Open — 2027 Research and Development applications accepted November 2, 2026 through January 26, 2027; no official closing time or time zone published.
National — Teiger Foundation 2027 Research and Development Grants ($25,000 or $50,000; January 26)
Teiger Foundation 2027 nonprofit curator-led contemporary visual arts research grants. $25,000 or $50,000 per eligible institution. Opens November 2, 2026; applications close January 26, 2027.
FundingApplicant/institution may request exactly $25,000 or $50,000 per research grant. Up to 60% may support research-leave administrative or personnel costs. No published program-wide pool or fixed general matching percentage.
DeadlineJanuary 26, 2027; opened November 2, 2026. Exact closing clock time and time zone not specified by the funder's official category guidance.
Last verified2026-11-02
Required next actionConfirm 501(c)(3) US arts/cultural host and minimum $170,000 annual organizational operating expenses; if independent curator, obtain formal host commitment. Prepare curator voice (350 words), exploratory project (750 words), up to 10 images, research budget, current/prior operating budgets and tax-exempt evidence. Select $25,000 or $50,000 request and apply through https://teigerfoundation.org/apply by Jan 26 2027. Portal specifics and funder amendments should be checked before final submission.
Broad Eligibility
US or US-territory 501(c)(3) arts/cultural host with annual operating expenses >=$170,000, pursuing curator-led contemporary visual-art exploratory research. Independent curators must participate via committed nonprofit host, not only fiscal sponsor.
Atlas Analysis
2026-11-02 full official funder-specific research and development 2027 category guidance and general eligibility reviewed. Two individual award request sizes, $25k/$50k; up to 60% may cover institutional support of curator's research leave. Jan 26 2027 deadline with hour/tz unstated. Applicants based in US/territories at 501(c)(3) org with min $170k annual expenses. Research need not lead to public exhibition. One application per institution per biennial 2027 call, distinct from Single Project, Three Years, Hosting categories. No general match specified; must submit institution budget, research budget, visual materials and 501(c)(3) documentation. Dedicated official page and portal cited. WordPress published/pending/draft title and identifier searches found no Teiger 2027 record before first creation; this record is distinct Research/Development track. No procurement.
Teiger Foundation 2027 Research and Development Grants
Applications opened November 2, 2026 and close January 26, 2027. The official funder does not give an exact closing time or time zone. This is a competitive grant for the exploratory research phase of a curator-led contemporary visual arts project. It does not require a public exhibition or other public presentation and has no fixed grant period.
Funding to an individual institution
Eligible applicants may request $25,000 or $50,000 for one research initiative. Funding can cover archival research, travel, pilot activities, prototyping, convenings, collaboration and research personnel, as well as administrative support while a curator takes research leave. The funder permits research-leave support of up to 60% of the requested award. No general match requirement is stated. The awards are institutional grant funding, not grants paid directly to individual curators.
Eligibility
Apply through a US or US-territory 501(c)(3) arts or cultural institution with total annual operating expenses of at least $170,000. Organizations with eligible fiscal sponsorship may apply subject to institutional rules. An independent curator must partner with a genuine 501(c)(3) host institution with a written commitment; a fiscal sponsor alone does not qualify as a host for an independent curator. Projects must be directed by a curator and focused on contemporary visual art, defined by the foundation as visual art created from the 1960s onward. Direct individual-artist funding, unrelated academic programs and standalone capital campaigns are ineligible.
Application requirements and restrictions
Provide the curator’s voice statement (up to 350 words per curator), research description of up to 750 words addressing research methods and timetable, up to five optional supporting links, up to ten proposal images with captions, a detailed project budget and current and previous fiscal-year institutional operating budgets, and proof of IRS 501(c)(3) status. Demonstrate a substantive research inquiry, not travel alone. Each eligible institution can file only one proposal across the foundation’s 2027 biennial Single Project, Three Years of Programming and Research and Development calls; quarterly Hosting is separate.
Official documentation and portal
Controlling category guidelines: Teiger Foundation Research and Development. General eligibility and application guidance: What We Fund and How to Apply. Apply. Checked November 2, 2026. This is nonprofit financial assistance, not procurement.
Source verificationReferenced source · teigerfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-02. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
