This cycle closed on 27 April 2026. The evidence remains available for research. Every cycle Harpo Foundation has run
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Harpo Foundation Grants for Visual Artists

Harpo FoundationUnited States

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Washington, D.C., United States — not a photograph of this opportunity. Unknown authorUnknown author, PD, Wikimedia Commons

The short answer

A grant from Harpo Foundation, United States. Applications close 27 April 2026. Official terms last checked 5 September 2026.

Not stated by the organiserthe selection odds. Blank is never read as favourable, and nothing here is estimated to fill it.

Closes
27 April 2026
Entry
A $15 application fee is required, with waivers available on written request.
Support
Funded
Award
Awards are made up to $10,000
Who can apply
Self-defined under-recognized visual artists aged 21 years or older who are a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. Artists currently enrolled in or who recently completed a fine arts degree programme are not eligible.
Evidence checked
5 September 2026

In the organiser's words

What the official page says.

Quoted from harpofoundation.org and checked on 5 September 2026. This is the organiser's description, reproduced as captured. It has not been through the evidence checks that produced the figures above.

The foundation states that awards are made up to $10,000 and that a $15 application fee is required, with waivers available on written request for financial hardship. Applicants must be 21 years or older and a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. Artists currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a fine arts degree programme are not eligible, nor are previous Harpo grant recipients. The deadline for the 2026 cycle was 27 April 2026 and the portal is now closed; this record is the archive of that cycle.

The money, to scale

What it pays, and what it costs to ask.

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Award
US$10,000Awards are made up to $10,000
Entry fee
US$15A $15 application fee is required, with waivers available on written request.
Total to enter
US$15US$15 – US$15 estimated
Critical fields stated6/6
  • DeadlineStated
  • EligibilityStated
  • Entry feeStated
  • AwardStated
  • LocationStated
  • Official linkStated

Verified facts

The evidence ledger

Blank fields are never interpreted as favorable. The organizer’s current terms remain controlling.

OrganizerHarpo Foundation
TypeGrant
Disciplinesfine-art, any
Location / onlineUnited States
EligibilitySelf-defined under-recognized visual artists aged 21 years or older who are a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. Artists currently enrolled in or who recently completed a fine arts degree programme are not eligible.
Deadline27 April 2026
OpensNot stated
Award / supportAwards are made up to $10,000
Entry feeA $15 application fee is required, with waivers available on written request.
Funding typeFunded
Verified5 September 2026

Support ledger

What it gives, and what stays unclear.

Every row is read off this record. Nothing is filled in from what an opportunity of this kind usually offers.

Headline award
Awards are made up to $10,000
US$10,000
Funding classification
Funded
Published signal

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  • Accommodation + studio
  • Accessibility

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True cost to enter

US$15

Application
A $15 application fee is required, with waivers available on written request.
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Published selection odds

Not published

The organiser does not publish acceptance numbers.

No proxy score, reputation estimate or invented probability replaces missing applicant and selection counts.

Application control list

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This call publishes no requirements of its own, so these are the common preparation categories for a grant. Confirm every format, word count and required document against the official brief.

  1. 01Selected work samplesConfirm officially
  2. 02Artist statement or proposalConfirm officially
  3. 03Short biographyConfirm officially
  4. 04CV or résuméConfirm officially
  5. 05Captions and file specificationsConfirm officially

Seven-day application plan

A calm route to submit.

  1. Day 1Eligibility + source
  2. Day 2Select evidence
  3. Day 3Draft narrative
  4. Day 4Budget + logistics
  5. Day 5External review
  6. Day 6Format + upload
  7. Day 7Submit + archive
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Verification history

  1. 5 September 2026Unchanged
  2. 11 September 2026Cycle closedStatus changed automatically after deadline
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Organizer file

Harpo Foundation

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Official application handoff

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Artist Opportunities does not host the application, process entry payments or receive a percentage.

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