BU Resources
Boston University Office for the Arts
The mission of the BU Office for the Arts is to ensure the integral role of the arts in the educational experience of every BU student. They support faculty, student, and staff projects, making sure the arts are deeply embedded within the cultural and intellectual fabric of the University.
BU Office for the Arts Grants
Music Library Fellowship Listings
This guide is a list of funding resources for musicians including such topics as fellowships, competitions and grants. Resources are broken down into two categories: those at Boston University and those outside the University. Please direct all inquiries to musiclib@bu.edu.
Music Fellowships
Local Resources
Boston Cultural Council
Boston Cultural Council
Massachusetts Cultural Council
The MCC is a State agency that funds the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences.
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Massachusetts Grantwatch
Arts Grant Listings
New England Foundation for the Arts
NEFA’s mission is to build connections among artists, arts organizations, and funders, powering the arts to energize communities in New England, the nation, and the world.
NEFA Grant Programs
National Resources
Artadia
Artadia is a national non-profit organization that supports visual artists with unrestricted, merit-based awards and fosters connections to a network of opportunities.
Artadia
Artist Help Network
A launching pad to help fine artists mine resources on career development and challenges, including organizations, publications, links, and service providers.
Artists Help Network
Creative Capital
Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel and career development services. Their approach—inspired by venture-capital principles—helps artists working in all creative disciplines realize their visions and build sustainable practices. Creative Capital provides each funded project with up to $50,000 in direct funding and career development services valued at $45,000, for a total commitment of up to $95,000 per project.
Creative Capital Program
Fractured Atlas Fiscal Sponsorship
Fractured Atlas empowers artists, arts organizations, and other cultural sector stakeholders by eliminating practical barriers to artistic expression, so as to foster a more agile and resilient cultural ecosystem.
Fractured Atlas
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.
NEA Home
WomenArts
WomenArts is a worldwide community of artists and allies that works for empowerment, opportunity, and visibility for women artists. We provide a variety of free online networking, fundraising and advocacy services, and we organize Support Women Artists Now Day (SWAN Day), an annual international holiday celebrating women’s creativity in all its forms.
WomenArts
