Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
US $5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- accommodation
- travel expenses
- other
Description
The Arts Fund Grants support emerging or early career artists pursuing or planning to pursue artistic development in the Australia to USA and USA to Australia direction.
Benefits
These Grants will provide support of up to US $5,000 to artists in the fields of theatre, film, television, dance, music, visual arts, design, literature, photography and fashion.
Grants funds may be used toward travel, living, tuition and other costs associated with the artistic development abroad. Two rounds are open each year for application, of which both American and Australian Artists may apply.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for an Arts Fund Grant in the Australia to USA direction or USA to Australia direction, applicants must:
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident if applying for artistic development in the USA (dual citizens/residents are not eligible);
- Be an American citizen or permanent resident if applying for artistic development in Australia (dual citizens/residents are not eligible);
- Be undertaking or planning to undertake artistic development in Australia to USA direction or USA to Australia direction;
- Be an emerging or early career artist;
- Have a formal offer letter from the host body or accredited educational institution at the time of application.
Please also note:
- Applications must be prepared and submitted by the artist (not a third party);
- Project commencement date cannot be more than 8 months after the application deadline date;
- If the artist has already begun their artistic development, it cannot be more than 75% complete at the time of the application deadline date;
- You cannot apply if you have already been awarded a previous scholarship or grant by the American Australian Association.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
2 countries
Nationality
2 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Mar 2026
Application links to apply online will be made available on this page when each application round is open (as per the dates listed above).
Once you have started your application you can save, leave and go back any time before submitting by the due date.
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You will be notified of the results of your application roughly eight weeks after the deadline, at which shortlisted applicants will receive further instruction.
Round 1: Open for application on January 1 to March 31.
Round 2: Open for application on August 1 to September 30.
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