Learn more about grants artists and creative entrepreneurs can apply to.

• Montserrat's Professional Development Grant

• Beverly Cultural Council Grant

• Mass Cultural Council Grants

• New England Foundation for the Arts Grants

• Craft Innovation Jumpstarter

• Don Freeman Work-In-Progress Grant (Picture Book Writers/Illustrators)

• The Awesome Foundation

• New York Foundation for the Arts Awards & Grants

• TransArtists Funding in North America

• Smith Family Foundation (grants for Boston-area nonprofits)

Learn more about residencies you can apply to.

• Fellowship with Lighthouse Works

• PEM TikTok Creator-in-Residence Program

• Artist Row in Salem - Search SalemMa.gov for current application, applications due August 1 each year

• Mt. Auburn Artist In Residence

• Chautauqua Visual Arts Six-Week Residency

• Lighthouse Works Fellowship

• Masters Academy of Art Fellowship (Seattle)

• Funded Art Residencies Article on ArtConnect

• ProFellow Artist Residencies Article

• Boston Center for the Arts Residencies

• MESART List of American Residencies

Learn more about Master of Fine Arts programs or other graduate programs you can apply to. (Short list -- more exist!)

• Lesley University: MFA or Art Therapy

• SMFA Tufts  (A lot of our instructors & alumni went here!)

• Maine Media Low Residency MFA

• MassArt (Alyssa Driscoll is getting her MFA here!)

• MICA Graduate Programs

• MCAD Graduate Programs

• Endicott College: MEd, MBA, Interior Architecture (Montserrat grads get a discount at Endicott)

• Carnegie Mellon MFA (free tuition)

• University of Illinois (full funding for Art & Design grad students)

• University of Chicago (Paul Jeanes formerly taught here)

• Yale School of Art

• RISD Graduate Programs

• University of Houston (Nisa Ari formerly taught here; she says they have great scholarships & facilities)