Board

Self-directed fellowships (Artist/Research/CCI+WOPHA photography) for Caribbean art projects, PAMM Miami. Eligibility: researchers, scholars, artists, women/nonbinary photographers from the Caribbean and diaspora. Deadline: Annual, closes ~June 1.

Ten $5,000 grants to host organizations for intra-Caribbean residencies/fellowships. Eligibility: registered Caribbean cultural orgs (incl. Haiti). Deadline: Annual, ~March 15.

20 grants of $5,000 for individual artists/ensembles addressing social change. Eligibility: US/Puerto Rico-based Latinx/e artists. Deadline: Annual, ~March 23.

Four $10,000 grants for artistic research/creation. Eligibility: artists/collectives from Latin America, Caribbean, and diaspora - Haitians eligible. Deadline: Annual, July-August window.

£500 unrestricted micro-grant, rolling basis, for any purpose. Eligibility: Black artists based in the UK.

Funds individual artists, residencies, community programs advancing African diaspora art. Eligibility: Pittsburgh-region artists/orgs. Deadline: Annual.

Unrestricted mid-career stipend (~$30k-$45k). Eligibility: US/Canada citizens or permanent residents. Deadline: Sept 15 annually.

Unrestricted project grants up to $50,000 + $10,000 State of the Art Prize. Eligibility: US citizens/permanent residents, 25+, 5+ years practice. Deadline: ~April 2 annually.

$60,000 over 5 years, unrestricted, for 15 US-based painters/sculptors. Nomination-only. Deadline: ~April 20 annually.

$50,000 unrestricted award across nine disciplines. Eligibility: US-based artists, nomination-only then invited to apply. Deadline: Annual, fellows announced January.

$10,000 unrestricted grant for early-career visual artists, historically NYC-based, nomination-based.

$75,000 unrestricted + CalArts residency for risk-taking mid-career artists (Dance, Film/Video, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts). Nomination-only. Deadline: Annual, winners ~May.

Up to $20,000 for environmental art projects. Eligibility: women/trans/gender-nonconforming artists, US residence required. Deadline: Annual open cycle.

Supports Haitian cultural-sector revitalization, artist residencies (e.g. AVSEC Macaya photography residency), training. Eligibility: Haiti-based artists/cultural operators. Deadline: Rolling, varies by call.

US$10,000 overall + US$3,000 per genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction). Eligibility: authors of Caribbean birth/citizenship. Haitian-born Myriam J.A. Chancy won 2025 overall+fiction. Deadline: Nov 7 annually.

US$20,000 publishing prize, now expanded to CARICOM (incl. Haiti). Deadline: ~June 30 annually, winner announced at CANEX WKND (Nov).

Multidisciplinary open call (visual art, fashion, makeup, costume design) exploring African identity. Eligibility: artists/creatives from Africa and African diaspora. Deadline: ~Sept 30 (verify next cycle).

Slots for authors, publishers, artists, vendors at Haitian-heritage literary festival (Miami Book Fair + Sosyete Koukouy). Deadline: Annual, ~April 15.

Writing competition for Caribbean-descended voices, incl. diaspora tracks. Eligibility: writers of Caribbean descent. Deadline: ~July 1 annually.

Curated list of ongoing literary submissions/contests for Caribbean writers. Rolling deadlines, many always open.

Monthly curated international open calls, grants, fellowships, residencies. Updated monthly.

Continuously updated list of residencies, grants, competitions, exhibition calls worldwide.

Global listings of open calls, residencies, grants, awards, commissions.

4 artists annually get a stipend (~$7,500), professional development, mentorship, public presentations in Brooklyn Haitian neighborhoods. Eligibility: artists of Haitian descent. Deadline: Annual, ~Sept 4.

Brings Haiti-based artists to New York to present work via workshops, panels, exhibitions. Eligibility: Haiti-based artists.

Pairs artists with national/international African Diaspora artists; $2,000 stipend, housing, travel. Eligibility: Black/Brown artists of African Diaspora (incl. Caribbean).

