The Princess Grace Foundation-USA’s 2021 Princess Grace Award applications are now available. Offering cash grants to artists in theater, dance and film, the deadline to apply is February 15.
To be eligible, applicants must be nominated; either by a non-profit institution or by a previous Princess Grace Award winner. The Princess Grace Awards accepts nominations for early career creative generators (including but not limited to theater directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, film directors, etc.) and performance-based creatives (including but not limited to actors, dancers, etc.).
The Princess Grace Awards recognize both creative generators (including but not limited to theater directors, designers, playwrights, choreographers, film directors, etc.) and performance-based creatives (including but not limited to actors, dancers, etc.). The Princess Grace Award is an unrestricted cash grant of $10,000 paid directly to the artist.
- Open to US based artists currently living and working in the US. Applicants who are not US citizens must have permanent work authorization from USCIS
- All applicants must be nominated by a non-profit university, organization, media arts center or previous Princess Grace Award winner
- Self-nominations are not allowed
- An artist can only be nominated by 1 organization or individual in a given year. Applications are evaluated on the individual artist’s artistic merits
In November 2020, the Princess Grace Foundation announced updated guidelines and eligibility to ensure the Awards program remains equitable and accessible, and that funding to artists is optimized to be reflective of artists’ needs.
Updates to the 2021 Awards program:
- Expanding the pool of nominators: Nominations from non-profit universities, professional training programs, and organizations and new in 2021 nominations from previous Princess Grace Award winners.
- Cash grants for Artists: Unrestricted cash grants in 2021 to be used in general support rather than project-specific support.
- A simplified application: Standardized application across disciplines and two-part tiered submission process.
Round 1 | Deadline February 15
Round 2 | Deadline May 1
For more information, head to the Princess Grace Award.
