The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an $8,000 cash grant to be awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+.  

GRANT TIMELINE

Application Opens: Thursday, April 25 10:00 AM ET  
Application Closes: Tuesday, June 18 at 5:00 PM ET*
Applicants Notified: Fall 2024

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.

2024 Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is open to New York State playwrights and screenwriters, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a working playwright or screenwriter. Acceptable forms of playwriting or screenwriting include stageplays, screenplays, teleplays, libretti, radio plays, and audio dramas. No audio is accepted. 
• Must self-identify as LGBTQ+.
• Must be a current full-time resident of New York State for a minimum of 12 months at the time applications close.
• Must be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.
• Cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind.
• Can be past recipients of any NYFA grant or fellowship programs, except past recipients of the The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award.
• Cannot be a NYFA employee, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above.

Questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions Page or email [email protected]

The JGS Fellowship for Photography is a $8,000 cash grant awarded to five (5) New York State-based photography artists who are living and working outside New York City. 

GRANT TIMELINE

Application Open: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 10:00AM ET 

Application Close: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:00PM ET*

Applicants Notified: Fall 2024

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close & stop accepting applications at this time. 

2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The JGS Fellowship for Photography is open to New York State photography artists, living and working anywhere in the following New York State regions: Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Capital District, Hudson Valley and Long Island. 

• Applicants must work in photography. Traditional and experimental photography or any form in which photography or photographic techniques are pivotal, if not exclusive, is eligible.
• Applicants must be current full-time residents of New York State and have lived full-time in one of the regions listed above for a minimum of 12 months at the time applications close (residents of New York City are not eligible to apply for this award).
• Applicants must live in one of the following counties: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates.
• Applicants must be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.
• Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind.
   

Questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions Page or email [email protected]