The Toi Tipu Toi Rea Fund supports Māori artists or practitioners, at an early stage of their career, to undertake an arts project. Read more

The annual Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. New Zealanders are invited to submit a nomination. Read more

An Emergency Relief Grant is a contribution towards loss of income between 1 March and 30 June due to COVID-19. This grant is a lump sum top-up of the WINZ COVID-19 Wage Subsidy to align with Creative New Zealand’s policy to pay artists and arts practitioners fairly. Applicants to this fund must have successfully applied to the COVID-19 WINZ Wage Subsidy. The Creative New Zealand Emergency Relief fund is available for eligible independent artists and arts practitioners, and members of arts organisations (including groups and collectives). Read more

The Toi Ake Fund is an initiative tailored to iwi, hapū, whakapapa-based rōpū and mātāwaka to cultivate and retain heritage ngā toi Māori. Read more

This fund supports the development of new, high-quality New Zealand work for presentation in targeted territories in Asia. Read more

Wild Creations offers artists the opportunity to engage in a Department of Conservation experience. The selected artists will create new work that tells the conservation story and enriches New Zealanders’ lives through connection to our nature and heritage. Read more

An Arts Continuity Grant is offered to support a short-term arts project, or the stage of a project, that can be delivered within a changed and evolving environment as a result of COVID-19. Projects can include the creation and/or presentation of new work. Existing projects submitted to our suspended funds can be reframed and resubmitted. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with weekly decision-making. Read more

This fund supports international presentations (tours and exhibitions) that are the result of one of Creative New Zealand's international initiatives. It also supports delegates to attend or showcase at international performing arts markets. Read more

The New Zealand/Aotearoa Music Scholarship enables up to two young musicians to undertake study or gain further musical experience at a tertiary institution in New Zealand or overseas. Read more

Supporting projects by arts organisations that engage with Māori, Pacific and Asian communities in the Auckland Region. This is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and Foundation North. Read more

The prestigious Berlin Writer's Residency is offered biennially for an established New Zealand writer to work on an approved project in Berlin, Germany for up to eleven months. Read more

The annual Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary provides a stipend that enables a published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to create a new work. Read more

This annual award is for young Māori artists who are post-secondary school level and under 25 years of age. It recognizes achievement for those at an early stage of their career in the arts. Read more

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12 APRIL. The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established or senior craft/object practitioner, curator or writer to work on a major project. You may be working in traditional applied arts or contemporary practice, including customary and contemporary Māori and Pasifika craft/object art. If you've already submitted your application and want to edit it, please email portal@creativenz.govt.nz. Read more

The annual Todd New Writer's Bursary allows a promising published writer or presented playwright, at an early stage of their career, to work on an approved project. Read more

Supporting New Zealand-based dealer galleries and craft/object designers and companies to participate in reputable international art fairs. The focus is on increasing the sale of New Zealand craft/object and visual artworks in offshore markets. Read more

This fund supports contemporary Ngā Toi Māori work to tour regions in New Zealand with a significant Māori population. Areas to be toured should be outside Auckland and Wellington central business districts. Read more

The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established New Zealand writer from any literary genre, with a significant publication record, to work on a major project. Read more

The Moana Community Grants support and develop Pacific heritage arts (artistic expressions and forms reflecting a particular Pasifika cultural tradition) in regional towns and communities outside of Auckland and Wellington. Read more

The Jack McGill Music Scholarship supports young music practitioners who wish to further their music studies overseas. Priority is given to pianists. Read more

This residency is a Creative New Zealand partnership with the National University of Samoa. It offers three months in Apia for a mid-career or established Aotearoa-based artist of Pasifika heritage to work on an arts project and develop their skills and practice. Read more

The Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship enables up to two outstanding New Zealand composers to further their music studies overseas. Read more

This award promotes and encourages choreography in New Zealand contemporary dance, focusing the work of emerging choreographers. It was established in 1999 from a bequest by Mrs Lang. Read more

This residency supports a New Zealand artist to live and work in Berlin at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien for up to twelve months from October 2020. Read more

A delegation of Māori and contemporary Pasifika artists will be selected to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai'i in June 2020. All delegates are required to present or exhibit work at the festival. Read more

Kava New Leaders Grants support established practitioners of Pacific heritage arts to pass on their knowledge and skills to up to three potential new leaders in their artform. Read more

Deadline extended to 1 May 2020. This fund supports clients in our Toi Tōtara Haemata and Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes to diversify their income, increase support from donors and business partners and develop their fundraising capability. It is part of the Arts Philanthropy and Partnerships Programme for investment clients. Read more

