Indigenous Scholarships: Arts Fund (AUS to USA and USA to AUS)

_NOTE:_

• _Australia to USA application is due in March._
• _USA to Australia application is due in September._

Indigenous Scholarships

The American-Australian Arts Fund provides support of up to US $10,000 to emerging Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander artists to study or undertake artistic development in each other’s countries respectively. The American Australian Association awards more than 15 arts scholarships and grants per year and has overall awarded more than 500 grants, totaling over $1 million, to talented emerging artists since establishing the scholarship program in 2002.

Arts Fund (AUS to USA and USA to AUS)

Will support Aboriginal Australian, Torres Strait Islander, Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian artists undertaking or planning to undertake artistic development in any art field, in the country of the other. These grants will provide up to US $5,000 of support which may be used toward travel, tuition, living expenses and any other associated artistic development costs.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• To be eligible to apply to the Indigenous Arts Scholarships in the Australia to USA direction, applicants must:
  • Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident;
  • Be a recognized member of an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander community;
  • Be undertaking or planning to undertake artistic development in the United States;
  • Have a formal offer into the course/project in the United States;
  • No more than 75% through your course/project if already in the United States.
• To be eligible to apply to the Indigenous Arts Scholarships in the USA to Australia direction, applicants must:
  • Be an American citizen or permanent resident;
  • Be a recognized member of a Native American, Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian community;
  • Be undertaking or planning to undertake artistic development in Australia;
  • Have a formal offer into the course/project in Australia;
  • No more than 75% through your course/project if already in Australia.

Ineligibility

• Dual citizens are not eligible.