Open Now: Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships
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.
In 2024, The Ian Potter Cultural Trust joined the Sidney Myer Fund in appointing Creative Fellows. The Trust awards two Ian Potter Creative Fellowships annually, with the same value, criteria and structure as the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships.
The two criteria used to select Fellows are: outstanding talent and exceptional courage. Specifically, this talent and courage relates to the creative practice of the Fellows and not to cases of personal hardship.
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 more information, please visit: https://www.myerfoundation.org.au/grant-opportunities-list/sidney-myer-creative-fellowships