Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Cycle 38
New York Foundation for the Arts
Artists applying should provide documentation of recent unexpected medical, dental, or mental health emergencies requiring financial assistance.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 26 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $5,000
About
Overview
The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need creating in visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Key dates
- Submission deadline: September 15, 2026
Eligibility requirements
- Be a generative artist creating work in choreography, digital/electronic arts, video/film, or visual arts
- Be 21 years or older on the cycle's deadline
- Reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory
- Have an adjusted gross income of $80,000 or lower for an individual, or $160,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns
- Your medical emergency may occur anywhere in the world but your treatment must occur in the U.S. (including D.C., Tribal Nations and U.S. Territories)
- Demonstrate recent and sustained activity in your artistic discipline
- Not be enrolled in any degree-seeking program
Award
One-time grants of up to $5,000.
Questions
Contact [email protected] for questions. Visit https://www.nyfa.org/knowledge-base/emergency-resources/ for other artist emergency resources.
- Award
- One-time grants of up to $5,000
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- Grant - Film/Video/Media, Choreography, Digital/Electronic Arts, All Visual Arts
- Eligibility
- Be a generative artist 21+ creating in choreography, digital/electronic arts, video/film, or visual arts; reside in U.S., D.C., Tribal Nation, or U.S. Territory; have adjusted gross income of $80,000 or lower (individual) or $160,000 (joint) averaged over last two tax returns; not enrolled in degree-seeking program; demonstrate recent and sustained artistic activity; require medical treatment in the U.S.
- Audience
- Artists 21 years or older creating in choreography, digital/electronic arts, video/film, or visual arts; in financial need due to medical emergency.
- Contact
- [email protected]
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