Eligibility Criteria

Artist Protection Fund (APF) applicants from any country and artistic discipline may qualify. Applications are reviewed for artistic merit, the quality/potential of the applicant’s work, and the severity of the threats that the applicant faces. Preference is given to artists who:

• are facing or have recently fled from immediate, severe, and targeted threats to their lives and/or artistic practice in their home countries or countries of residence;
• demonstrate accomplishment and promise in their artistic practice;
• will benefit their home and/or host communities.

Please note:

• Applicants must be 21 years of age or older.
• We encourage applications from women and members of ethnic, racial, cultural, or religious minority groups, or those otherwise underrepresented in their fields.
• APF gives priority to individuals still living in their home country or who have recently fled.
• APF typically does not consider applications from individuals who have been displaced or in exile for more than two years, or who hold citizenship or other permanent status in a second country.
• APF does not grant fellowships to students seeking to continue or fund their academic studies.
• APF does not award fellowships based on financial need alone, and it does not fund individual art projects and/or programs.

Please direct any questions regarding eligibility to APF@iie.org.