Emerging Artist Grants
Application Deadline
11/01/2023
Funding
Up to $1,800
Matching Requirement
None
The South Carolina Arts Commission is honored to have been named 2019 Public Sector Grantmaker of the Year by the 3,000-member Grant Professionals Association.
Read more about this honor on The Hub.
That grant category has been phased out. SWO grantees were reassigned to our other operating support grant categories: General Operating Support and Operating Support for Small Organizations.
Those categories were replaced by School Arts Support Grants.
Use the filters below to find the grant that is most relevant to your needs.
Application Deadline
11/01/2023
Funding
Up to $1,800
Matching Requirement
None
Application Deadline
11/15/2023
Intent to Apply application period: Sept. 6, 2023 – Nov. 15, 2023
Deadline for full application (by invitation only): March 19, 2024
Funding
Up to $3,500 for a one-time business occurrence/single purchase; up to $5,000 for an ongoing business initiative
Matching Requirement
1:2 (grantee:SCAC)
Application Deadline
Rolling
Apply now through Monday, March 4, 2024
Funding
Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year
Matching Requirement
1:2 for artists, 1:1 for organizations
Application Deadline
11/15/2022
The application deadline for FY24 funding has passed
Funding
$10,000
Matching Requirement
None
Application Deadline
02/24/2023
The application deadline for FY24 funding has passed
Funding
$3,000 to the mentor and $750 to the apprentice
Matching Requirement
None
Application Deadline
03/26/2021
This application deadline has passed.
Funding
Up to $500
Matching Requirement
None