EXCLUSIVE FUNDING
Photo: Daniela Repas (2019 Film)
Our Commitment to Princess Grace Award Winners & Honoraria
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA maintains a long-term commitment to its Award winners. Recognizing that an artist will continue to need both financial support and encouragement as they pursue their craft, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA offers continuing grants to Award winners.
PGF-USA also offers the Statue Awards, recognizing Award winners who have made significant artistic contributions to their field.
Professional Development
Quarterly grants for professional development opportunities
Established in 2011
Over $100,000 awarded since inception
Grants available up to $1,000
Recognizing that artists need to continue learn new skills and hone their artistic crafts, Professional Development grants provide funding to Princess Grace Award winners for opportunities such as seminars, classes, or conferences to develop capacity and knowledge in artistic development and/or arts management. Princess Grace Award winners are invited to seek out opportunities that will help strengthen their sustainability in the arts marketplace by developing a new artistic skill set, marketing and promotion efforts, and increasing management capacity
Special Project
Project specific support for an unique and consequential opportunity at a critical juncture in your career.
Established in 2003
Nearly $2,000,000 awarded in grants since inception
Average grant amount $7,500 – $30,000
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA anticipates that the normal course of your artistic career will include staging new work, creating new films, choreographing new pieces, etc., and it considers these projects part of your natural artistic development. In contrast, the Special Project Grant supports projects that challenge and nurture your artistic growth. The panel looks to fund projects that offer unique and consequential opportunities at a critical juncture in an artist’s career.
Next available grant period: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026
Application deadline: May 15, 2025
The Princess Grace Artist Fellowship
Mentorship and Financial Support for Early Career Artists and Artists in Artistic Transition
Established in 2025
Grant Amount: $11,100 + Participation in MAP Fund’s Scaffolding for Practicing Artists program
A new partnership with the MAP Fund’s Scaffolding for Practicing Artists (SPA), the Princess Grace Artist Fellowship pairs direct financial support with participation in SPA’s innovative coaching program.
The Princess Grace Artist Fellow is matched with an experienced coach for one year through SPA and engages in one-on-one coaching over a period of 12 months (up to 7 sessions). The Princess Grace Artist Fellow also attends a two-day facilitated virtual experience where participants in SPA coach each other.
Princess Grace Artist Fellows receive a $10,000 unrestricted cash grant from the Princess Grace Foundation and a $1,100 stipend from MAP Fund to compensate for their time participating in SPA.
Application deadline: May 15, 2025
Statue Award
Established 1985
67 Statue Award winners
The Princess Grace Statue Award, established in 1985, recognizes past Award winners who have made significant contributions to their chosen artistic field of theater, dance or film since receiving their initial Award. There is no formal application for the Statue Awards; decisions are made internally by the Arts Advisory Board. Statue Award winners are honored at the Princess Grace Awards Gala.
Grant Selection Process
Continuing grants are reviewed the Princess Grace Foundation’s Arts Advisory Council, helmed by Arts Advisory Council Chair Woo J. Cho.
Learn more about the Arts Advisory Council and panel process here.