Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants Call The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists and is available to students and artists around the world. 
First grants are in the amount of CAD $15,000 each (approx 10800€). Subsequent grants are in the amount of CAD $18,000 (approx 13000€).

The Foundation welcomes applications throught the year; there is no deadline for filing an application. Applicants must be in the early or developmental stage of their career, work in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpting or printmaking and demonstrate a commitment to making their art a lifetime career. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of submitting their application. Grantees who have complied with the terms and conditions of a grant previously awarded to them by the Foundation may apply for a second or third grant one year after the award of their previous grant. Only those working in a representational style of painting drawing, sculpture or printmaking will be considered. The Foundation does not accept applications from commercial artists, graphic designers and illustrators, photographers, cartoonists, animation artists, video artists, filmmakers and digital artists, craft makers or any artist whose work falls primarily into these categories. The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstrat or non-objective art.

Applications must be completed online, then printed, dated and signed by the applicant and submitted by mail. deadline: ongoing