How to Apply

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation invites grant applications for projects that illuminate European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century. Please review the specific guidelines for the program of interest.

Registration

Before applying for a grant or fellowship, you must first register to use our online grantmaking portal (Fluxx). If your organization is eligible to apply for support from the Foundation, you will receive an email notification with your login credentials. This will give you access to our grantmaking portal and application forms.

 >> Register for Access 

Letter of Inquiry

The first step in the application process for all Grant Programs (History of Art, Conservation, and Digital Art History) is the submission of a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) via the Foundation’s online grantmaking portal. In the text fields provided, you will be asked for:

• a brief summary of the proposed project
• the total budget of the project and
• the amount requested from the Foundation.

The Kress grantmaking portal will accept LOIs for 15 days at the beginning of the Foundation’s three grant cycles. Institutions must submit an LOI by the deadlines below in order to apply for a grant in that cycle:

Institutions invited to apply for a grant from the Kress Foundation will be notified via email within 7 business days of the LOI submission deadline.

 Download the Letter of Inquiry Portal Guide

History of Art

Institutions will use the grantmaking portal to complete their History of Art grant applications.

Applicants will be asked to describe, in the text fields provided, the following:

• the project's main goals
• the project history to date (if applicable)
• the key activities to be carried out
• personnel overseeing the project, and
• the anticipated outcomes of the project

Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• a detailed project budget in Excel, and
• the IRS determination letter of 501(c)3 status for the organization that will receive and administer the funds.

Additional supporting documents, as necessary, may also be uploaded, including:

• Curriculum vitae for principal investigator(s), 
• conference, workshop, exhibition, or publication schedules,
• images or illustrations, and
• letters of support.

The Kress grantmaking portal will open once a grantee has been invited to submit a full application for a History of Art Grant and will remain open for approximately three weeks during the Foundation’s three grant cycles. Institutions must submit their grant application by the deadlines below in order to be eligible for an award from the Kress Foundation:

 Download the History of Art Grant Guidelines

 Download the Grant Application Portal Guide

Conservation

Institutions will use the grantmaking portal to complete their Conservation grant applications.

Applicants will be asked to describe, in the text fields provided, the following:

• the project's main goals
• the project history to date (if applicable)
• the key activities to be carried out
• personnel overseeing the project, and
• the anticipated outcomes of the project.

Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• a detailed project budget in Excel, and
• the IRS determination letter of 501(c)3 status for the organization that will receive and administer the funds.

Additional supporting documents, as necessary, may also be uploaded, including:

• Curriculum vitae for principal investigator(s), 
• conference, workshop, exhibition, or publication schedules,
• images or illustrations, and
• letters of support.

The Kress grantmaking portal will open once a grantee has been invited to submit a full application for a Conservation Grant and will remain open for approximately three weeks during the Foundation’s three grant cycles. Institutions must submit their grant application by the deadlines below in order to be eligible for an award from the Kress Foundation:

 Download the Conservation Grant Guidelines

 Download the Grant Application Portal Guide

Digital Art History

Institutions will use the grantmaking portal to complete their Digital Art History grant applications.

Applicants will be asked to describe, in the text fields provided, the following:

• the project's main goals
• the project history to date (if applicable)
• the key activities to be carried out
• personnel overseeing the project, and
• the anticipated outcomes of the project.

Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• a detailed project budget in Excel, and
• the IRS determination letter of 501(c)3 status for the organization that will receive and administer the funds.

Additional supporting documents, as necessary, may also be uploaded, including:

• Curriculum vitae for principal investigator(s), 
• conference, workshop, exhibition, or publication schedules,
• images or illustrations, and
• letters of support.

The Kress grantmaking portal will open once a grantee has been invited to submit a full application for a Digital Art History Grant and will remain open for approximately three weeks during the Foundation’s spring and fall grant cycles. Institutions must submit their grant application by the deadlines below in order to be eligible for an award from the Kress Foundation:

 Download the Digital Art History Grant Guidelines

 Download the Grant Application Portal Guide