Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships
Opening Soon (Estimated July 2026)
Unrestricted, $200,000 tax-free grants over two years for early mid-career Australian artists, creatives, and cultural leaders. Artforms: circus, comedy, community arts, cultural leadership, dance, design, film, humanities, literature, live art, music, nonfiction, theatre, or visual arts.
First awarded in 2011, the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships provide unrestricted, $200,000 tax-free grants over two years to early mid-career Australian artists, creatives and cultural leaders. Specific outcomes for the Fellowships are not required.
Nominations are welcome for artists, creators and cultural leaders across the entire spectrum of the arts and humanities. Applicants to the program may not self-nominate and must include two referees who are not the nominator. In 2025, eight Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships and two Ian Potter Creative Fellowships will be awarded.
Nominations for the 2025 Creative Fellowships close on 17 August 2025. For details on eligibility, please refer to the answers to frequently asked questions listed below.