Creative Arts

The deadline for submission of funding proposals to the Franke Institute for the autumn meeting of the Institute's Governing Board is Friday, October 28th at 5:00 pm. At this autumn meeting, proposals will be considered for funding events or programs for 2017 and 2018. The Institute's Governing Board will meet at the end of the quarter to consider these proposals. Proposals should include all information that will enable Board members to evaluate fully the intention and reach of a potential event. 

In 1995 the Foundation established an annual programme of grants and scholarships for research, study and artistic endeavour within Greece. The programme is intended exclusively for non-Greeks: members of national academies, university professors of all levels, PhD holders, post-doctorate researchers, post-graduate students and doctoral candidates, artists, and teachers of Greek language, literature, history and culture in both primary and secondary education. Exceptionally and on a case-by-case basis, the programme may accept Greeks of the Diaspora, second generation Greeks, and Greeks who permanently reside abroad and have been studying or have been employed in foreign Universities for over 10 or 15 years, depending on the type of scholarship.

(See FAQ for additional details: http://www.onassis.gr/uploaded/pdf/Scholarships%20Foreigners/FAQ_18.pdf)

Howard Fellowships

The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in selected fields, targeting its support specifically to early mid-career individuals, those who have achieved recognition for at least one major project. Approximately ten fellowships of $33,000 will be awarded in April 2015 for 2015-2016 in the fields of

Creative Writing (Fiction), Creative Writing (Poetry), and Philosophy

Howard Fellowships are intended primarily to provide artists, scholars, and writers with time to complete their work. They are not intended for publication subsidies, for equipment purchase, for preparation of exhibits, or to support institutional programs. The deadline for submission of applications is November 1, 2014. Fellowship recipients will be announced in April 2015.

Fellowships are offered in a five-year sequence of fields. Successful candidates are given the option of postponing receipt of their fellowship, so as to make the Howard competition accessible to those whose personal plans do not line up exactly with the year in which awards are offered in their fields.

Candidates establish their eligibility for a Howard Fellowship by answering a series of questions as part of the application process. Two copies of the completed application materials should be mailed to the Howard Foundation with a postmark dated not later than November 1, 2014.

The Women’s Board invites your proposals for projects to be funded in the 2015–2016 academic year. Below please find information on the format and content of submissions, deadlines, and other pertinent information. This information may also be found online at http://womensboard.uchicago.edu/page/information-grant-applicants.

The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation is a private independent foundation. Its principal focus is to support the arts and cultural organizations. Organizations supported include, but are not limited to, musical performance organizations, theatre and dance companies, historical societies and museums. The overall grant making focus of the foundation is on artistic achievement in presentation or performance rather than educational enrichment or outreach.

Grants are not typically given to help meet operating budgets, and the Foundation does not generally make unrestricted grants. Rather, grants are project-oriented with the goal of funding worthwhile projects which otherwise might not receive necessary funding.

Unsolicited grant requests will be considered only for organizations in the Chicago Metropolitan area.

The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation accepts both letters of inquiry (via post or email) and phone inquiries. This communication should include a brief description of the proposed project, a project budget and other projected sources of support. Grants are made only to tax-exempt organizations.

Please see the IAC website for additional details.

Artistic Disciplines

Artists who work in the following artistic disciplines are eligible to apply for funding. 

• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
• Design Arts
• Crafts
• Photography
• Media Arts (include film, video, audio, and computer art)
• Literature (include creative non-fiction, fiction, and poetry)
• Interdisciplinary
• New Performance Forms
• Ethnic & Folk Arts

Note: Applications for the IA - Project Track will be accepted from creative/originating artists only (i.e. choreographers, composers, playwrights, visual artists, etc.).