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Funding Resources - Grants for Literary Artists Gift of Freedom Awards Fellowships of $50,000 designed to bridge the often fatal gap between a woman's economic reality and her artistic creation. One fellowship awarded biennially.
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc. Grants of up to $1,500 to poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, visual artists, and for a mixed-genre category (illustration and text) to feminist women in the arts. Application fee is $20. Two application deadlines each year: December 31 (art and fiction) and June 30 (nonfiction and poetry). Fund does not maintain email, phone, or website. To request application materials, write to the postal address and be sure to include a SASE.
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation (LVF) provides one-time grants to individuals working in the fine arts (excluding photography, film, and video) and in the literary arts, including playwriting. Also supports certain unaffiliated scholarly and/or research projects. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded on the criteria of merit and need; the foundation is especially concerned with those who have no other source of funding. Send email or SASE to request current guidelines (email is preferable and quick).
Biennial Grants for Mature Women Biennial grant of $1,000 to a woman poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, playwright, or TV script writer. NOTE: Next grants awarded in 2007. Write for guidelines.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS): Through this national program, 17 and 18 year-old artists may apply for college scholarships.
McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers Fellowships provide Minnesota writers of demonstrated ability with an opportunity to work on their writing for a concentrated period of time. Four $25,000 fellowships are offered in alternating years to writers of creative prose and poetry.
The Bush Foundation Provides artists with significant financial support that enables them to advance their work and further their contributions to the communities. Fellowship candidates must be at least twenty-five years old and residents of MN, ND, SD, or 26 counties in western WI.
The Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grants and the Leeway Transformation Award celebrate the power and vision of women artists creating change in the Philadelphia area.
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Inc. Grants to feminist writers and playwrights in Kentucky only.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Grants of $5,000 to visual and literary artists in western New York State, especially in the Finger Lakes Region. Disciplines rotate.
Lesbian Writers Fund Grants to support the work of emerging lesbian writers and to acknowledge the contributions of established lesbian writers to the movement and culture. First place awardees and two runners-up in the poetry and fiction categories receive cash awards ($10,000 for awardee; $1,500 for runners-up).
Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Annual $10,000 first prize and two $5,000 finalist prizes for fiction and non-fiction published in award year, by writers of African descent.
Cintas Foundation, Inc. Fellowships granted to talented individuals of Cuban citizenship or lineage for continuing work outside Cuba in the arts, including the fine arts, music, and literature, selected by a committee appointed by the Institute of International Education.
American Society of the French Legion of Honor, Inc. Grants to promote friendship between France and the U.S. through education and literature.
Open Meadows Foundation Grants up to $2,000 for rojects which have limited financial access which reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of our society and promote the empowerment of women and girls; and projects for social change that have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.
The Puffin Foundation Grants up to $2,500 that encourage emerging artists whose works, due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.
The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry Makes grants through nonprofit organizations, particularly as seed money, in support of individual poets, poetry translation and the process of translation, developing poetry audiences, and the uses of poetry. Grants : $5,000 to $10,000
Lannan Foundation Supports the creation of exceptional English-language literature and seeks to develop a wider audience for contemporary poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Funds organizations that support diverse writers through publication, presentation, and distribution.
The Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 for arts and social change programs.
National Home Library Foundation Supports projects that distribute books to libraries and community groups with limited resources, which combat illiteracy and encourage an interest in reading and the literary arts.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Supports projects and organizations that advance the literary arts; feature local, regional and national artists; and encourage public participation and the promotion of critical thinking. Funds in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington only.
Jerome Foundation Supports emerging literary artists through publication, particularly small press publications and journals, writers-in-residence programs, mentor programs, fellowships, and readings. Giving limited to MN and New York, NY.
LEF Foundation Funds the creation and presentation of contemporary work, including literature. It is also interested in projects that further the understanding and preservation of our society's diverse cultures. Funds in California and New England only. Grants : $5,000 to $25,000
Poets & Writers Supports matching fee payments up to $1,000 to writers for readings and workshops in California, New York State, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and Detroit only.
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation To promote an environment in which art and culture can flourish, and to support programs that bring the arts to all sectors of the populace. Philadelphia only.
Turow Arts Foundation Chicago-area primarily.
Charles Westheimer Family Fund Ohio only.
Grants and Awards Available to American Writers (Book) 2005-06 Edition available on-line and in print.
Poets & Writers Links to a wide array of resources for writers, including grants and awards.
The following can usually be found at a public or university library: Foundation Grants to Individuals The Foundation Center also provides the best web site for grants research, including an online grantwriting course. They publish numerous resources for grant seekers, including this guide to grants for individuals (2006, $65) and FC Search, a CD-ROM of foundations.
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The Fund for Women Artists 3739 Balboa Street #181 San Francisco, CA 94121 Phone: (415) 751-2202 Website: www.womenarts.org Email: info@womenarts.org |