2027 NCECA Fellowships
Charm, Baltimore, Maryland
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Overview of Fellowship Opportunities and Application Process
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Maxwell Henderson, Double Vessel, 2025
2027 NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowships
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
Six Emerging Artists will be selected for the 2027 cohort through a review of statements, images, and support documents submitted for consideration. Emerging Artists will receive a $5,000 fellowship award and be featured prominently in NCECA programming, social media, and publications.
Read through the Emerging Artist Fellowship Prospectus before submitting a proposal application.
Use the Emerging Artist Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
* An active NCECA Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.
Gaby Hijar, Train, 2023 (Photo Credit: Sarah M. Vasquez)
13th Annual NCECA Multicultural Fellowships
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
Up to 20 fellowships will be awarded to first-time conference participants whose cultural identities have been historically underrepresented in NCECA and the field at large. This opportunity supports travel and other expenses related to participation in the upcoming annual NCECA conference.
Read through the Multicultural Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the Multicultural Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Joy Okokon, Oto, 2025 (Photo credit: Anton Pleshka)
23rd Annual NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
Up to three $2,000 fellowships will be awarded to current NCECA Student Members who are full-time graduate students matriculating in a degree program at an accredited college, university, or art institute in the US at the time of the application deadline.
Read through the Graduate Student Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the Graduate Student Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Download the Fellowship Budget Template to outline your expected project expenditures and upload it to your application.
* An active NCECA Student Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.
Laura Dethloff, Folklore Echoes No.11, 2025
28th Annual Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
Up to three $2,000 fellowships will be awarded to current NCECA Student Members who are full-time, part-time undergraduate, or post-baccalaureate students enrolled at an accredited college, university, or art institute in the U.S. at the time of the application deadline.
Read through the Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Download the Fellowship Budget Template to outline your expected project expenditures and upload it to your application.
* An active NCECA Student Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.
Jacob Sussman, 644.BoricAcid.Borax.Triaxial2.Cone019, 2025
5th Annual NCECA Environmental Sustainability Fellowship
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone)
One proposal will be selected to receive a $2,000 fellowship. The purpose of the NCECA Environmental Sustainability Fellowship is to advance environmental sustainability and green practices in ceramics through research, writing, and/or action.
Read through the Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the Environmental Sustainability Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Download the Fellowship Budget Template to outline your expected project expenditures and upload it to your application.
* An active NCECA Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.
Sgraffito cups, fourth grade, Photo Credit: Alison Penning
4th Annual Anne W. & Bill Bracker Youth Educator Seed Fellowship
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
One proposal will be selected to receive a $2,000 fellowship. The purpose of the NCECA Youth Educators Seed Fellowship is to advance innovation and expand access to opportunities for projects and programs that engage youth ages 2–18 in creative work with clay.
Read through the Anne W. & Bill Bracker Youth Educator Seed Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the Anne W. & Bill Bracker Youth Educator Seed Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Download the Fellowship Budget Template to outline your expected project expenditures and upload it to your application.
* An active NCECA Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.
Ariana Stein, Folk Song Pot 3, “A Gyulai Kert Alatt”, 2025
3rd Annual NCECA International Creative Research Fellowship
Applications AND Recommender responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern time zone).
One proposal will be selected to receive a $4,000 fellowship. The purpose of the NCECA International Creative Research Fellowship is to provide support for artists who pursue opportunities to create, experience, and/or research artwork while immersed in cultures outside of their native or residential home base.
Read through the International Creative Research Fellowship Prospectus prior to submitting a proposal application.
Use the International Creative Research Fellowship Checklist to assemble all of the required materials before beginning your application.
Download the Fellowship Budget Template to outline your expected project expenditures and upload it to your application.
* An active NCECA Membership is required to submit this fellowship application.