Grants, residencies and funds for creators
Money and time to make work: grants, fellowships, residencies and funds. Each entry says what the funder's own page says, and when we last opened it. Deadlines and rules change every cycle: confirm on the funder's page before you apply.
Grants
Canada Council for the Arts funding Canada Council for the Arts (Canada)
Canada's national arts funder invests in artists, groups and arts organizations through grants, services, prizes and payments. The page links to each program's eligibility criteria, application portal and deadlines.
- Open to
- Artists, groups and arts organizations; each funding profile sets its own eligibility criteria
- For
- Arts and culture across disciplines
Sources: Canada Council for the Arts: Funding
Checked against the funder's page on October 6, 2026.
Creative Capital Award Creative Capital (United States)
Creative Capital funds artists through an open call. Its application page says the portal for the 2027 Open Call is closed and to check back for the next grant cycle.
- Open to
- Artists: see the funder's page for eligibility
- For
- Artists
- Timing
- The 2027 Open Call closed on April 2, 2026; the next cycle is to be announced on the funder's page.
Sources: Creative Capital: Grant Application
Checked against the funder's page on October 6, 2026.
Grants for Arts Projects National Endowment for the Arts (United States)
The NEA's project grant program for U.S. arts organizations. Individual creators usually take part by working with a funded organization.
- Open to
- U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, units of state or local government and federally recognized tribes
- For
- Arts projects, including media arts
- Offers
- Challenge America applicants may request only $10,000; other applicants may request $10,000 to $100,000, with a 1:1 cost share.
Sources: National Endowment for the Arts: Grants for Arts Projects
Checked against the funder's page on October 6, 2026.
Funds
BFI funding and support British Film Institute (United Kingdom)
The BFI funds film and TV development and production (including international co-productions and completion), skills and career development, audience programmes, and BFI NETWORK, which aims to find, develop and fund new filmmakers.
- Open to
- UK screen practitioners and organizations; see each fund's page
- For
- Film, Television
Sources: BFI: Get funding and support
Checked against the funder's page on October 6, 2026.
Know a grant, residency or fund that belongs here? Tell us with the funder's page.
Last verified October 6, 2026 by Terrell Groggins. Rules change: check the official source before you shoot or post. This is not legal advice.