Application Close: Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 5:00PM ET*

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

FICTION Guidelines here.

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Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2022 & 2023)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists and/or artist collectives are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist (applying as a collective or in collaboration) must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

For questions, please email [email protected]

Application Close: Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 5:00PM ET*

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

Folk/Traditional Arts Guidelines here.

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2022 & 2023)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists and/or artist collectives are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist (applying as a collective or in collaboration) must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

For questions, please email [email protected]

Application Close: Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 5:00PM ET*

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

Interdisciplinary Work Guidelines here.

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Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2022 & 2023)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists and/or artist collectives are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist (applying as a collective or in collaboration) must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

For questions, please email [email protected]

Application Close: Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 5:00PM ET*

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

Painting Guidelines here.

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2022 & 2023)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists and/or artist collectives are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist (applying as a collective or in collaboration) must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

For questions, please email [email protected]

Application Close: Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 5:00PM ET*

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

Video/Film Guidelines here.

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2022 & 2023)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists and/or artist collectives are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist (applying as a collective or in collaboration) must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

For questions, please email [email protected]

Application Close: Wednesday January 31, 2024 at 5:00PM ET*

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

Guidelines here.

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Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 18 years or older by the application deadline date.
• Applicants must be working in the New Surrealist style.
• Applicants must be painters. NYFA defines painting as a work that involves applying paint to any kind of surface.
• Current residents of the United States and/or one of the U.S territories.
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, or immediate family member of any of the aforementioned, or an immediate family member of a 2023-2024 panelist.

Students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs are eligible to apply

For questions, please email [email protected]

Panelists are an integral part of the Queens Arts Fund grant-making process. Panelists are artists, cultural workers, educators, and community leaders who are familiar with Queens and care about the people who live there. Panelists carefully review and pre-score QAF applications and participate in a virtual panel review meeting.

Panel nominees should be reliable individuals with a commitment to the arts, knowledge of Queens communities, and expertise in an artistic discipline, arts administration, and/or community arts programming. We encourage people in the early stages of their professional or creative careers to serve on panels as a professional development experience. Priority is given to panelists who are residents of Queens or who work within the borough.

NYFA assembles diverse panels, considering gender, ethnicity, cultural background, and geographic location. Panelists’ names are kept confidential until the awards are announced.

2024 QAF Grant applicants are eligible to serve as 2024 panelists; their applications will be reviewed in a panel session separate from the panel on which they serve.


Panelist Responsibilities:

• Attend a virtual Panel Orientation meeting prior to receiving applications for review
• Review and score up to 40 applications at your own pace within a three-week period of time
• Participate in a virtual day-long Panel Discussion meeting to select recipients and recommend funding
• Availability from December 2023 to beginning of February 2024

Panelists receive an honorarium of $200, and public recognition for their panel participation at the time of recipient announcement.

 

NOMINATION DEADLINE: November 14, 2022 11:59PM EST
 *Early submissions are encouraged. If all spots are not filled by the deadline, nominations will remain open. NYFA staff will reach out to submitted nominees on a rolling basis, no later than December 2023 if they are selected for a panel. Submitting a nomination form does not guarantee participation as a panelist.

All questions should be directed to [email protected].