Archive: Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships

McKnight Artist Information Session

Wednesday, December 10, 6:00-7:15pm CST
Rochester Art Center — free parking is available after 5:00pm in the Mayo Civic Center Parking Ramp

This in-person session, led by Program Directors Tracy Krumm (Fiber Artists) and Dana Kassel (Dancers and Choreographers) will speak to the full McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers Fellowship program which supports 15 artistic disciplines, and more specifically to Fiber Artist and Dancer/Choreographer Fellowships. We’ll allow plenty of time for questions.

The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers fellowship programs is to support Minnesota-based artists who are clearly beyond early practice and who have created a substantial body of work over time that demonstrates artistic excellence.

Please let us know if you plan to join us so we can provide snacks and drinks for the group. RSVPs and questions can be sent to mcknightfellowships@springboardforthearts.org.

McKnight Artist Information Session

Wednesday, December 10, 6:00-7:15pm CST
Rochester Art Center—free parking is available after 5:00pm in the Mayo Civic Center Parking Ramp

This in-person session, led by Program Directors Tracy Krumm (Fiber Artists) and Dana Kassel (Dancers and Choreographers) will speak to the full McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers Fellowship program which supports 15 artistic disciplines, and more specifically to Fiber Artist and Dancer/Choreographer Fellowships. We’ll allow plenty of time for questions.

The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers fellowship programs is to support Minnesota-based artists who are clearly beyond early practice and who have created a substantial body of work over time that demonstrates artistic excellence.

Please let us know if you plan to join us so we can provide snacks and drinks for the group. RSVPs and questions can be sent to mcknightfellowships@springboardforthearts.org.

McKnight Artist Information Session

Wednesday, December 10, 6:00-7:15pm CST
Rochester Art Center—free parking is available after 5:00pm in the Mayo Civic Center Parking Ramp

This in-person session, led by Program Directors Tracy Krumm (Fiber Artists) and Dana Kassel (Dancers and Choreographers) will speak to the full McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers Fellowship program which supports 15 artistic disciplines, and more specifically to Fiber Artist and Dancer/Choreographer Fellowships. We’ll allow plenty of time for questions.

The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers fellowship programs is to support Minnesota-based artists who are clearly beyond early practice, and who have created a substantial body of work over time that demonstrates artistic excellence.

Please let us know if you plan to join us so we can provide snacks and drinks for the group. RSVPs and questions can be sent to mcknightfellowships@springboardforthearts.org.

Upcoming Cycles of Artist Emergency Grants are Open

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant:
Are you a dancer anywhere in the United States in dire financial emergency? Have you recently lost engagements, or been ill or injured? You may be eligible for a one-time Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant of up to $3,000.

Cycle 21 will be open November 4-December 2 for essential expenses, including rent, utilities, medicine/healthcare, and food. Cycle 22 will be open January 6-February 10. Bimonthly cycles will follow through at least June 2026. A recorded information session is available here. This national program is administered by New York Foundation for the Arts and funded by Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Privacy is guaranteed. Please click here for details.

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants:
Are you an artist in need of critical medical, mental health, or dental treatment? Has a medical emergency impacted your creative practice? The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides grants of up to $5,000 for recent, unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies experienced by artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, or choreography. Privacy is guaranteed.

Cycle 33 is open October 7-November 4 for emergencies that occurred April 1, 2025, and after. Cycle 34 will be open December 9-January 6 for emergencies occurring June 1, 2025, and after. Please click here for details. Learn more in the recorded information sessions here and here. Cycles will continue through at least September 2025.

These programs are open to artists living anywhere in the United States, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York are particularly encouraged to apply. These programs are supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and administered by NYFA. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.

Doma Dance Theater: FermentationLAB 2 Applications Open

The FermentationLAB ([still a]pilot program) is a no cost month long space and time curated laboratory to begin, develop, workshop, clean, finalize, play, research and/or ferment movement based works.

Continuing in November 2025, Doma Dance Theater will offer broad access of their studio to one artist culminating in two showings shared with Doma resident dramaturg, Marcela Michelle.

Artists are expected to:

  • Utilize a total of 20-40 hours of time in the Doma Studio
  • Publicly share 15-35 minutes of work over two showings at the end of the LAB
  • Work with Doma to determine a talkback/feedback session/show and tell protocol to be used during the showings that meets both their needs
  • Be present at both final showings

Important Dates
Applications Due: Tuesday, September 30 at 11:59pm CST
Start of program: Saturday, November 1
Artists notified of selection by Saturday, October 4
Showing weekend: Friday, December 5—Sunday, December 7 (artists will determine dates/times).
Tech day/walk-through will occur the day before showings.

