The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant offers scholarships to art students, artists, and sculptors to promote and encourage skills in the traditional means of artistic expression.

Eligibility for The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant:

• The applicants for the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant should be in the early or developmental stage of their career.
• The candidates should do painting, drawing, figurative style of engraving, and sculpture.
• The applicants should show that they will make a career in these areas.
• The candidates should be at least 18 years of age.
• The applicants who have already received the scholarship can apply for the second and third years after one year of their previous grant.
• The candidates whose application has been rejected can apply after two years.
• Those who work in the abstract or non-representational domain are not eligible.
• The applicants who are photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, animation designers, cartoonists, artisans, filmmakers, videographers, or commercial artists are not eligible.

Document required:

• The candidates applying for the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant should submit a portfolio containing six images of representative works which are original and be replicated on a USB or CD in the required format. Those who are reapplying should submit new images, not the ones submitted previously.
• The applicants should submit a description of the artistic project, identity proof, proof of acceptance from the university or institution where they intend to study or continue to study.
• The candidates should also submit an artistic approach, budget, and a recommendation letter.

Value of the Grant:

The recipients of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant get CAD 17,000 for the first grant and CAD 20,000 for the second and third grants.