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Asian Cultural Council Graduate Fellowship

Funding

Partial / Stipend

Program dates

Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2027

The Graduate Fellowship, run by the Asian Cultural Council (ACC), supports a small number of students from Asia who have been admitted to a full-time graduate degree program in the United States in one of sixteen arts and culture disciplines. It provides $15,000 USD per academic year toward travel and living expenses related to graduate study — tuition is not supported — and is renewable for one additional year. ACC prioritises applicants from countries or regions that lack comparable programs, or whose field is underrepresented at home.

Benefits & funding

  • $15,000 USD per academic year toward travel and living expenses related to graduate study.
  • Renewable for one additional academic year (up to two years of support).
  • Tuition costs are not supported.
  • Access to ACC’s network of grantees and alumni across Asia and the United States.

Eligibility

  • Citizens or legal permanent residents of ACC’s eligible Asian countries, territories, and regions (listed below). U.S. citizens — including dual nationals — and U.S. permanent residents are not eligible.
  • Admitted to, or enrolled in, a full-time graduate degree program at a U.S. institution.
  • The graduate program must fall within one of ACC’s sixteen accepted disciplines: architecture (design, history, and theory), archaeology, art history, arts administration, arts criticism, conservation, crafts, curation, dance, ethnomusicology, film/video/photography, literature, museum studies, music, theater, and visual art.
  • No minimum professional-experience or age requirement, unlike ACC’s other fellowships.

Application process

  1. 1
    When the cycle opens (early October), create or log in to a GoApply account on ACC’s application platform.
  2. 2
    Complete the Graduate Fellowship application, providing evidence of admission to a U.S. graduate program and details of your field of study.
  3. 3
    Submit before the November deadline and arrange the required recommendation letter(s) by the separate recommendation deadline; notifications follow in mid-May.

Program timeline

  1. Applications open on GoApply (2026 cycle)

    Oct 1, 2025

  2. Application deadline (2026 cycle)

    Nov 19, 2025

  3. Recommendation letter deadline

    Nov 26, 2025

  4. Applicant notifications (mid-May)

    May 15, 2026

  5. Grant period

    Aug 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2027