The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) has opened purposes for its 2026 International Grant Cycle. Up to now, ACC has supported over 6,000 exchanges spanning 26 international locations, areas, and territories, and throughout 16 disciplines.
ACC presents 4 grants and fellowships: the New York Fellowship, Particular person Fellowship, Graduate Fellowship, and Group Grant.
New York Fellowship: Helps artists and artwork professionals for six months as they immerse themselves within the cultural lifetime of New York Metropolis and the USA
Particular person Fellowship: Much like the New York Fellowship, however diverse in length with extra flexibility relating to location, timing of journey, journey size, and finances
Graduate Fellowship: Gives residing stipend assist to college students from ACC’s eligible international locations and areas in Asia admitted to graduate packages within the US
Group Grant: Helps organizations conducting programming that may profit from cultural analysis and elevated entry to creative communities or cultural assets in a particular nation, territory, or area
Picture of YAN Wai Yin (ACC 2023) and ZHANG XU Zhan (ACC 2023) at Artwork Omi throughout their fellowships in New York.
ACC’s fellowships and grants give awardees extra than simply the funds to journey to a different nation. They afford grantees the liberty and time to expertise what it means to stay amongst folks of a brand new tradition, with all of the nuances and intricacies of each day life.
ACC accepts candidates with citizenship or authorized everlasting resident standing within the US and any of its 25 eligible international locations, areas, and territories in Asia. Software pointers and supplies will be discovered on ACC’s web site.
Functions are open by way of November 19, 2025, till 9:59am (ET).
To be taught extra, go to asianculturalcouncil.org.
Picture of visitors having fun with Chiao-Chi CHOU’s (ACC 2023) Being Transducer exhibition at Tempo Gallery in New York throughout her fellowship.
Picture of Shih-Yang LEE (ACC 2022) presenting a work-in-process at The Pocantico Heart throughout his fellowship.
Picture of WU Chien-Wei (ACC 2019) presenting a work-in-process at The Pocantico Heart throughout his fellowship.
