The New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowship Program is intended to support New Jersey-based artists who are actively practicing and sharing their work with the public, professionally or otherwise.
Donor Name: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 06/25/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (State Arts Council) is a division of the New Jersey Department of State, created in 1966 by Public Law Chapter 214 and consists of 17 members, all appointed by the Governor for terms of three years, and three ex-officio members. Since its creation, the State Arts Council’s volunteer members and professional staff have worked to improve the quality of life in New Jersey through strategic support for the arts.
The New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowship Program is intended to support New Jersey-based artists who are actively practicing and sharing their work with the public, professionally or otherwise. Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to artists who demonstrate the highest artistic quality to enable them to advance their practices and pursue their artistic goals.
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Funding Information
- Totaled $2,000,000.
- Fellowship awards have ranged in the past from $3,000 – $32,000.
Grant Period
January 1 through December 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists must be permanent residents of the State of New Jersey. The applicant must be a current, permanent New Jersey resident at the time of application (the date the application is submitted) and at the time of award (March 2027).
- Age 18 or older.
- The applicant must be the artist whose original work is represented in the work samples.
Ineligibility
- Artists who received a Fellowship in any category in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, or 2022 are not eligible to apply for the current year. NOTE: This restriction does not apply to artists who received a Finalist Award.
- Applicants may not be matriculated students in any graduate, undergraduate, or high school program at the time of application and award. Fellowships may not provide funding for scholarships or academic study in pursuit of a degree.
- Collaborating New Jersey artists are not eligible to submit a joint application for collaborative work. The applicant artist must have sole creative control over all work submitted to the Fellowship program under their name.
For more information, visit Mid Atlantic Arts.
