The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) has opened applications for its 2026 Global Grant Cycle. To date, ACC has supported over 6,000 exchanges spanning 26 countries, regions, and territories, and across 16 disciplines.
ACC offers four grants and fellowships: the New York Fellowship, Individual Fellowship, Graduate Fellowship, and Organization Grant.
- New York Fellowship: Supports artists and art professionals for six months as they immerse themselves in the cultural life of New York City and the United States
- Individual Fellowship: Similar to the New York Fellowship, but varied in duration with more flexibility regarding location, timing of travel, travel length, and budget
- Graduate Fellowship: Provides living stipend support to students from ACC’s eligible countries and regions in Asia admitted to graduate programs in the US
- Organization Grant: Supports organizations conducting programming that will benefit from cultural research and increased access to artistic communities or cultural resources in a specific country, territory, or region
Image of YAN Wai Yin (ACC 2023) and ZHANG XU Zhan (ACC 2023) at Art Omi during their fellowships in New York.
ACC’s fellowships and grants give awardees more than just the funds to travel to another country. They afford grantees the freedom and time to experience what it means to live among people of a new culture, with all the nuances and intricacies of daily life.
ACC accepts applicants with citizenship or legal permanent resident status in the US and any of its 25 eligible countries, regions, and territories in Asia. Application guidelines and materials can be found on ACC’s website.
Applications are open through November 19, 2025, until 9:59am (ET).
To learn more, visit asianculturalcouncil.org.
Image of guests enjoying Chiao-Chi CHOU’s (ACC 2023) Being Transducer exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York during her fellowship.
Image of Shih-Yang LEE (ACC 2022) presenting a work-in-process at The Pocantico Center during his fellowship.
Image of WU Chien-Wei (ACC 2019) presenting a work-in-process at The Pocantico Center during his fellowship.
