Find funding opportunities

• • All Artforms
  • $7,500 or less | 
  • Closes: 27 Jul . 2012

  Quick Response Grant

  Quick Response Grants are our most common form of funding. They are awarded in three rounds per year and available to all artforms. As our smallest and most numerous opportunity Quick Response Grants are a great place to start if you are new to Creative New Zealand Funding. More information 

• • All Artforms
  • $65,000 or less | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Arts Grant

  Arts Grants are awarded in two rounds per year and are available to all artforms. They offer more funding than Quick Response Grants, but take longer for us to assess. More information 

• • All Artforms
  • $250,000 p.a fund maximum | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Sector Development Incentive Fund

  Creative New Zealand is calling for sector development proposals from organisations and individuals with funding agreements through the Arts Leadership Investment (Toi Tōtara Haemata) programme and the Arts Development Investment (Toi Uru Kahikatea) programme.

  Maximum amount of fund is $250,000 which is expected to be  allocated in support of at least 3 proposals. More information 

• • Literature
  • $100,000 | 
  • Closes: 9 Mar . 2012

  The Michael King Writers Fellowship

  This fellowship is available to established New Zealand authors of any literary genre with a significant publication record. It is offered annually for writers working on a major project which will take two years or more to complete. More information 

• • All Artforms
  • based on application | 
  • Closes: 1 Jun . 2012

  Arts development investment (Toi Uru Kahikatea)

  The purpose of this programme is to provide development support to established New Zealand artists, arts practitioners, groups and arts organisations for periods of one to three years. More information 

• • Visual arts
  • $40,000 stipend, accomodation, studio | 
  • Closes: 7 Sep . 2013

  Residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

  The selected artist will have the opportunity to work on an approved project and undertake professional development opportunities in Berlin. The residency is for a period of up to twelve months and is open to New Zealand visual artists. More information 

• • Literature
  • to be confirmed | 
  • Closes: 7 Sep . 2012

  The Todd Foundation Bursary

  This opportunity is for published writers at an early stage of their career. Applicants for an Arts Grant in the September round are automatically considered for this bursary. More information 

• • Music
  • $10,000 or less | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Butland/Creative New Zealand Music Scholarship

  The Butland Music Foundation was established in 1994 with interest from a bequest by Jack Malfroy Butland to provide talented young musicians with opportunities to further their performance studies overseas. More information 

• • Literature
  • travel, accommodation and living expenses | 
  • Closes: 9 Mar . 2012

  University of Iowa residency

  This opportunity is open to nationally recognised writers who have published at least one volume of work. The residency runs for three months, approximately August to November. It includes return travel to Iowa, assistance with living and accommodation on the University of Iowa campus. More information 

• • Literature
  • variable depending on project | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Louis Johnson New Writers Bursary

  This opportunity is for published writers at an early stage of their career. The annual New Writers’ Bursary was set up in 1989 with a bequest from New Zealand writer Louis Johnson’s estate. More information 

• • Māori arts
  • travel, accommodation, workshop space, and living expenses | 
  • Closes: 16 Mar . 2012

  Toi Sgwigwialtxw Residency, North America

  This is a residency exchange with The Evergreen State College, located in Olympia, Washington, North America. In 2012 preference will be given to an artist with demonstrated excellence in visual arts, such as carving, fibre arts, printmaking or painting. More information 

• • Music
  • $16,000 | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  New Zealand/Aotearoa Music Scholarships

  This scholarship was established in 2011 with interest from the estate of the late Mr Brent Lewis to enable young musicians to undertake study or to gain further musical experience at a tertiary institution in New Zealand or overseas. Up to $16,000 is available to support up to two 12-month scholarships each year. More information 

• • Multi Artform
  • $140,000 fund maximum p.a. | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Producer Pilot programme

  Creative New Zealand is calling for proposals from dance and theatre producers interested in being part of a Producer Pilot programme. This programme provides the opportunity to develop dance and theatre producers. More information 

• • Pacific arts
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  • Closes: 22 Jun . 2012

  Arts Pasifika Awards

  The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards have been offered annually since 1996 to celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. The five awards are an opportunity for the public to nominate both senior and emerging New Zealand-based Pacific Island artists who characterise the richness and diversity of Pacific culture in this country. More information 

• • Pacific arts
  • to be confirmed | 
  • Closes: 4 May . 2012

  Creative New Zealand and the National University of Samoa Artist in Residence 2012

  Creative New Zealand, in partnership with the National University of Samoa, is offering a three-month artist residency in Apia, Samoa. It's open to all established artists of Pacific Island heritage resident in New Zealand. More information 

• • Literature
  • $60,000 in each category | 
  • Closes: 22 Jun . 2012

  The Prime Minister’s Awards for Literature

  These awards recognise notable literary achievement and are offered to writers who have made a significant contribution to New Zealand literature. Individuals and organisations are invited to nominate writers for these awards. More information 

• • Music
  • $25,000 or less | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship

  The Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship is open to New Zealand composers wanting to further their studies overseas. Up to $25,000 is available from the fund to support one or two composers per year. More information 

• • Multi Artform
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  • Closes: 2 Apr . 2012

  Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers’ Residency

  This residency provides an opportunity for a New Zealand writer (in any genre) of pacific heritage to work on a project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history. The residency is three months long and based at the Centre for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaii. More information 

• • Craft/Object
  • $65,000 | 
  • Closes: 20 Jan . 2013

  Creative New Zealand Craft/Object Fellowship

  This fellowship is open to mid-career and senior New Zealand practitioners. It's open to jewellers, weavers and ceramicists through to furniture-makers, designers, curators and writers in craft/object art. More information 

• • Visual arts
  • $32,000 stipend, studio space at ISCP | 
  • Closes: 27 Jul . 2013

  International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York, USA

  A four-month residency for a New Zealand visual artist to work on a project and undertake professional-development opportunities in New York. More information 

• • Dance
  • Funding sum to be confirmed | 
  • Closes: 27 Jul . 2012

  Tup Lang Choreographic Award

  This award is to promote and encourage choreography in New Zealand contemporary dance and was established in 1999 with the interest from a bequest by Mrs Lang. Choreographers or contemporary dance groups are automatically considered for this annual award, but priority will be given to proposals involving the work of emerging choreographers. More information 

• • Dance
  • $65,000 or less | 
  • Closes: 1 Mar . 2013

  Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship

  This fellowship is open to choreographers who have already produced a significant body of work to develop new practices, undertake specific research, or deepen their skill or knowledge base. The recipient will be required to complete a project involving creative work and/or professional development within a 12 month period. More information 

• • Literature
  • $40,000 | 
  • Closes: 25 Feb . 2013

  Berlin Writers Residency

  This residency is available for an experienced writer to work on an approved project for a period of approximately nine to eleven months in Berlin, Germany.The residency covers travel to and accommodation in Berlin, a monthly stipend and incidentals. More information 

• • Māori arts
  • $65,000 or less | 
  • Closes: 2 Mar . 2012

  Toi Ake

  Toi Ake is a funding initiative tailored to iwi, hapū, whakapapa-based roopu and maata waka to cultivate and retain heritage Māori arts. More information 

• • Māori arts
  • $4000 | 
  • Closes: 30 Mar . 2012

  Te Waka Toi Scholarship

  The two Te Waka Toi scholarships are open to Māori who are studying the arts beyond high school, college or kura kaupapa level. They can be studying on a marae or other formal tertiary institution such as an accredited university, whare wānanga or polytechnic. More information