Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation — no-deadline CAD 17k grant for early painters

There's a $17,000 grant for painters just starting out. No CV, no deadline, no fee, and it's open to artists anywhere in the world. It's called the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. Yesterday, I told you about a fund that pays painters up to $50,000, and I was honest that it wants about 10 years of exhibitions behind you. This is the other one. This is the one built for the beginning. $17,000 Canadian dollars for the first grant. $20,000 if they fund you again. No application fee, and here's the part I love. There is no deadline, none at all. They take applications right through the year. From anywhere in the world. Last year, they gave out close to 1.6 million between 93 artists. Now, two honest catches, because I'd rather tell you than waste your evening. It has to be representational work. Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking. If you work abstract, this one isn't yours, and you have to print the application, sign it, and post it. An actual envelope in 2026, I know. And if that rules you out, here's the second one. The Awesome Foundation gives away $1,000 every single month. No strings and no fee. And their eligibility rule is essentially this. If you can fill in the form, you can apply. No CV, nothing. There are chapters across the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada. You just pick the one nearest you. Here's what I actually want you to take from this though. Yesterday's fund had a 10 year bar on it. This one was built for people at the start. Not everything is gated.…