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OCEAN SCIENCE JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
http://www.whoi.edu/osj/
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WHOI Ocean Science Journalism Fellowships were established in 2000. The OSJ
program is designed to introduce science journalists to the
interdisciplinary and wide-ranging fields of oceanography and ocean
engineering. Through seminars, laboratory visits, and brief field
expeditions, Ocean Science Journalism Fellows gain access to new research
findings and to fundamental background information in engineering, marine
biology, geology and geophysics, marine chemistry and geochemistry, and
physical oceanography. Our program is a one-week, residential experience
open to professional writers, producers, and editors working for print,
broadcast, radio and Internet media. The ideal candidate will have at least
two years of writing, producing, or editing experience for a
general-interest audience. Freelancers, book authors, and writers from
nontraditional media may also be considered, but should be able to show a
substantial portfolio of work. We will begin accepting applications on
January 9, 2012. All applications and supporting materials must arrive by
mail no later than May 15, 2012.
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MCCLOY SCHOLARSHIP FOR MYSTERY WRITING
http://mysterywriters.org
(click McCloy Scholarship in the sidebar)
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NO ENTRY FEE OR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.
Unpublished mystery writers, don't wait until the postmark deadline of Feb.
29, 2012, to decide to apply for a scholarship to cover your tuition for
courses, classes, workshops, or other live (not online) educational programs
to improve your writing skills. Every year, two scholarships of up to $500
each are awarded in the McCloy-MWA Scholarship Program. The samples of
mystery writing to submit can be three chapters of a novel or nonfiction, or
three short stories or essays, or a full-length script. Applicants even get
feedback from one or more of the five judges, who are commercially published
in mystery fiction, nonfiction, and scriptwriting.
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ARTIST TRUST FELLOWSHIPS - WASHINGTON
http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/money#fellowships
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Deadline: February 26, 2012. Artists practicing in Craft, Literary, Media
and Music Arts in Washington State are eligible to apply for the 2012 Artist
Trust Fellowship. This program recognizes practicing professional artists of
exceptional talent and demonstrated ability, acknowledging an artist's
creative excellence and accomplishment, professional achievement and
continuing dedication to their artistic discipline. Grant amount $7,500.
Sixteen artists awarded.
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SUSTAINABLE ARTS FOUNDATION
http://www.sustainableartsfoundation.org/
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The Sustainable Arts Foundation is a non-profit foundation supporting
artists and writers with families. Our mission is to provide financial
awards to parents pursuing creative work. Too often, creative impulses are
set aside to meet the wonderful, but pressing, demands of raising a family.
The foundation's goal is to encourage parents to continue pursuing their
creative passion, and to rekindle it in those who may have let it slide. Now
accepting application for the Spring 2012 awards. Deadline March 1, 2012.
We'll offer 5 awards of $6,000 and 5 awards of $1,000 to a mix of writers
and visual artists (typically 50/50).
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NEW ENGLAND PRESENTER TRAVEL FUND
http://www.nefa.org/grants_services/presenter_travel_fund
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Funds for 2011 are expended, but new applications will be taken beginning
June 1, 2012. The Presenter Travel Fund provides monetary assistance to arts
programmers or curatorial staff in New England so that they may investigate
new or unfamiliar artists or ensembles. Applicants may apply for funding to
help cover the expense of attending festivals, showcases, conferences, or
other cultural events where they can see artistic work that they may present
in their own community. NEFA encourages applicants to seek out opportunities
where multiple cultural events are taking place, so that they may experience
as many performances and genres as possible.
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AWESOME FOUNDATION
http://awesomefoundation.org/blog/about/
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The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is an ever-growing,
worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of
awesomeness in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in
Boston, the Foundation distributes a series of monthly $1,000 grants to
projects and their creators. The money is given upfront in cash, check, or
gold doubloons by groups of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees,” who
form autonomous chapters around geographic areas or topics of interest. The
Foundation provides these grants with no strings attached and claims no
ownership over the projects it supports. It is, in the words of one of our
trustees, a micro-genius grant for flashes of micro-brilliance. Since its
humble beginnings, many Awesome Foundation chapters have sprung up globally
to conserve, sustain, and support the worldwide ecosystem of awesomeness.
Projects have included efforts in a wide range of areas including
technology, arts, social good, and beyond.