Fully funded 12-week residency: flights, accommodation, £40/day, £1,000 materials budget. Eligibility: artists from Latin America/Caribbean or US diaspora communities.

Fully funded 11-week residency: studio, accommodation, flights, visa support, weekly stipend (£175), £800 materials. Haiti explicitly listed as eligible country.

US$5,000 stipend for 6 months part-time digital humanities work. Eligibility: Caribbean artists/diaspora working in digital media.

Various regional residency/fellowship programs for Caribbean artists/writers, e.g. Lucayan Archipelago Residency, Ecological Archives Fellowship.

~3-week regional residency + exhibition bringing together emerging Caribbean artists/writers/curators, incl. Francophone Caribbean/Haiti.

International residencies at global partner sites (ISCP NYC, Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin); covers studio, housing, stipend, materials, travel, visa fees. Eligibility: emerging/mid-career Caribbean visual artists.

2-4 week residency with studio/room/board; partial fellowship to all, full to ~35%. Deadlines: Sept 30 and Mar 31.

2-8 week residency: studio, accommodations, meals, need-based stipends up to $1,500. Open worldwide. Deadlines: Sept 10 and Feb 10.

9-week summer residency, $10,000 merit scholarship to every accepted artist, visa support for international artists. Deadline: Sept 1-Oct 16.

Free year-long studio residency, stipend, mentorship, curator/collector exposure. International applicants welcome (no visa sponsorship, invitation letters available).

Furnished apartment/workspace in Frederiksted, St. Croix. Deadline: apply by Aug 31 for following year.

Retreat-style residency in New Orleans's 7th Ward. Eligibility: must be a past Joan Mitchell Foundation grantee/fellow.

Biennial cross-cultural arts festival in Grand Rue neighborhoods, international open call across media. CAUTION: Grand Rue targeted by gangs in 2024; confirm status of next edition before planning.

Film festival + awards (Best Haitian Diaspora Short) + Samuel Lee Coleman Scholarship. Submissions open ~Nov 18 each year; event ~Aug 15.

Haitian cinema festival + Afrique-Caraïbes short film competition. Festival typically September.

Academic + cultural conference with creative/expressive arts programming, funds for Haiti-based participants. Recurring annually, typically late Oct/Nov.

Monthly Haitian kompa/rará music series + artisan marketplace + gallery. Recurring monthly (3rd Saturday).

Major US Haitian outdoor music festival for Haitian Flag Day. Recurring annually ~May.

Live Haitian music/DJ showcase + multi-day vendor/food/music market. Recurring annually ~May.

Presenting, commissioning, creative opportunities for African-descent artists (dance, theater, music); has presented Haitian artists. Ongoing seasonal programming.

Transatlantic residency/fellowship exchange: travel, accommodation, materials budget, artist fee, stipend. Eligibility: curators/critics/visual artists exploring UK-Caribbean exchange.

2 NYC artists get $20,000 each, mentorship, solo exhibition. Eligibility: emerging visual artists in NYC's five boroughs. Deadline: Sept 28.

Artist-led experiences in Miami neighborhoods; partnered with Little Haiti Cultural Complex and Haitian artists for Heritage Month programming.

Structured pre-seed accelerator with mentorship/investor network for Caribbean founders, incl. creative entrepreneurs.

Free ~4-month incubation with mentorship in customer discovery, business model, tech/AI integration. Umbrella program (Conecta Caribbean/CARIBEquity) lists Haiti as beneficiary country.

27 ESO-led incubation programs deploying early-stage grants to founders across 15 beneficiary countries, Haiti included.

Year-long mentorship (Film, Lit, Performance, Visual Art) + $10,000 Design Grant. Eligibility: LGBTQ+ artists, US-based (remote + in-person).

6-month pre-seed and growth accelerators with training, mentorship, investment-readiness support. Eligibility: Black/Afro-Caribbean founders in Canada.

2-year teaching fellowship, ~$93,000/year + research/classroom funds for early-career artists. International applicants eligible. Deadline: ~Sept 8.