nysca/nyfa artist fellowship

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.

Eligible Disciplines for 2026 Award Cycle

• Craft/Sculpture

• Digital/Electronic Arts

• Nonfiction Literature

• Poetry

• Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts