NAVA Grants

NAVA's funding program offers a range of grants, awards and scholarships to support and develop the work of visual arts, craft and design practitioners.

Click on the menu options below or to the left of this page to find out more about each grant and award.

• Art & Australia/Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award
  
• Australian Artists' Grant & Eckersley's Art Materials Prize for NAVA Members (formerly the Janet Holmes à Court Artists' Grant)
• Australian Visual Artists Benevolent Fund 
• Curator Mentorship Initiative 
• Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship
• Ignition: NAVA Prize for Professional Practice 
• NSW Artists' Grant (formerly the Marketing Grant for NSW Artists) 
• Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists

Help and advice

Online resources:

NAVA Grant Application Tips

Ten tips for a successful grant application

Publications:

Several of NAVA's publications provide advice on what to consider when applying for competitions, grants and prizes:

• The Code of Practice for the Professional Australian Visual Arts, Craft and Design Sector 
• Revenue Raising
• Money for Visual Artists

You can also speak to a NAVA staff member about your application on (02) 9368 1900.

Other funding sources

NAVA provides further information about other funding opportunities through the website Notice Board