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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants is sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), made possible by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. This program provides one-time grants for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
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Rauschenberg Emergency Grants | Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is partnering with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to administer the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants , an emergency grant program that provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for medical or dental emergencies.
The grants are available to visual and media artists, and choreographers living anywhere in the United States or U.S. Territories. This program was established in the tradition of the artist's Change, Inc., a non-profit foundation established in 1970 by Robert Rauschenberg to assist professional artists of all disciplines in need of emergency medical aid.
Learn more about the program, including application requirements and how to apply, on NYFA's Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants website. Though funded by the Rauschenberg Foundation, the program is administered by the NYFA and all questions should be directed to emergencyfunds@nyfa. org .
Inquiries to the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation will be forwarded directly to emergencyfunds@nyfa. org . Robert Rauschenberg in front of his Vydock series photographed in Rauschenberg’s Laika Lane studio, Captiva, Florida, 1995.
Photo: Ed Chappell.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Artists in financial need creating work in visual arts, digital/electronic arts, video/film, and choreography. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $5,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants is funded by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), made possible by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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