Guggenheim Fellowships
- Award
- ~$55,000
- Eligible
- Mid-career artists, US & Canada
- Deadline
- Applications Aug–Sep
Juries reward a coherent multi-year body of work, not a single breakthrough piece.
Resources · Directory
A working directory of the grants, fellowships, residencies, and prizes worth applying to in 2026 — with awards, eligibility, deadlines, and one honest line on what juries reward.
Deadlines shift year to year. Always confirm on the funder's own site before you write.
Grants that pay the artist directly, with no requirement to spend on a specific project.
Juries reward a coherent multi-year body of work, not a single breakthrough piece.
Make a specific case for how the grant enables work over the next 6–18 months.
Juries reward projects that could not exist without the grant.
Contact the foundation about the current cycle.
Disciplines rotate annually — check the current cycle.
Among the most prestigious unrestricted awards in the US.
Public and foundation grants across the UK, EU, and adjacent regions.
Funders reward a clear, self-directed research plan — not another exhibition.
Projects must be public-facing.
Unrestricted use; five artists selected each year.
Strong emphasis on cultural and social context.
One of Europe's flagship residency programmes.
Residencies that cover travel, accommodation, and a working stipend.
Juries reward artists ready to work in solitude.
Historic Saratoga Springs residency.
Heavy emphasis on peer critique.
Among the most competitive residencies globally.
London-based; strong curatorial support.
Paris residency network.
Miami-based, cohort model.
Omaha; strong studio infrastructure.
Nomination-based prizes that come with cash and platform.
Shortlist receives £10,000 each.
Highest-profile US contemporary prize.
Cardiff-based biennial.
National tour of shortlisted work.
Awarded at FIAC.
Two winners per year.
Presented at The Photographers' Gallery, London.
Awards specifically for photographers, including documentary and fine-art tracks.
Individual Photographer's Fellowship.
Long-form humanistic photography.
Emphasis on underreported stories.
Five grants awarded each year.
Includes women photographers prize.
Programmes with defined eligibility around discipline, identity, or career stage.
Community-driven review process.
Fast turnaround for time-sensitive work.
Unrestricted.
Explicit focus on artists overlooked by traditional funders.
Fellowships and project grants.
Long-running performance-art funder.
Commissioning bodies and open calls for public-facing work.
Watch for open calls tied to specific sites.
High-profile fair commission.
New York's most visible public art programme.
Search your state / municipal arts council.
Track your applications like a practice
The artists who consistently win keep a single system for bios, statements, work samples, deadlines, and outcomes. Aurelian gives artists and studios that system — the same discipline great galleries use to track collectors, applied to funders.
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