Who may be eligible
UAE-based artists, designers, artist-led initiatives and collectives interested in independent or experimental publishing. Student status alone does not establish eligibility.
Dates and current availability
Submission: 10 November 2026, 11:59 pm, UAE time. Fair: 11–13 December 2026.
What the source describes
Selected applicants can present and sell publishing work at the fair; this is not a tuition scholarship.
Conditions that change the decision
Submit a proposal and visual examples or excerpts as required by the official call. Selection is not guaranteed.
Official application or enquiry route
The official call directs submissions to publications@sharjahart.org. Check the call before sending.
Before you apply.
Use this record to identify a route, then match the source conditions to your programme, cohort and circumstances. Keep a list of confirmed points and questions still open. Establish whether support is automatic, competitive or dependent on a separate approval. An admission offer is not a substitute for a written funding award.
Ask what the support covers, what costs remain, how long the arrangement lasts and what is required for renewal or a change of programme. For an opportunity involving work or creative participation, examine the deliverable, permissions and commitments. Keep a copy of the call, the submitted application and its date, and follow up through the official provider.
The sources we checked.
The check date records a source review, not a guarantee of a remaining place or award. Where the source does not establish a deadline, this record says so rather than inventing one.