Doma Dance Theater: FermentationLAB 2 Applications Open

The FermentationLAB ([still a]pilot program) is a no cost month long space and time curated laboratory to begin, develop, workshop, clean, finalize, play, research and/or ferment movement based works.

Continuing in November 2025, Doma Dance Theater will offer broad access of their studio to one artist culminating in two showings shared with Doma resident dramaturg, Marcela Michelle.

Artists are expected to:

  • Utilize a total of 20-40 hours of time in the Doma Studio
  • Publicly share 15-35 minutes of work over two showings at the end of the LAB
  • Work with Doma to determine a talkback/feedback session/show and tell protocol to be used during the showings that meets both their needs
  • Be present at both final showings

Important Dates
Applications Due: Tuesday, September 30 at 11:59pm CST
Start of program: Saturday, November 1
Artists notified of selection by Saturday, October 4
Showing weekend: Friday, December 5—Sunday, December 7 (artists will determine dates/times).
Tech day/walk-through will occur the day before showings.

McKnight Dancer and Choreographer Intent to Apply

The Intent to Apply application is now open! The deadline is today, September 10, and will close at 11:59pm.

Submit the online Intent to Apply form.

Applicants who miss the Intent to Apply (ITA) deadline may still submit a final application. However, we encourage you to apply to the Intent to Apply as it is a very important step! After submitting your ITA application, you’ll receive deadline reminders and/or important updates about the application.

This also allows the Minnesota-based panel the opportunity to see your performances live! Only artists who have completed the Intent to Apply can submit performances to the calendar. Notify us of your upcoming performances using the dancer form or the choreographer form.

First-time applicants who miss the Intent to Apply deadline can contact us at McKnightFellowships@springboardforthearts.org for application assistance.

For more information about the dancer and the choreography application, please visit www.mcknightdancechoreo.org.

Doma Dance Theater: FermentationLAB 2 Applications Open

The FermentationLAB ([still a]pilot program) is a no cost month long space and time curated laboratory to begin, develop, workshop, clean, finalize, play, research and/or ferment movement based works.

Continuing in November 2025, Doma Dance Theater will offer broad access of their studio to one artist culminating in two showings shared with Doma resident dramaturg, Marcela Michelle.

Artists are expected to:

  • Utilize a total of 20-40 hours of time in the Doma Studio
  • Publicly share 15-35 minutes of work over two showings at the end of the LAB
  • Work with Doma to determine a talkback/feedback session/show and tell protocol to be used during the showings that meets both their needs
  • Be present at both final showings

Important Dates
Applications Due: Tuesday, September 30 at 11:59pm CST
Start of program: Saturday, November 1
Artists notified of selection by Saturday, October 4
Showing weekend: Friday, December 5—Sunday, December 7 (artists will determine dates/times).
Tech day/walk-through will occur the day before showings.

McKnight Fellowships in Dance and Choreography Application is Open

The Intent to Apply application is now open! The deadline is Monday, September 8, and will close at 11:59pm.

Submit the online Intent to Apply form.

Applicants who miss the Intent to Apply (ITA) deadline may still submit a final application. However, we encourage you to apply to the Intent to Apply as it is a very important step! After submitting your ITA application, you’ll receive deadline reminders and/or important updates about the application.

This also allows the Minnesota-based panel the opportunity to see your performances live! Only artists who have completed the Intent to Apply can submit performances to the calendar. Notify us of your upcoming performances using the dancer form or the choreographer form.

First-time applicants who miss the Intent to Apply deadline can contact us at McKnightFellowships@springboardforthearts.org for application assistance.

For more information about the dancer and the choreography application, please visit www.mcknightdancechoreo.org.

The McKnight Fellowship for Dancers and Choreographer Informational Webinars

The McKnight Fellowship for Dancers and Choreographers will offer two informational webinars about the application process:

Sunday, August 24 at 7:00pm
Wednesday, August 27 at 12:00pm

These hour-long presentations will be geared towards new applicants but are also a good opportunity to refresh your thinking about the application materials. We will also address the additional video platforms accepted this year and answer questions about that change. We will be joined by a recent McKnight Fellow, who will offer insights from an applicant’s point of view and allow plenty of time for specific questions.

These sessions, led by Program Director Dana Kassel, will be accessed through Zoom’s online meeting site.

To reserve your spot, RSVP to McKnightFellowships@springboardforthearts.org. You will then receive a Zoom link.