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title: "Financial Assistance for Artist Residencies"
organization: "Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)"
category: residency
rolling_admission: true
countries: ["FR"]
disciplines: ["writing", "painting", "sculpture", "sound"]
location: "Auvillar, France"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "More than $150,000 annually in financial aid, free 18-day residency, $1,000 travel stipend"
eligibility: "Open to writers, visual artists, and composers who request financial assistance on their residency applications. Specific fellowships have additional criteria, such as for early-career painters, AAPI writers, Latinx writers, MICA faculty, Montana artists, poets, South Asian writers, teachers and alumnae of Columbus School for Girls, artists caring for ill family members, gay writers, Washington D.C. residents, American artists of African American or Latinx descent, Native American visual artists or women, creative nonfiction writers, Native American composers, photographers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, artists over 65, artists creating work for children, LGBTQ+ writers, women fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists emerging in mid-life and beyond with chronic health conditions or disabilities, and artists of African American descent."
source_url: "https://vcca.com/apply/financial-information/financial-assistance"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/financial-assistance-for-artist-residencies-virginia-center-for-the-crea-9197f91d"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-10-01T06:14:32.811924
---
# Financial Assistance for Artist Residencies

**Organization**: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: Rolling (no fixed deadline)
**Location**: Auvillar, France
**Country code(s)**: FR
**Discipline(s)**: writing, painting, sculpture, sound
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: More than $150,000 annually in financial aid, free 18-day residency, $1,000 travel stipend
**Eligibility**: Open to writers, visual artists, and composers who request financial assistance on their residency applications. Specific fellowships have additional criteria, such as for early-career painters, AAPI writers, Latinx writers, MICA faculty, Montana artists, poets, South Asian writers, teachers and alumnae of Columbus School for Girls, artists caring for ill family members, gay writers, Washington D.C. residents, American artists of African American or Latinx descent, Native American visual artists or women, creative nonfiction writers, Native American composers, photographers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, artists over 65, artists creating work for children, LGBTQ+ writers, women fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists emerging in mid-life and beyond with chronic health conditions or disabilities, and artists of African American descent.

## Description

The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) offers financial assistance for artist residencies through its Annual Fund and endowment. This support covers at least 50% of residency costs, with over $150,000 annually in financial aid. Various sponsored and endowed fellowships provide additional funding, including fully-funded residencies and travel stipends. These opportunities are available to writers, visual artists, and composers, with specific fellowships targeting diverse backgrounds and career stages.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://vcca.com/apply/financial-information/financial-assistance
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/financial-assistance-for-artist-residencies-virginia-center-for-the-crea-9197f91d