Studio Art Resources: Grants & residencies

The Toledo Arts Commission website connects artists to grant opportunities as well as other tools and services for working artists in Northwest Ohio.

An organization that serves as a clearinghouse for distributing endowed gifts that support community needs in Toledo such as social services, the arts, education, natural resources, and more.

Includes grant application forms, guidelines, deadlines, and grant programs.

The Knight Foundation supports journalism, community initiatives and the arts in eight U.S. cities, including Detroit and Akron.

The Mellon Foundation makes grants in humanistic scholarship and the visual and performing arts, among other areas.

The Dedalus Foundation fosters a greater public understanding of modern art and modernism through fellowships and awards programs for research, arts education, exhibitions and more.

Supports grant initiatives that increase access to museum collections, strengthen art history as a global discipline, advance conservation practice, and support current and future leaders in the visual arts.

Fellowships at The Met are an opportunity for scholars from around the world to use the Museum as a place for exchange, research, and professional advancement.

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities.

Awards grants to cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual scholars.

Opportunities for fellowships, internships, research and study.

"NYFA's mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. NYFA is the largest provider of grants, services, and information to artists working in all disciplines in the United States."

Artist's communities in the U.S. Can search by artistic category and region.

ArtConnect is a platform dedicated to connecting people and opportunities in the arts. Their comprehensive database includes calls for exhibitions, residencies, grants, and art competitions, helping artists at all levels showcase their work and advance their careers.

Sign up to receive monthly notifications of opportunities, including residencies, grants and fellowships.

International opportunities for funding, studio space, and residencies.

A free, limited version of the comprehensive subscription database Foundation Directory Online, from the Foundation Center. You must register to starting using FDO Quick Start.

This federal site includes comprehensive information about government grants.

Has a list of regional grants, including international, near the bottom.

A listing of recent calls for proposals by grant-making organizations, organized by subject. Go to "Arts/Culture" under the RFPs dropdown to view all calls in that category.

Worldwide network of artist-residencies and residential art centers. Has an "upcoming deadlines" list and a monthly e-newsletter.

An extensive online database of funding opportunities.

A searchable database of over 40,000 grant opportunities from more than 10,000 global sponsors. Use SPIN to search for research grants, fellowships, training and various other funding opportunities. Use SPIN to access funding information online and organize grant information in one convenient place. Access courtesy of the BGSU Office of Sponsored Programs & Research. For more information, email ospr@bgsu.edu

Use the links on the left to browse resources from BGSU.

BGSU LibGuide with resources for finding government grants.

Online resources compiled by Idaho State University Libraries.

A LibGuide from the University of Denver.

A LibGuide from Humboldt State University

Creative Compass is a website for Cleveland-area artists. Its grants page points artists to local (Cleveland), statewide and national grant opportunities.

The GCAC maintains a grants & fellowships web portal that includes listings of opportunities and an application portal.

Culture Works is the funding, advocacy and service organization for the arts in Dayton. It offers Artist Opportunity Grants for Montgomery County artists.

The Akron Community Foundation provides grants to support arts programming in Akron.

This resource provides general guidelines for grant writing in general and in the scientific disciplines.

Information about applying for Fulbright grants for BGSU students.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has many videos, webinars, and tutorials that enable applicants, FPAs, and the general public to learn about the program and aid in the application process.

A Fulbright Guide from Cornell University