The Aaron Siskind Foundation offers the Individual Photographers Fellowship to encourage artistic achievement through the medium of contemporary still-life photography. The grants are open to all artists who are U.S. citizens. Recipients are chosen by a review panel that bases their evaluation on artistic excellence, art work done to date, and promise of future achievements. Grants can be up to $7,000.
Aaron Siskind Foundation
School of Visual Arts, MFA Photography
209 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(609) 348-5650
aaronsiskind.org
This program is available to all artists who are currently citizens of the United States. Both emerging and mid-career artists are awarded fellowships for all forms of visual, design, and performance arts. Eligible candidates must first be nominated by a member of United States Artists. Nominees are chosen for their dedication and progression in their craft. Every year 50 artists from across the country are chosen to receive fellowships in the amount of $50,000.
United States Artists
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 580
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-5857
unitedstatesartists.org
The academy has awarded fellowships since 1946 for distinguished poetic achievement. No applications are accepted for this grant program. Recipients are elected each year through the Academy's Board of Chancellors. Among the historic recipients of these fellowships have been Robert Frost and e. e. cummings. Only one recipient of the $25,000 award is chosen every summer.
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 604
New York, NY 10012-5243
(212) 274-0343
poets.org