Five Arts Centre is currently accepting applications for its Krishen Jit Fund 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Five Arts Centre - Krishen Jit Fund
The Krishen Jit Fund is a grant program that supports innovative, experimental, and interdisciplinary artistic practices in Malaysia.It aims to celebrate original Malaysian art, encourage creative risk-taking, and promote new forms of artistic expression across disciplines.
Benefits of Five Arts Centre - Krishen Jit Fund
In 2026, the Fund will give out grants ranging from RM1,000 to RM20,000 for:
- Workshops
- Attachments / residencies
- Experimental productions
- Research and documentation
- Writing
- Creating new work in music, dance, theatre, writing, film, visual / performance art
- Others
Five Arts Centre - Krishen Jit Fund Requirements
Eligible Applicants
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Application Language
Application Date and Process
- You may apply in English or Bahasa Malaysia.
- Please keep your application limited to material that directly supports your application and our understanding of your work.
- For work samples, please choose only 3 samples that best reflect your work. Additional samples may be included in a separate appendix.
- Your completed application with all information (including CV) should not exceed 10 pages.
- Each application should have only one project proposal.
- Please use Times New Roman, single spacing, font size 11 in black, in your application. Please do not use any colours for the text in your application.
- You must complete all 5 sections of the application form. Please follow the order given.
- The results for the Krishen Jit Fund are usually released in September. Hence, projects should be for after September 2026.
- The selection panel reserves the right to call applicants for interview should the need arise.
- Recipients of the Krishen Jit Fund are not eligible to apply for the grant for the next two consecutive years from receiving the grant.
Application Deadline
31 May, 2026
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