The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowships
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- New York Foundation for the Arts / New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship)
- Study level
- Professional artists (not degree-seeking students)
- Scholarship type
- New York
- Opens
- Fall 2026 (no exact date published)
- Deadline
- Not published - 2027 cycle disciplines are Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, Interdisciplinary, Painting, Video/Film; Playwriting/Screenwriting and Choreography return in the 2028 cycle
- Typical award size
- $8,000 fellowship / $1,000 finalist
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
Artists 25+ living in New York State or Tribal Nations therein for at least two consecutive years; not enrolled in any degree program; originators of work (e.g. choreographers/playwrights, not interpretive dancers/actors). Cannot have received NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in past five years. 15 disciplines over three-year rotation (5 categories/year). Free to apply.
Application steps
- Confirm current-year discipline categories are open.
- Complete free online application with work samples.
- Submit by 5:00 PM ET deadline (portal closes automatically).
- Panel review; Fellows and Finalists announced for the cycle.
Required materials
- Online application
- Discipline-specific work samples
- Artist information (no project budget—unrestricted fellowship)
Past recipients
5,000+ artists since 1985; ~84 Fellowships annually in recent cycles totaling ~$696,000
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