The grant from the Foundation of Estonian Arts and Letters (FEAL) supports the creative work of a young artist who is of Estonian heritage and a resident of the USA. In 2024, the FEAL will award one grant of $2,000.
Requirements for applicants:
Be 18-35 years of age
Be of Estonian heritage
Be a professional or emerging artist in one of the following fields:
Music
Performing arts
Folk art & culture
Literature
Visual and applied arts
Be active in the local Estonian community or reference Estonia through their creative work (recommended)
Be living in the USA for at least 3 years
Has not received the grant in the last 3 years
The grant request must include:
Application
Essay of 1-2 pages that includes a description of your work and accomplishments, goals, planned use of the grant and your connection to Estonia.
Two (2) letters of reference recommended. One letter should refer to your creative work. The second letter may also refer to your creative work or to your activities in the Estonian community. The references should be emailed directly by the writers in PDF format directly to FEAL at: info@estonianculture.org
A portfolio representing your creative work (also in PDF format).
The application may be completed in Estonian (preferred) or in English. The application deadline is June1, 2024. All documents are to be submitted via email to: info@estonianculture.org
The applications will be judged based on the content and quality of the applicant’s creative work, planned use of the grant and engagement with Estonian cultural or community activities. The grant committee reserves the right to withhold all grants if no suitable candidate is found. The award will be announced on June15th.
Young Artist Grant recipients:
2023 Frank Raudsepp
2022 Riivo Kruuk
2021 Jonas Tarm
2021 Diina Tamm
2021 Markus Puskar