Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Emerging and established writers who publish on contemporary visual art may apply for the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. Projects may address general or specialized art audiences, including interdisciplinary criticism and experimental literary styles, as long as eligibility and publishing requirements in the annual guide are met. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or O-1 visa holders per that guide.
Grants range from $15,000 to $50,000 across article, book, and short-form writing categories (and related supported project types stated in the annual call).
Apply during the open period each year. Selection uses a two-tier process with evaluators and panelists experienced in contemporary arts writing.
Launched in 2006, the program has supported hundreds of writers with direct funding for art writing.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Writing samples in English, subject to category word-count limits
- Writing-sample metadata
- Author biography
- Publication history/bibliography
- Project description and related application responses
- Up to three writing samples (separate PDFs, max 10 MB each, in English); total combined word count must not exceed: Book 15,000 words; Article 10,000 words; Short-Form Writing 5,000 words
- Writing sample metadata required: Title, Description (100 words), Date, Publisher (if applicable), Word Count
- Education field (200 words)
- Employment field (200 words)
- Miscellaneous field, including dissertation info if applicable (200 words)
- Contact information, professional name, date of birth, citizenship, student status
- Must be a published author meeting category-specific publication minimums (e.g., Article: two 2,000+ word articles or seven 500+ word reviews); at least 25 years old; US citizen, permanent resident, o
- Grant funds usage confirmation (FAQ acknowledgment) required
- Collaborators allowed only in Book category: explain collaborator role (300 words) and collaborator biography (300 words)
- Book-category applicants provide a table of contents and chapter summaries.
- Collaborators are allowed only in the Book category and require role and biography information.
- Grant-funds usage confirmation is required.