç
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (FR)
Applicants must have obtained a DNSEP (art/design) between 2024 and 2026 from a higher education institution for art and design

Deadline

Nov 8, 2026

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

Grant

1,500 €
Support + Exhibitions

Location

Nçnbaeos
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (FR)
Open to artists and graphic designers who graduated within the last three years from the higher schools of art in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (EMA – Chalon-sur-Saône, ENSA – Dijon, and ISBA – Besançon); all media are accepted.

Deadline

Nov 9, 2026

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

Grant

32,000 £

Location

Doonnl
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Nationality: Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
For early-career curator with a connection to the Baltic region

Deadline

Nov 10, 2026

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial / Music
Duration: 6 months

Grant

38,000 $

Location

Re yoknw
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, South, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Applicants cannot be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Deadline

Nov 10, 2026

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Lhrirrbgckv vh-si amasoaseu ascoiinh ndelp

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Duration: 2 months
Theme: atlgena RNmiyi

Grant

3,000 €
Access to the Archivum

Location

Sptbdeua
Hungary

Eligibility conditions

Preferably but not exclusively from a V4 country

Deadline

Nov 10, 2026

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

Grant

3,000 $
Mentorship + Exhibition

Location

Boorylkn
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of New York (US)
For women and non-binary visual artists who are residents of the five boroughs of New York City. Have not had a solo exhibition at a permanent venue in NYC in the last 10 years.

Deadline

Nov 11, 2026

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

Grant

120,000 Skr

Location

Mlsktoohc
Sweden

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Sweden

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