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CREATIVE RESISTANCE FUND
http://www.freedimensional.org/
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The Creative Resistance Fund (CRF) provides $1,500 distress grants to people
in danger due to their use of creativity to fight injustice. The fund may be
used to evacuate a dangerous situation or to cover living costs while
weighing long-term options for safety. Discipline(s) and media are: Visual
arts, Sculpture, Performing arts, Textile art, Music, Literature,
Educational programmes, New Media.
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TURN2US
https://www.turn2us.org.uk
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Turn2us is a new independent charity that helps people access the money
available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help. Their
free, accessible website is a comprehensive and invaluable resource that
helps you find sources of financial
support, quickly and easily, based on your particular needs and
circumstances.
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THE AUTHORS' FOUNDATION - UK
http://www.societyofauthors.org/sites/default/files/Guidelines-Authors'%20Foundation_0.pdf
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The Foundation provides grants to writers to assist them while writing
books. There are two rounds of grants each year, awarded
in the summer and in the winter. To apply the author must meet one of the following
conditions:
1. The author has been commissioned by a commercial British publisher to
write a full-length work of fiction, poetry or non-fiction and needs funding
(in addition to the publisher’s advance) for important research, travel, or
other more general expenditure.
2. The author is without a contractual commitment by a publisher but has had
at least one book published commercially by a British publisher, and there
is a strong likelihood that their next book will be published in Britain.
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KICKSTARTER
http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq
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Kickstarter is focused on creative ideas and ambitious endeavors. We're a
great way for artists, filmmakers, musicians, designers,
writers, athletes, adventurers, illustrators, explorers, curators,
promoters, performers, and others to bring their projects, events, and
dreams to life. You post your project, how much you need, and select 1-90
days. Based upon your information and project, people donate funds to help
you succeed. If your target amount isn't reached, all support is cancelled.
If you do reach the amount, the supporters' credit cards are charged and you
are endowed with the funds you need.
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SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS LOW INTEREST LOAN FOR ARTISTS - MN
http://www.springboardforthearts.org/services/ALF.asp
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Springboard's Artist Loan Fund provides low-interest loans from $1,000 to
$5,000, at a rate of 1% above the prime rate, simple interest, to artists in
the Twin Cities area. Loan terms are from 12 to 36 months. This is a
community-based revolving loan program designed to meet a broad range of
artists' needs and opportunities.
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SPRINGBOARD EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - MN, IA, ND, SD, WI
http://www.springboardforthearts.org/Services/ERF.asp
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Springboard's Emergency Relief Fund exists to help meet the emergency needs
of artists in need of immediate monies to cover an expense due to loss from
fire, theft, health emergency, or other catastrophic, career-threatening
event. The purpose of the Emergency Relief Fund is to expedite recovery from
a specific economic crisis so that the artist applicant may continue their
work. Artist applicants living in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota or Wisconsin may access up to $500 to meet or defray unexpected
"emergency" expenses. Relief Fund payments are made directly to the business
that the artist owes money, not to the artist applicant.
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WASHINGTON WOMEN IN NEED - WASHINGTON STATE
http://www.wawomeninneed.org/
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Washington Women In Need provides grants in four program areas: Education at
accredited institutions in Washington; Mental Health Counseling with
licensed mental health professionals; Health Care Insurance Premiums for
current health coverage; and
Physical/Dental/Vision/Hearing exams and treatment.
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SANTA FE ARTS INSTITUTE EMERGENCY FUNDS
http://www.sfai.org/applications.html
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As an outgrowth of our original Emergency Relief Residencies, SFAI has
instituted an ongoing Emergency Relief Residency to provide residencies for
artists and writers whose lives and work are compromised by domestic strife,
political upheaval or natural disasters. Residencies are by application
only.
In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, SFAI is ready
to make available its facility to artists, writers and crafts people who
lost homes, studios, art work or jobs.
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AUTHORS' CONTINGENCY FUND - UK
http://www.societyofauthors.org
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This fund makes modest grants to published authors who find themselves in
sudden financial difficulties. Contact the
Society of Authors for an information sheet and application form.
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NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND - UK
Phone 01306 887511
Fax 01306 888212
E-mail:
enquiries@pressfund.org.uk
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Aims to relieve distress among journalists and their dependants. Continuous
and/or occasional financial grants; also retirement homes for eligible
beneficiaries.
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ROYAL LITERARY FUND
http://www.rlf.org.uk/
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The Royal Literary Fund is a British benevolent fund for professional
published authors in financial difficulties.
