Internal and Banff Centre-related funding

The Banff Centre Scholarship Fund

Thanks to generous donations by individuals and corporations, and to Banff Centre revenues, financial assistance is available for qualified participants to attend Banff Centre programs. Funding is only applicable to the residency fee and on-campus accommodation and meals. There are no cash awards.

Paul D. Fleck Fellowships

The Banff Centre grants Paul D. Fleck Fellowships to artists whose unique achievements and innovation distinguish them in the arts community. The Fellowships recognize the achievement of these gifted artists by providing them the opportunity to create new work using the unique resources of The Banff Centre to develop and refine their projects. The Paul D. Fleck Scholarship Trust was named in honour of this former president of The Banff Centre (1982-1992).

Need more information about Banff Centre funding? Contact us.

International artist agencies funding

The Banff Centre has formal agreements with six cultural agencies, including the Australia Council for the Arts, the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Columbia, FONCA (Fond Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes de Mexico), and An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Republic of Ireland).

If you live within these represented regions, we encourage you to contact these agencies and inquire about financial aid.

External Funding

For your convenience, we have begun to compile a list of opportunities which can help you fund your experience at The Banff Centre. You may also wish to contact your provincial or municipal arts council for more information.

Have a source to add? Send us an email and let us know.

Canada

General

• Alberta Creative Development Initiative
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Individual project grants
• Edmonton Arts Council Individual project grants
• Ontario Arts Council National and international residencies
• Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec Upcoming artist and development grants

Aboriginal Arts

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Aboriginal Traditional arts project grant
• Canada Council for the Arts Aboriginal arts grant programs
• Edmonton Arts Council CIP Travel grant
• First Peoples’ Heritage, Language & Cultural Council Aboriginal arts development awards
• Manitoba Arts Council Travel/professional development grant for aboriginal artists
• Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal arts projects grant
• Saskatchewan Arts Board Travel grant program
• Yukon Advanced artist award

Banff New Media Institute

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts New media project grants
• British Columbia Arts Council Project assistance for media artists
• Canada Council for the Arts Media arts grant programs
• Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec Grant program for media artists
• Edmonton Arts Council Travel and project grants
• Ontario Arts Council Grants for emerging, mid-career, and professional media artists
• Toronto Arts Council Project funding for Media Artists

Digital Film & Media Production

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Film and video project grant
  
• BC Arts Council Project assistance for media artists
• Bravo!FACT Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent Grants for the production of short films and videos

Literary Arts

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Literary Arts project grant
• Canada Council for the Arts Writing and publishing grant programs
• Edmonton Arts Council Travel and project grants
• Ontario Arts CouncilSubventions pour les projets de création littéraire francophones
• Ontario Arts Council Word of Mouth program for literary and storytelling artists
• Ontario Arts Council Writers’ Work in Progress program
• Toronto Arts Council Writers Grants for Individual Artists (fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and oral traditions)

Music

• Alberta Council for the Arts Music project grant
• British Columbia Arts Council Banff Centre production residencies, music commissioning awards
• Canada Council for the Arts Music grant programs
• Edmonton Arts Council Travel and project grants
• Ontario Arts Council Music commissioning grants
• Toronto Arts Council Project Funding  

Theatre Arts

Dance

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Dance project grant
• Canada Council for the Arts Dance grant programs
• British Columbia Arts Council Dance grant programs
• Edmonton Arts Council Travel and project grants
• Ontario Arts Council Dance initiatives
• Toronto Arts Council Dance project grants

Theatre

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Theatre project grant
• British Columbia Arts Council Project assistance for theatre professionals
• Canada Council for the Arts Theatre grant programs
• Ontario Arts Council Subventions pour les projets franco-ontariens
• Ontario Arts Council Theatre project grants
• Toronto Arts Council project and playwrights grants

Visual Arts

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts Visual arts project grant
• Canada Council for the Arts Visual arts grant programs
• Edmonton Arts Council Travel and project grants
• Ontario Arts Council Grants for emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists, and for visual and media arts projects
• Toronto Arts Council Visual Artist project funding

For more information, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

International

United States

• Academy of American Poets
• A Room of Her Own Foundation
• Artist Trust
• Arts Writers Grant Program
• Creative Capital Grants
• Humboldt Area Foundation
• Kansas City Artists Coalition
• Lindbergh Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
• Pollock Krasner Foundation

Worldwide

• Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
• Arts Council of Finland
• Arts Council of New Zealand
• European Association for Jewish Culture
• European Cultural Foundation
• FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
• Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
• Sanskriti Foundation
• The Japan Foundation
• Wales Arts International

Additional funding resources

• Trans Artists
• Mira's List
• Arts Grants Finder