Fashion Residencies with Stipend
9 residencies
Fashion residencies that provide financial support during your stay. These programs let you focus on your fashion practice without worrying about living costs.

Art Site of Railway Warehouse
Hsinchu City, Taiwan
The Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu City is a converted historic railway warehouse (built in 1941) that offers artist-in-residency positions for individual artists and groups working across various artistic disciplines. The program provides studio space, material fees, exhibition planning support, and accommodation subsidies to support artists' creative practice and community engagement.

Atelier Mondial
Basel, Switzerland
Atelier Mondial is an international and interdisciplinary artist residency program in Basel, Switzerland, hosting guest artists from partner institutions worldwide in its seven studios for stays typically lasting three to six months. It provides live-in studios, stipends for living expenses, and opportunities for open studios and exhibitions at Salon Mondial. The program also offers grants to regional artists from Basel, South Baden, and Alsace for residencies abroad in fields like visual arts, literature, fashion & textiles, dance & performing arts, and curation.

CCA Tashkent
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Tashkent offers fully funded 8-week artist residencies welcoming emerging and established artists, writers, and researchers from around the world to engage with Uzbekistan's cultural heritage and local communities. The program runs three times annually with four to five participants per cohort and includes opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration, public engagement, and exhibition of final work.

Cove Park
Helensburgh, United Kingdom
Cove Park is an international artist residency centre on a 50-acre rural site overlooking Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland, near Helensburgh, hosting national and international artists, writers, researchers, and creative practitioners across all art forms and career stages. The program supports research, experimentation, development, and production of new work in a supportive environment with communal facilities and events. Residencies vary from funded opportunities with stipends and housing to self-funded stays, typically lasting 2-4 weeks.

Dekoloniale Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Dekoloniale Berlin Residency, organized by Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City, invites artists, architects, designers, directors, photographers, fashion designers, and urban practitioners to create interventions addressing colonial histories in Berlin's public spaces, culminating in presentations at the Dekoloniale Festival. Residents receive access to a project space, curatorial guidance, production support, travel costs, accommodation, per diem, production budget, and a fee, with mandatory participation in workshops. The program typically spans about 6 months, from mid-May to mid-November, focusing on collaborative and interdisciplinary decolonial practices.

Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Bloomington, United States
The McKinney International Art and Design Residency at Indiana University Bloomington's Eskenazi School invites established international artists and designers for a 4-6 week residency. Selected residents receive studio space, lodging, an $8,000 USD fellowship, health insurance, and up to $500 in supplies, while participating in the McKinney Visiting Artist Lecture Series and coordinating public-facing activities such as studio visits and workshops.

Sacatar Foundation
Itaparica, Brazil
Instituto Sacatar is the longest continuously-operating artist residency in Brazil, founded in 2001 on the island of Itaparica across the bay from Salvador, Bahia. The residency provides fully-funded fellowships to artists of all disciplines from around the world, hosting up to eight artists at a time across five annual sessions. Since its inception, Sacatar has awarded residencies to over 550 artists from more than 75 countries.

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
Christchurch, New Zealand
The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch, New Zealand, offers a Creative Residency Programme for creative professionals from diverse fields including visual arts, crafts, music, theatre, dance, film, writing, design, photography, digital and sound art, fashion, and gaming, with stays typically lasting 1-3 months. Residents receive housing in fully furnished rooms with shared living spaces, a daily per diem of $85 NZD, up to $1500 NZD travel support, publicity, and community engagement opportunities, often culminating in public events. A self-funded residency option is also available for 2-10 weeks, providing accommodation without financial support.
Van Eyck Academie
Maastricht, Netherlands
The Jan van Eyck Academie is a multidisciplinary post-academic institute in Maastricht, Netherlands, offering an 11-month residency program that welcomes 30-42 participants annually from around the world. The residency supports artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and other creative practitioners to develop, materialize, and disseminate their research through access to studios, specialized labs, and a collaborative community.
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Frequently asked questions
Are there fashion residencies that pay a stipend?
Yes. Many fashion residencies offer stipends ranging from modest weekly allowances to substantial monthly payments. Browse our list to find funded programs with real reviews from artists who attended.
How competitive are funded fashion residencies?
Funded residencies tend to be more competitive, with acceptance rates often below 15%. A strong portfolio, clear project proposal, and evidence of commitment to your fashion practice will strengthen your application.
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