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CHANGE EMERGENCY FUNDS
Change, Inc.
P.O. Box 54, Captiva, FL 33924
Phone: (212) 473-3742
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Awards of up to $1,000 for medical, living, or other emergencies. Open to artists of all
disciplines, with no U.S. geographical restrictions; students are not eligible. Each
applicant must submit a detailed letter describing the financial
emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates, etc., and
current financial statements, along with a career resume, exhibition or
performance announcements, slides or photos of work and two letters of
reference from someone in the affiliated field (no video tapes). Only
complete applications will be accepted. Change, Inc does not issue more
than one grant per person.
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PEN AMERICAN CENTER WRITER'S FUND
http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251
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The PEN Writers Fund is an emergency fund for professionally published or produced—writers with serious financial
difficulties. Depending on the situation, the fund gives grants or loans of up to $1,000. The maximum amount is given
only under especially dire circumstances and when monies are available. The PEN Fund for Writers and Editors
with HIV/AIDS, administered under the PEN Writers Fund, gives grants of up
to $1,000 to professional writers and editors who face serious financial difficulties because of HIV or
AIDS-related illness. The Writers Fund does not exist for research purposes, to enable the completion of writing projects, or
to fund publications or organizations. The Writers Fund Committee meets approximately every two months to review
applications.
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AUTHORS LEAGUE FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
31 East 32nd Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016
staff@authorsleaguefund.org
www.authorsleaguefund.org
Main Phone: (212)268-1208 / Main Fax: (212)564-5363
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The Authors League Fund was established by the Authors League of America, Inc., to help career authors and
dramatists in the United States and in financial distress due to an urgent situation. The Fund makes interest-free
loans to professional writers in need; for example, writers with health problems and inadequate health insurance, or
older writers whose income has ceased. Loan-seekers must show need and documentation of their professional status. Method of contact: telephone, letter or email.
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CLAYTON MEMORIAL MEDICAL FUND
c/o OSFCI
P.O. Box 5703
Portland, Oregon 97228
http://www.osfci.org/clayton/index.html
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The fund helps professional science fiction and fantasy writers living in the Northwest states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the financial burden of illness.
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AMERICAN POETS FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 604
New York, NY 10012-5243
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Assists poets of demonstrated ability who are in a state of urgent financial need. Grants cannot be used to promote
or otherwise enhance literary talent or reputation, and applications are not accepted. Academy Chancellors, Fellows,
and prize winners may bring the circumstances of qualifying poets to the attention of the American Poets Fund committee
by sending a letter of nomination, including specifics about the nominee's current financial situation, to the
Executive Director of the Academy.
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POETS IN NEED
http://www.poetsinneed.org/
Emergency assistance to established poets who have a substantive published
body of work.
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SFWA EMERGENCY FUNDS
http://www.sfwa.org/org/funds.htm
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The SFWA Emergency Medical Fund offers interest-free loans to
members facing unexpected medical expenses.
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SFWA LEGAL FUNDS
http://www.sfwa.org/org/funds.htm
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The SFWA Legal Fund makes loans available to authors who must take a
writing-related dispute to court. Loans are made on a case-by-case basis,
after review by the Grievance Committee and the SFWA attorney.
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WRITERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
(Formerly The Llewellyn Miller Fund of the American Society of Journalists
and Authors Charitable Trust )
1501 Broadway, Ste. 302
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 997-0947
FAX: (212) 768-7414
http://www.asja.org/weaf.php
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Financial relief assistance to established, professional freelance writers
of nonfiction books and magazine articles. Must be
elderly, ill, disabled, or facing an extraordinary crisis. =====
WRITER'S TRUST WOODCOCK FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
90 Richmond Street East
Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario
M5C 1P1
416-504-8222 / F- 416-504-9090
http://www.writerstrust.com/
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Provides emergency funding for established writers in mid-project who are facing financial crisis. Since its
inception, the Woodcock Fund has supported 103 Canadian writers in financial difficulty. The total amount
dispersed to date is $380,000.
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JOHN
ANSON KITTREDGE EDUCATIONAL FUND.
c/o
Key Trust Company of Maine, P.O. Box 1054, Augusta, ME 04332
Application
Address, P.O. Box 382203, Cambridge, MA 02238-2203
Grants
awarded to artists in very special circumstances. $1,000 - $10,000.
Initial contact by letter stating purpose, amount requested, period of
funding, supporting letter.
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