Residency in Philadelphia, USA for artists whose primary medium is clay. Studio, accomodation, material stipend up to $200, and a $500 a month stipend are provided. Each artists is required to leave one work for the permanent collection and present and evening slide lecture and offere demonstration classes.

In an ongoing bid to recognise and support new and emerging British design talent, Liberty hold regular open calls for all potential designers and creative talents to come forward with their ideas. From fashion to furniture, hats to handbags, craft to cushions and from ceramics to silverware Liberty is encourages anyone with a creative passion to bring in their designs for the panel to assess. The best designs will get the chance to have their products sold at Liberty. Register your interest for the 2013 event.

The Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral is an institution of the Foundation for Culture in Rheinland-Pfalz. It is a place of artistic production, theoretical reflection and social and artistic contact. It promotes artists and under special circumstances, theoreticians from around the world through the allocation of residential fellowships. The Kuenstlerhaus also has the objective of reaching the public through events such as lectures, seminars, concerts and exhibitions. Since its foundation in 1995, the work of artists here has covered the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, graphic art, design, photography as well as theory. Deadline: usually mid-summer.

Dazibao is an artist-run centre dedicated to the dissemination of contemporary photography. The centre serves as a launching pad for young artists, and as an ideal place for more established artists to initiate and disseminate new projects. Dazibao welcomes proposals for exhibitions and publications artists from around the world.

Travel grant for art professionals, researchers, journalists and artists from European countries. STEP Beyond encourages travel by contributing to costs of recipients. 

If you are aged 16-30 and need funding to get your new business idea or project off the ground, the Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards offers up to to 5 x 1,000,- prizes every month to the most innovative ideas submitted by new businesses (in their first 12 months of trading). Apply until the last day of each month for the 1,000,- Grand Ideas Awards. You need to create a username and password before being a able to download the application form.

Acme Studios is accepting applications directly from international artists for the Associate Artist Residency programme. Artists working in any discipline are welcome to apply for 1, 2, or 3 month self-funded residencies. These can be developed around a particular project or conceived of as a networking and contacts focused, using the residency framework as a base to explore London. Requirements: five years of professional practice strong English language skills. AAR fees and accommodation paid by the artist.

The annual UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for artists program aims to promote the professional growth of young artists in different disciplines, through opportunities for further training and residencies in 29 countries. The Programme offers residencies to young artists (between 25 and 35 years old) worldwide. Check on their website the partner organization where the residencies will be based.

The Foundation welcomes applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs; grants are intended for a one-year period of time. Artists are required to submit a cover letter, an application, and images of current work. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration.

The HIAP Standard Residency Programme is offered to arts professionals from a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, Visual and Media Arts, Dance, Theatre and Literature. A Standard Residency includes accommodation and studio space at HIAP Studios free of charge for the duration of 1–3 months. The studios, which combine living and working space, are located in Cable Factory and on the island of Suomenlinna, both in Helsinki, Finland. HIAP The residency does not include  a working grant or travel fees.

Bamboo Curtain Studio is supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation and the Council for Cultural Affairs in Taiwan. They offer six free recidency slots a year, comprising exhibition space and production residency; however the program does not provide travel and living cost. Bamboo Studio especially welcomes applicants working with cross discipline, environment, or community projects. All projects selected by the jury will be offered either a free exhibition and/or residency opportunities according to their proposals.

Art Below provides artists with advertising space in the London Underground, turning Ad Space into Art Space. For a fee, your work will be displayed for a period of 2 weeks in a station of your choice and they also provide for a web page for online viewing.