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Fellowships for Performing Artists — Stage Door Society | Stage Door Society

Opportunities for Performing Artists

Competitions, Fellowships & Young Artist Programs

531 competitions, grants, fellowships, residencies, awards, and training programs across opera, classical music, theatre, musical theatre, and dance — each with its official deadline and source.

Type

All types Competitions 209 Grants 165 Young Artist Programs 76 Fellowships 38 Awards 26 Residencies 13 Apprenticeships 4

Discipline

All disciplines Classical Music 243 Opera 147 Multi-Discipline 106 Musical Theatre 101 Dance 78 Theatre 75 Ballet 57 Composition 3

38 opportunities

American Academy in Rome – Rome Prize

American Academy in Rome

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

BMI Foundation

New York, United States

Musical Theatre

Fulbright Program – Performing Arts

US Department of State / IIE

OperaBalletMusical Theatre

Guggenheim Fellowship – Performing Arts

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

OperaBalletMusical Theatre

MacDowell Fellowship

MacDowell

Peterborough, United States

OperaBalletMusical Theatre

Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro Music

Marlboro, United States

Classical Music

O'Neill National Musical Theater Conference

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

Waterford, United States

Musical Theatre

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship (Harvard)

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

Tanglewood Music Center Fellowship

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston, United States

Classical MusicOpera

Yaddo Residency

Yaddo

Saratoga Springs, United States

OperaMusical TheatreClassical Music

Alvin Ailey New Directions Choreography Lab

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

New York, United States

American Dance Festival — Choreographic Fellowship

American Dance Festival

American Dance Festival Young Choreographers Workshop

American Dance Festival

Durham, NC, United States

ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop

ASCAP Foundation

New York, United States

Musical Theatre

Aspen Music Festival Fellowship

Aspen Music Festival and School

Aspen, United States

Classical MusicOpera

BalletX — Choreographic Fellowship

BalletX

Philadelphia, United States

Barrington Stage Musical Theatre Lab

Barrington Stage Company

Pittsfield, United States

Musical Theatre

Bates Dance Festival Residency

Bates College

Lewiston, United States

Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship

Bogliasco Foundation

Bogliasco, Italy

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

Caramoor Schwab Vocal Rising Stars

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts

Katonah, United States

OperaClassical Music

Civitella Ranieri Fellowship

Civitella Ranieri Foundation

Umbertide, Italy

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

Copland House Residency

Copland House

Cortlandt Manor, NY, United States

Classical MusicOpera

Dallas Opera Hart Institute for Women Conductors

The Dallas Opera

Dallas, United States

OperaClassical Music

Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Harlem, United States

Dramatists Guild — Musical Theatre Fellows

Dramatists Guild

New York, United States

Musical Theatre

Dramatists Guild Fellowship

Dramatists Guild Foundation

New York, United States

Musical TheatreTheatre

Goethe-Institut Artists-in-Residence

Goethe-Institut

OperaClassical MusicDance

Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals

Goodspeed Musicals

Connecticut River Valley, United States

Musical Theatre

Hal Prince Fellowship in Musical Theatre Directing

The Prince Fellowship at Columbia

New York, United States

Musical Theatre

Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellowship

Hermitage Artist Retreat

Englewood, United States

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

NAMT (National Alliance for Musical Theatre) Festival

NAMT

New York, United States

Musical Theatre

NYFA Artist Fellowship – Music/Sound

New York Foundation for the Arts

New York, United States

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

Opera Philadelphia Composer in Residence

Opera Philadelphia

Philadelphia, United States

Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Fellowship

Paul Taylor Dance Foundation

New York, United States

Ravinia Steans Music Institute

Ravinia Festival

Highland Park, United States

Classical MusicOpera

TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series

Theater Resources Unlimited

New York, United States

Deadline Jun 28, 2026

Musical Theatre

Ucross Foundation Residency

Ucross Foundation

Ucross, United States

OperaClassical MusicMusical Theatre

Village Theatre Festival of New Musicals

Village Theatre

Issaquah, WA, United States

Musical Theatre