CCDI Artist/Scholar in Residence

The Artist/Scholar in Residence program supports artists or scholars in the creation of new scholarly and/or artists works that imaginatively study, experiment with, and/or critique the Library’s digital collections, materials, and/or services. Proposed projects should center on one or more of the following groups: Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and/or other communities of color in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, territories and commonwealths (Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands).

The program is open to a broad array of artists and scholars, including (but not limited to): visual artists, conceptual artists, dancers, journalists, cultural critics, independent scholars, academic scholars, and cultural heritage practitioners, including librarians.

For 2023, the Library intends to award two 12-month grants of up to $90,000 each.

Applications are open May 17, 2023 through 2:00 PM Eastern Time on August 7, 2023.

Questions about this grant program may be submitted until 2:00 PM Eastern Time on July 27, 2023 to LOC-grants@loc.gov. After July 27, the Library will only respond to emails related to submission problems.

Application Instructions

Step 1: Download and review all forms and documents
Step 2: Register as an entity on the SAM.gov. It may take 12-15 days for your registration to activate.
Step 3: Fill out application materials and submit to LOC-grants@loc.gov.