Funder: Dedalus Foundation
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Nominations open) | December 18, 2026 (Nominations due) | January 15, 2027, 5 p.m. EST (Applications due)
Funding Amounts: Four fellowships awarded annually, each with a $15,000 stipend
Summary: Supports artistic work in painting and sculpture by final-year students graduating from MFA programs in the United States.
Key Information: Candidacy is by institutional nomination only, with a maximum of two nominees per institution.
Description
The Dedalus Foundation’s Master of Fine Arts Fellowships in Painting and Sculpture support artists completing MFA degrees in the United States. The program awards four fellowships annually, placing painting and sculpture at the center of its support. It is an artist fellowship rather than a grant for a specified research topic or separately defined project.
The Foundation was established in 1981 by painter Robert Motherwell to foster public understanding of modern art and modernism. This fellowship is part of its broader support for the study and practice of painting, sculpture, and allied arts. Recipients are selected by a committee of distinguished artists, curators, and critics.
