Grants and Opportunities
A shortlist of arts-related grant and opportunities
Last updated 20 August 2025
Funding
The National Arts Council (NAC) offers several arts grants for independent arts practitioners and SEPs.
Overview of Grant Application Cycles:
Three application cycles per year for:
Presentation and Participation (General, Publishing) (P&P)
Market and Audience Development (MAD)
Capability Development (CD)
Other funds available:
National Heritage Board (NHB) - heritage related grants.
National Youth Council (NYC) - grants for or benefitting youth.
Singapore International Foundation (SIF) - grants that support arts-based social impact initiatives.
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation - SPH’s Arts Fund which enables the underprivileged to enjoy the arts.
Asia Europe Foundation - grants across Asia and Europe.
Lee Foundation - philanthropic work, including the arts. Proposals can be sent to the Lee Foundation (65 Chulia Street, #44-01, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513).
Residencies and Opportunities
Local and International Residencies
Note: In light of the global COVID-19 situation, please refer to the individual websites for the latest information.
Centre 42 offers a number of residencies for the development of artistic practices and process-driven work, new writing development, and engagement with Singapore theatre history, as well as encouraging artists to engage with and respond to the archival and documentation of their process.
DECK’s Artist-in-Residence (A.i.R) is a year-round programme that aims to nurture new, experimental photographic endeavours in Singapore and Asia.
Grey Projects has residencies for both local and international artists from a range of disciplines including design, photography, literature, film and performing arts.
National Library Creative Residency invites creatives from different artistic disciplines to draw inspiration from and reinterpret the National Library Board's collections to make them more engaging to a wider community of users.
The NTU CCA Singapore Residencies Programme supports artists, curators and researchers from Singapore and abroad, serving as a platform for cultural and artistic exchange in Southeast Asia.
Objectifs’ residency is open to artists who incorporate photography and film into their work
Singapore International Foundation (SIF) offers an Arts for Good Fellowship that comprises webinars and exchange programmes.
[International] Microresidence Network brings together artists and hosts of artist-in-residence, artists to find support for self-directed activities as well as connect with like-minded artists.
[International] On the Move provides information on cultural mobility with residency opportunities and opens calls for artists and arts workers.
[International] Res Artis provides a vast worldwide network of artist residencies.
[International] TransArtists shares various artist-in-residence programmes (AiR) for creative professionals.
Refer to The Art of Giving Fundraising Toolkit, jointly organised by the National Arts Council (NAC) and LASALLE College of the Arts, for additional information on fundraising for your projects.
Open Call Platforms
Arts Republic – platform for open calls in Singapore.
Arts Equator’s Lobang - list of available open calls, job postings and other opportunities open to people from Singapore and Southeast Asia.
ASEF culture360 - platform for international open calls, residencies and more.
Auditions Free – platform for casting calls and paid job opportunities.
CastCaller - platform for actors and modes and their job recruiters.
Official Singapore Casting Calls & Auditions and The Casting Call In Singapore – public Facebook groups for direct casting and audition calls.
Onlinecasting Singapore - platform to connect casters and talents for movie, tv, model, music and theatre industry in any form.
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