The Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) is pleased to administer, with support from the New York Community Trust, the 2025 Jadin Wong Fellowship for an emerging New York City-based Asian American dance artist who seeks to make an impact on the Asian American community to develop new or existing work.
Donor Name: Asian American Arts Alliance
State: New York
City: New York City
Borough: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 03/24/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
A4’s mission is to ensure greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations through resource sharing, promotion, and community building. In line with these efforts, it is the aim of the Jadin Wong Fellowship to support an early-career individual Asian American artist living in New York City to develop work that will continue to fuel Asian American and creative discourse.
A4 will grant a fellowship to one early-career Asian American dancer/choreographer, age 30 or younger at the start of the fellowship, whose work shows outstanding promise, and who may benefit from further professional artistic development.
The fellowship recipient will receive an unrestricted cash stipend of $7,500 and an eight-month fellowship tailored to respond to the unique needs of their practice. The fellowship includes artistic mentorship with an established or mid-career dance professional, career coaching, and a range of technical support.
The fellowship is structured in three phases, each facilitating a different area of professional development.
- Phase 1: Career Coaching
- May – July 2025
- The selected fellows will receive a minimum of three coaching sessions from an esteemed career coach. The coaching will cover core value strengthening and goal setting/vision planning. These sessions are meant to offer personal and professional development tools for the fellows to empower themselves as a leader of their vision, craft, and field.
- Phase 2: Artistic Mentorship
- July – September 2025
- The selected fellows will receive artistic mentorship from an established or mid-career music professional. The mentorship will include one-on-one meetings with the appointed mentor. The mentor will be chosen by A4 staff based on field recommendations and with input from the fellows, giving consideration to their interests and preferences.
- Phase 3: A4 Public Program
- October – December 2025
- The selected fellows will work with A4 staff to develop and present one community workshop or public presentation by December 2025 based on their experience with the fellowship or work generated through the process. A4 can support up to $1,000 in production funds and help make connections with venue partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant MUST:
- Be of Asian heritage
- Be 30 years of age or younger at the start of the fellowship (your birthday must fall on or after May 2, 1994)
- Not be currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in a degree-granting program in a field related to dance during the fellowship period; exceptions may be made for post-graduate students in a field unrelated to dance.
- Be a resident of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.)
- Be currently living in the US and primarily based in New York City during the fellowship period (May – December 2025.)
- NOTE: Current A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible. Immediate family of A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible.
Review and Selection Criteria
The fellow will be selected through an open call and jury process. A jury composed of established professionals in the field will evaluate the submitted applications based on the following criteria:
- Artistic merit: Technical skill, performance quality, clarity of vision and originality of work will be evaluated.
- Development of new or existing work: Description of the project to be developed or completed during the fellowship.
- Community impact: Articulation of interest or hopes to make a significant impact on the Asian American and New York City artistic community as a whole, based on narrative responses in the application.
- Potential for growth: Extent to which the fellowship will advance the applicant’s goals and career.
- Review panels are composed of a diverse group of respected professionals in the field. All are distinguished artists and arts professionals.
For more information, visit A4.