This fund supports young people aged 15-25 to lead high quality arts projects by, with and/or for other young people with a focus on participation and/or access for young people from under-represented communities. Read more

The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established or senior choreographer who has produced a significant body of work, to work on a major project. Read more

Arts Grants offer short-term project funding for New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations. This funding enables more sustainable careers, encourages innovation and the development of arts practice, and provides opportunities for diverse communities to access the arts. **Note that all funds now close at 1pm.** Read more

Selected arts organisations can apply for funding towards the salary costs of a fundraising staff placement. Support for organisations based in the Auckland region and Northland is through a partnership between Creative New Zealand and Foundation North. Read more

New Zealand performing arts producers and companies are supported to attend performing arts markets in Asia with the aim of exploring presentation opportunities and building networks. Read more

Supporting Māori artists to collaborate with international indigenous artists in creating new work or redeveloping an existing work. This is an opportunity to exchange ideas, artistic techniques and cultural practices. Read more

To support New Zealand artists and practitioners, across all art forms, to research and scope collaborative projects with artists and practitioners in targeted territories in Asia. Read more

The Butland Music Scholarship provides talented young musicians with opportunities to further their performance studies overseas. Read more

A small delegation of Māori and Pasifika youth ambassadors will be selected to participate in the Youth Ambassador Leadership Programme at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai’i in June 2020. Read more

This fund supports established organisations that want to provide opportunities for people aged 15-25 to engage in high-quality arts experiences with a focus on under-represented communities. Read more

We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. The Innovation Fund is a three-year initiative designed to support clients of Creative New Zealand’s Toi Tōtara Haemata and Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes to build innovation into their regular practice. Read more

This fund supports artists and organisations to provide opportunities for young people aged 10-14 to participate in high-quality arts activities. It's aimed at developing creative potential, focusing on under-represented communities. Read more

This fund supports high-quality arts projects focusing on women from diverse cultural backgrounds who contribute or have contributed to progressing women's rights in Aotearoa. Read more

Supporting market-ready performing artists and producers to build relationships and explore exchange opportunities with industry peers from Asia and Australia. Performing Asia is part of the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) in Brisbane during February 2018. Read more

This new programme helps first time Australia Performing Arts Market (APAM) attendees get the most out of this important market for contemporary performing arts professionals in the Asia Pacific region. We are offering support for up to four New Zealand artists/producers to participate in February 2018. Read more

Assisting New Zealand contemporary jewellers to attend Schmuck and associated events in Munich between 7 and 13 March 2018. Read more

The 34th annual Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi (Te Waka Toi Awards) will celebrate and recognise the artistic excellence, achievement and contribution of Māori artists working in customary and contemporary Māori arts. Three of these awards are open for public nomination. Read more

This initiative supports established New Zealand performing arts practitioners to build their international capability and networks by experiencing Edinburgh Festivals in 2020. Read more

We are seeking proposals for the official New Zealand presentation at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia. The Biennale is the most prestigious event on the international contemporary visual arts calendar. Both curator or artist-led presentations are welcome. Read more

A three week residency in Taipei bringing together performing, experimental and multidisciplinary artists from the Asia-Pacific region. You’ll get to extend your artistic practice and work collaboratively with a new network of artists. Read more

A platform run by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority bringing together performing arts producers and programmers. Participants will examine the regional variations in artistic practice, audiences, and arts ecologies with a particular focus on China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Read more

The Moana Nui a Kiva fund supports Aotearoa-based Pasifika artists to collaborate with artists and communities in Oceania to research, develop and present arts projects. This is an opportunity to exchange ideas, artistic techniques and cultural practices. This fund is offered in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Read more

The first phase of the Short-term Relief for Investment Clients provides emergency support for existing investment clients to survive the impact of COVID-19, maintain their key people and in some cases support the broader ecology of freelance practitioners until 30 June 2020. Investment clients are the 83 arts organisations currently receiving multi-year funding via the Tōtara and Kahikatea investment programmes. Given the rapidly changing circumstances this will continue to be reassessed. Read more

The purpose of the Ngā Toi ā Rohe – Arts in the Regions Fund is to provide an incentive for local and regional stakeholders to invest, as partners, in the development and presentation of new local arts activity outside the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Read more

This new residency is a Creative New Zealand partnership with the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji created through the CNZ Pacific Arts Strategy 2018 – 2023. The programme offers three months in Suva for a mid-career or established Aotearoa-based artist of Pasifika heritage to work on an arts project themed around climate change. Read more

This fund supports the creation and presentation of collaborative projects between artists and practitioners from New Zealand and targeted territories in Asia. This opportunity is only open to applicants who have completed stage one. Read more