FKDS (Fondet for Kunst- og Designstudenter) is a fund that allocates various grants to support art and design students at the Academy of Fine Art, the Art and Craft department, and the Design department at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO). FKDS’s capital derives from a number of endowments and funds originally earmarked for students attending the former National Academy of Art and the former National College of Craft and Design. When KHiO was founded the various funds merged as well and FKDS was founded in 2008. Two types of grants will be awarded:

Studio grant: For 2022–23, eight studio placements at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo shall be allocated to recent MA and BA graduates from the Academy of Fine Art.
Grant for developing artistic practice: For 2022–23, eight grants, each worth NOK 26 250, shall be allocated to develop the recipient’s artistic practice. Four of the grants shall be allocated to MA students and four shall be allocated to BA students.

Application and all the joint attachments must be uploaded through Canvas by March 6th 2022.

The allocations will be announced by e-mail during spring 2022.

To apply, please download and read the following two documents:

FKDS information about the grants 2022-23 Please read the document thoroughly before submitting your application form.
FKDS application form 2022.pdf

If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact our department coordinator Charlotte Todnem (chartodn@khio.no)