NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
Forecasted
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship supports New York State and Tribal Nation artists with unrestricted funding for their artistic vision and voice, rather than for specific proposed projects.
Funder: New York Foundation for the Arts
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $8,000 unrestricted Fellowship | $1,000 Finalist award
Summary: Unrestricted support for New York State and Tribal Nation artists’ artistic vision and voice, rather than specific projects.
Key Information: Applicants must be at least 25 and have maintained eligible residency for two consecutive years.
Description
Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship supports artists living in New York State and the Tribal Nations located therein. The unrestricted cash grant funds an artist’s vision or voice at all levels of artistic development, rather than a proposed project. Fifteen disciplines rotate over three years, with five categories offered annually across visual, literary, performing, and technology-based arts.
The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from the Office of the Governor, the New York State Legislature, foundations, and individual donors. Peer review considers artistic merit, clarity and cohesiveness, and originality and innovation, including place-based work informed by a location, community, or environment. Funding priority goes to artists living outside the New York City metropolitan area.
