A new partnership with the MAP Fund’s Scaffolding for Practicing Artists (SPA), the Princess Grace Artist Fellowship pairs direct financial support with participation in SPA’s innovative coaching program.

ELIGIBILITY 

• Early career artists who received their Princess Grace Award or Honoraria within the last five (5) years, defined for the 2025 grant cycle as receiving their Award between 2024 – 2019.
• Artists who received their Award or Honoraria prior to 2019, must make a case that they are still an early career artist.
• Princess Grace Award winners or Honoraria experiencing a major artistic career transition such that they are experiencing similar challenges and aspirations as an early career artist (i.e., dancer to choreographer, actor to director, etc.)

WHAT IS COACHING? 

Coaching is a creative, collaborative endeavor between you and your coach, to address overall goals, specific projects, or general conditions in your life or profession. It is holistic, asset-based, generative, and future-facing. You play a critical role in co-designing the coaching container. Coaching services may include setting priorities, establishing goals, identifying resources and strategies, brainstorming, creating action plans, asking questions, and making direct requests, among other things. Coaching is not advice, counseling, or therapy.

OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERIENCE

Coaching: Up to 7 sessions of 45-90 minutes 

Gathering: Occurring virtually over a two-day period, MAP Fund requests that the artist complete at least 4 coaching sessions prior to attending. The artist receives a $1,100 stipend to be present at the gathering. 

Communication: The artist agrees to communicate in a clear and timely manner with their coach and MAP Fund staff. If an artist does not communicate with a coach for more than 2 months, MAP Fund staff will initiate contact to determine if the artist wants to continue. 

Forfeiture of Sessions: Save for one "freebie," the artist agrees that a coaching session will be forfeited if: 

• Artist cancels a session with less than 24-hours notice
• Artist does not show up to a session and gives no notice

*Exceptions are made for natural disasters, emergencies, and sudden illness. 

Commitment: Artist understands that coaching is organic and commits to actively collaborate with their coach to set expectations and goals. 

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA anticipates that the normal course of your artistic career will include staging new work, creating new films, choreographing new pieces, etc., and it considers these projects part of your natural artistic development. In contrast, the Special Project Grant supports projects that challenge and nurture your artistic growth. The Foundation looks to fund projects that offer unique and consequential opportunities at a critical juncture in an artist’s career.
Key Criteria:
 

• Princess Grace Award winners and Honorarium recipients may apply.
• Grants must be applied to projects occurring between September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026.
• Grant requests should reflect accurately calculated expenses related to the proposed project during the grant period.
• PGF-USA welcomes applicants to reapply with projects that were not funded in the previous year. Note, that generally, PGF-USA has found that repeat applications are only competitive when the project has continued to grow or evolve in a significant way between submissions. Applicants who plan to resubmit a project are encouraged to request feedback. Any feedback requests should be made before March 31, 2025, to provide adequate time for PGF-USA staff to respond.
• Award winners and honoraria can receive 2 Advancement grants (Special Project, Princess Grace Artist Fellowship) within a 5-year period. This does not include your initial Award or Statue Award and does not include Professional Development grants. This guideline was implemented in 2021 and does not apply to annual grant funding before 2021.