Top Art Fellowships 2026
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Deadline
Sep 9, 2026
Information
ZEIT Foundation Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Hamburg (DE)
Applicants must reside in the city of Hamburg (DE)
Deadline
Sep 10, 2026
Information
Fellowship Program "Weltoffenes Berlin"
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics /
Curatorial
Duration:
1 year
Grant
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Berlin (DE)
For event venues, initiatives, associations, and civil law partnerships, etc. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Deadline
Sep 11, 2026
Information
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 /
Curatorial
Duration:
Grant
Monthly scholarship + counselling
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
Sep 15, 2026
Information
North Rhine-Westphalia - Fellowship for Female Media Artists
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Photography /
Video /
Installation
Duration:
Theme: Media Art
Grant
Eligibility conditions
Resident of
Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
For female artists
Deadline
Sep 30, 2026
Information
Metro-Stiftung Skulpturenpark
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
6 months
Grant
Exhibition
Location
Düsseldorf
Germany
Eligibility conditions
No students
Resident of
Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
For artists from the greater Düsseldorf area
Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Information
ZADIK (Central Archive for German and International Art Market Studies) - Carte Blanche Fellowship
Genre:
Art Fellowship
Art field:
Digital /
Painting /
Drawing /
Photography /
Video /
Printmaking /
Installation /
Performance /
Sculpture /
Textile Art /
Ceramics
Duration:
5 months
Theme: ZADIK Archive
Grant
Exhibition
Eligibility conditions
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
Stuttgart Studio Stipends
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)
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