The 2026/27 MCAD–Jerome Foundation Fellowships for Early Career Artists application is now open. 

The Jerome Foundation defines early career as at least 2 years but not more than 10 years of creative generative experience not including any exhibition opportunities provided through a school or college program.

There are two pre-recorded information sessions on the application site to help you. They also offer one-on-one meetings with applicants before submitting their application materials. They can provide feedback on work sample sections, editing artist statements, and organizing resumes, etc. For Greater MN artists, the fellowship covers mileage and lodging for fellow meetings, curator studio visits, and the exhibition installation so this is not a financial burden on the artists. 

Here is a link to the application: https://mcad.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: Friday, September 11 at noon CT.

Contact info: gallery@mcad.edu

Keisha Williams, Program Director 

Melanie Pankau, Fellowship Coordinator