NCAR and AWARE Open Applications for FY2027 Women Artists Research Fellowship
The FY2027 NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship began accepting applications on September 15, 2026. This initiative, managed by the National Center for Art Research (NCAR) in collaboration with AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, will fund two projects with grants of 5,000 euros (approximately 850,000 yen) each. Submissions are due by October 31, 2026. Established in December 2025, the fellowship aims to promote research on women artists associated with Japan. For its first iteration in 2026, the chosen artists are Nodoka Odawara and Yuri Yamada. Applicants must be researchers or curators with pertinent experience and must reside in Japan during the research phase. The grant period is from April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2028, with results published online and notifications sent by late February 2027.
Key facts
- Applications opened September 15, 2026, and close October 31, 2026
- Approximately two projects will each receive an amount equivalent to 5,000 euros (about 850,000 yen)
- The fellowship was jointly launched in December 2025 by NCAR and AWARE
- Nodoka Odawara and Yuri Yamada were selected as fellows for the inaugural 2026 edition
- AWARE is now part of Centre Pompidou – Musée national d'art moderne
- Eligible research covers women artists connected to Japan who identify as women or non-binary
- The grant period is April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2028
- Selection results will be emailed by late February 2027
Entities
Artists
- Nodoka Odawara
- Yuri Yamada
- Kathy Matsui
Institutions
- National Center for Art Research
- AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
- Centre Pompidou – Musée national d'art moderne
- Per Ardua Ad Astra
- Maison Kochimi
- ART iT
Locations
- Japan
- France
- Tokyo