Applications are now being accpeted for the 2026 Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation Grant.
Donor Name: Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In this grant program, the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation’s goal is to encourage and support sculptors as well as writers on sculpture, both emerging and established.
The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation encourages submissions from sculptors and writers of all backgrounds. It does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, socioeconomic status, education, or disability.
Eligible Expenses
- Materials, equipment and supplies
- Research
- Writer’s compensation fee
- Travel (airfare, car rental, ground transportation, lodging, meals, per diem)
- Living expenses (including childcare)
- Expenses relating to the following are NOT eligible and your application will be rejected if your budget proposes to use the grant funds for any of these: loans or other debts; reimbursement of payments already incurred; purchase of land or building; tuition expenses; fees paid to third parties for promotion, marketing, or sale of work; health-related expenses (exceptions will be made for medical emergencies).
Eligibility Criteria
You are eligible to apply for the sculpture grant if you meet the following requirements:
- You are an individual.
- You are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, or you hold an O-1 Visa.
- At least one example of your writing has been published within the last five years (between January 1, 2021, and the present).
- You are not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program.
- You are not an employee, consultant, or board member of the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation, or an immediate family member of such a person.
For more information, visit JBSF.


