MULTIPLE ARTFORMS

Artists to Antarctica Fellowships
The programme encourages New Zealand artists in all disciplines to explore Antarctica through their work, thus increasing New Zealander's understanding of Antarctica's value, and global importance. The Artists to Antarctica Programme was established in partnership with Creative New Zealand and invites applications from serious scholars of the humanities, including writers, illustrators, musicians, photographers and sculptors. Two artists are selected each year. Applications from emerging as well as mid-career artists will be considered. www.antarcticanz.govt.nz .

Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Wards - Whakamana Hiranga
The Arts Foundation of New Zealand has established an honours system to celebrate the living icons of New Zealand arts. Now recognised as leaders in their fields, these artists are our icons, in some cases internationally renowned and often local pioneers in their chosen art forms. Every two years the Arts Foundation honours leading arts practitioners as Icon Artists. http://www.artsfoundation.org.nz/awards01.html

Bright Future Scheme Enterprise Scholarship
Enterprise Scholarships support New Zealand students, in partnership with private companies, to undertake a course of student involving a significant research component at a New Zealand tertiary education institution. The scheme will support study and research (with a minimum of 20 percent research) at PhD, masters, Honours, post graduate Diploma, post-graduate Certificate and level 7 NQF (3rd or 4th years under-graduate) levels. http://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/scholarhsips/index.htm

British Council/Scottish International Scholarship Programme
The Scottish International Scholarship Programme is targeted at graduates in science, technology and the creative industries, and aims to create lasting connections between Scotland and industry leaders and entrepreneurs across the world. It is supported by the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent initiative which aims to encourage bright, talented and hard-working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland. http://www.scotlandscholarship.com

Creative NZ - Arts Board - Creative and Professional Development funding
Under this programme, the Arts Board supports artists and other arts practitioners to develop their skills, experience, knowledge and networks. This includes projects that focus on research, experimentation, concept development and professional interactions with peers. http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/board/visual.html#cpd

Creative NZ - Arts Board - New Work funding
Under this programme, the Arts Board supports the creation of original New Zealand artworks. It also offers grants to organisations to commission or employ artists to create new work. Projects funded under this programme should result in works of art that are ready for an initial presentation to the public. Commissions should have a public outcome: e.g. an exhibition or a manuscript for publication. http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/board/visual.html#nw

Creative NZ - Arts Board - Presentation, Promotion and Audience Development funding
Under this programme, the Arts Board supports projects that present, promote and distribute New Zealand artworks. We also support projects that develop and extend current and new audiences and markets for New Zealand artworks. http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/board/visual.html#ppad

Enterprise Development Grants - NZ Trade and Enterprise
The Enterprise Development Grants programme (EDG) aims to assist New Zealand businesses and entrepreneurs to gain additional skills and abilities to pursue their business development goals by building capability and supporting development initiatives. The Enterprise Development Grants programme consists of two components, a Capability Building component (EDG-CB) and a Market Development component (EDG-MD). http://www.nzte.govt.nz/section/12577.aspx

New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
The Trust helps all kinds of New Zealanders - including community workers, engineers, business people, actors, teachers, nuns, artists - to travel overseas and bring back with them new insights and understanding that will enrich their community and, ultimately, New Zealand as a whole. Applications are due 31 July. Fellowships are announced the following December. http://www.dia.govt.nz/

Norman Kirk Memorial Trust
The Trust seeks to promote the welfare and progress of the people of New Zealand and the South Pacific, especially those who have the capacity to benefit from further education, study or training, but who need financial assistance in realising their potential. http://www.dia.govt.nz

Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship
Available to a M_ori or non-M_ori graduate with excellent academic ability, who plans to research at postgraduate level in either New Zealand or overseas, in a field that will be of benefit to all M_ori. http://www.maorieducation.org.nz/sch/post_grad.html

Smash Palace Collaborations Fund
The Smash Palace Fund, piloted in 2002, is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and MoRST (Ministry of Research Science & Technology). Its aim is to encourage and support the convergence between the arts and science as a building block for innovation and creativity.
http://www.morst.govt.nz/current-work/science-in-society/science-art-collaboration/

The Art Omi International Artists' Residency
The Art Omi International Artists' Residency offers visual artists three-week residencies in the month of July. The Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. Artists are provided with room and board for the three-weeks. Artists pay for travel, materials, and donate a work of art created during the residency to the Art Omi Foundation Collection. Applications due January 15. http://www.artomi.org/artomi.htm

Trust Waikato Grant
Trust Waikato's purpose is to help organisations carry out charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational projects of benefit to people in the Greater Waikato. Applications due in May. http://www.trustwaikato.co.nz/overview.page

UNESCO - ASCHBERG bursaries for artists
These annual bursaries aims to promote the professional growth of artists under the age of 35 years in the disciplines of visual arts, music, dance, creative writing, performing arts and media arts, by providing opportunities for further training in specialised institutions. Artists under the age of 35 years. http://www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg/