Top Art Fellowships 2025

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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

Aug 22, 2025

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NAAS Research & Curatorial Programm

Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Curatorial
Duration: 10 months
Theme: Cinema, Media and Visual Culture

Grant

3,000 €
Mentorship + Publication + Virtual Seminars and Colloquiums

Location

Berlin
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Born between 1950 (included) and 2004 (included)
For researchers, curators, and cultural practitioners from the Arabic-speaking region and its diasporas

Deadline

Aug 29, 2025

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Martin Roth Initiative - Relocation stays for artists and cultural practitioners

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

Grant

Monthly scholarship + counselling

Location

Berlin
Germany

Eligibility conditions

For artists and cultural practitioners facing persecution or insecurity due to their commitment to open societies, who are artistically active and able to collaborate with a host institution, can apply jointly with cultural or socially relevant organizations for support.

Deadline

Aug 31, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Sculpture / Glass
Duration: 1 year
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Grant

5,000 € per month

Location

Hncimu
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Germany
For artists who are mothers of children over one year old who are not yet of school age

Deadline

Sep 1, 2025

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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

1,500 $

Location

Rlgheia
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of North Carolina (US)
 Artist based in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, or Wake County.

Deadline

Sep 3, 2025

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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

24,000 €

Location

Inrlbe
Germany

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Berlin (DE)

Deadline

Sep 3, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Video
Duration: 1 week

Grant

Mentoring / Development Programme

Location

Rinble
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 5, 2025

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

22,000 €
Trainee/research programme in the workshops

Location

Amtmerads
Netherlands

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Netherlands

Deadline

Sep 7, 2025

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

Visiting Curators

Location

Nrmeeb
Germany

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Bremen (DE)

Deadline

Sep 8, 2025

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

Grant

5,000 €

Location

Nilz
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 / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 10 months

Grant

93,000 $ per year

Location

Rntpecino
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 / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 2 years

Grant

93,000 $

Location

Pcitronne
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Sep 11, 2025

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Genre: Art Fellowship
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Duration: 9 months

Grant

78,000 $
5,000 $ for project expenses

Location

Admgribce
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students
Artists must have a record of at least five years of work as a professional artist

Deadline

Sep 11, 2025

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

Grant

50,000 €

Location

Udnbli
Ireland

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Ireland
For organizations, groups, collectives, and workspaces that establish a studios dedicated to supporting professional visual artists

Deadline

Sep 12, 2025

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

Grant

500,000 Dkr

Location

Aoehgepcnn
Denmark

Eligibility conditions

Applicants may be networks, collectives, platforms, or other collaborations operating transnationally and connecting Nordic practitioners with global peers

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