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GrantForward
Find grants using advanced filters and specialized search features. Sign up for an account with your @colum.edu email address to use all features at no extra cost.

The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability
Open educational resource published in October 2022 by The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University.

Columbia Resources

Faculty Development Portfolio: Columbia Awards and Grants
For faculty - Get more information on applying for awards and grants and see past recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Career Center
For students - Get information on building portfolios and creating tapes and reels.
Albert P. Weisman Award
For students - Assistance funding a creative project that is already underway.

Local Sources

Illinois Arts Council Agency Grants
Includes funding for live music, folk arts, individual artists, and more.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events: Cultural Grants
Provides project-based funding for practicing artists.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events: Individual Artist Grants
For practicing artists in the city of Chicago. Applicants must be city residents and cannot be full-time undergraduate students.
3Arts: Funding
Includes a robust list of emergency resources for the current pandemic.
Illinois Humanities: Grants
Current grant programs include Activate History, Envisioning Justice, and Forgotten Illinois.

Government Sources

Organizations & Nonprofits

American Council of Learned Societies
Grant and fellowship opportunities in humanities and social sciences scholarship.
Kellogg Foundation
Nonprofit offering grants supporting the welfare and well-being of children.
Puffin Foundation
Grant opportunities for emerging artists in a variety of creative fields, with an emphasis on funding projects that might otherwise have funding difficulty.

Residencies

Res Artis
Explore arts residencies around the world available for multiple disciplines, including dance, filmmaking, music, new media, theatre, and visual art.
Rivet
Find open calls for residencies and supporting organizations around the world.

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