Active Grants for Documentary Filmmakers in 2025: Part 2
Introduction
Funding a documentary in today’s climate is more challenging than ever. The strategies that worked even five years ago don’t always apply in 2025. Competition is fierce, funders’ priorities are shifting, and traditional funding sources are harder to secure. If you’re a filmmaker, you already know how much time and energy it takes to research, pitch, and apply for grants.
To help you navigate this tougher environment, we’ve compiled an ongoing series highlighting active documentary film grants from around the world. This is Part 2, featuring 74 more opportunities — each entry includes a short description, funding amount, and a direct link so you can learn more and apply. Along with Part 1, my other posts on Documentary Funding Opportunities for Fall 2025 and Spring 2025, I hope these posts give you a better sense of the resources available for your next project!
How to Use This List
Scan for deadlines: Many grants are cyclical or have one annual application window.
Check eligibility carefully: Some are region-specific or focused on certain themes.
Diversify your strategy: Combine smaller grants with larger, multi-year funding sources.
Think globally: Even if a grant is based abroad, some accept international co-productions.
Grants List
Below is the complete list for this post. Click the grant name to learn more about each opportunity and begin your application process.
Claims Conference Film Production & Post-Production Grant — In movie theaters, at film festivals, on television screens and streaming platforms, films bring the lessons and memory of the Holocaust to life. Recognizing the potential of film to reach large numbers of people and to educate and spark powerful discussions, the Claims Conference provides film grants as part of its ongoing support for Holocaust research, education and documentation. (Amount: up to $100,000, Organization: Claims Conference)
Claims Conference Film Development Grant — In movie theaters, at film festivals, on television screens and streaming platforms, films bring the lessons and memory of the Holocaust to life. Recognizing the potential of film to reach large numbers of people and to educate and spark powerful discussions, the Claims Conference provides film grants as part of its ongoing support for Holocaust research, education and documentation. (Amount: up to $25,000, Organization: Claims Conference)
CINESPACE — NASA and Houston Cinema Arts Society offer filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, real NASA imagery through “CineSpace,” a short film competition. (Amount: up to $10,000, Organization: Houston Cinema Arts Society)
Children's Resilience in Film Award — The first-of-its-kind award will honor the preeminent filmmakers who masterfully highlight and celebrate the inspiring strength, creativity, and power of children across the world with a $25,000 cash prize. (Amount: $10,000, Organization: Shine Global)
Chicken & Egg Films Project: Hatched — Hatched is Chicken & Egg Pictures’ completion fund, a ten-month program designed to support nonfiction directors as they prepare for the world premiere of a feature-length documentary film and develop a strategic impact and audience engagement campaign. At this time, applications are open only to AlumNest filmmakers whose current film has yet to receive support from Chicken & Egg Pictures and filmmakers who are invited to apply by Chicken & Egg Pictures team members at film forums and markets. (Amount: $30,000, Organization: Chicken & Egg Pictures)
Chicken & Egg Films Research & Development Grant — Now in its second year, The Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant supports filmmakers from around the world who have directed at least one feature-length documentary and are in the research & development stage of their next feature-length film. (Note: in the pilot year, the grant eligibility was limited to filmmakers who had already directed two or more feature-length documentaries.) With support for the second consecutive year by Netflix, the Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant supports directors to ideate and plan for their next feature-length film. Many filmmakers invest their personal resources into their films and face funding challenges when entering into the research & development stages of new projects. It is hard to secure funding for a new project without significant sample material, yet producing material without external funding can be almost impossible. To address this challenge, The Chicken & Egg Pictures Research & Development Grant provides financial support to directors during a filmmaking stage that is too often unpaid and unsupported. *(Amount: - $10,000 grants for Research
$20,000 grants for Development , Organization: Chicken & Egg Pictures)*
Chicken & Egg Films (Egg)celerator Lab — The Accelerator Lab is focused on identifying and supporting women nonfiction directors working on their first or second feature-length documentary. This program brings together ten projects helmed by first- or second-time directors, with a special focus on underrepresented voices. (Amount: $40,000, Organization: Chicken & Egg Pictures)
CCI Quick Grants — The Quick Grant program awards reimbursement funds up to $600 to California artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers, and San Francisco/San Jose nonprofit arts administrators to participate in professional development activities that build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and strengthen the financial sustainability of the grantee’s practice, area of cultural production, or arts organization. (Amount: up to $600, Organization: Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI))
Catapult Film Fund Research Grant — The Catapult Research Grant is the newest expansion of Catapult Film Fund’s on-going commitment to develop nonfiction films and filmmakers. Our new program seeks to develop the voices of diverse filmmakers by providing five $10,000 grants plus six months of mentorship and professional development. The grant is open to US-based filmmakers only. (Amount: $10,000, Organization: Catapult Film Fund Development Grant)
CBC New Indigenous Voices — CBC New Indigenous Voices is a full-time, 14-week online training program for up to nine Indigenous creators aged 18 to 35 to learn the essential elements of working in the film, TV and digital media industries. The curriculum is designed with traditional and spiritual elements. Minimum wage is paid throughout. Following the successful switch to a digital teaching platform in 2020, the 2021 edition will also be delivered online. Each student will work with mentors to produce and edit a short podcast as part of training. (Amount: nan, Organization: National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI))
Catapult Film Fund Development Grant — Catapult Film Fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell, have secured access to their story, and are ready to shoot and edit a piece for production fundraising purposes. Our mission is to enable filmmakers to develop their films to the next level at a moment where funding is hard to find. (Amount: up to $25,000, Organization: Catapult Film Fund Development Grant)
CAAM Fellowship Program — The CAAM Fellowship Program, offered to three Fellows each year, is a career and project development opportunity for non-fiction filmmakers. CAAM’s Fellowship Program aims to create the space for a fulfilling relationship between veteran and emerging media makers, a nurturing fellowship cohort, and opportunities to participate in documentary professional development events. The program includes monthly meetings between Mentors and Fellows, two in-person cohort gatherings, Mentor-led masterclasses, and more. The core cohort gathering for the Fellowship takes place at CAAMFest. Ready, Set, Pitch! is a vital element of the Fellowship where Fellows receive coaching on documentary film pitch practices and have the opportunity to pitch their works to a community of potential supporters. CAAM also provides a $5000 stipend to the Fellows for any costs associated with the Program as well as covers all travel to Program activities and events. (Amount: $5,000, Organization: Center for Asian American Media (CAAM))
ACF Script Development Fund — Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) Fund supports feature length documentary project for theatrical release. ACF is committed to help activate more independent film productions and to set up a stable production environment. (Amount: KRW 10,000,000, Organization: Asian Cinema Fund)
PIC Shorts Fund — The Shorts Fund is PIC’s newest funding initiative, which provides funding of up to $25,000 for the completion of fiction and non-fiction short content of untold stories and fresh perspectives on the Pacific Islander experience. Projects that are completed will be distributed on public media digital and television broadcast platforms. (Amount: up to $25,000, Organization: Pacific Islanders in Communications)
NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant — Through the generosity of Loreen Arbus, New York Women in Film and Television has established the Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. The film completion grant for $7,500 will be awarded to a woman filmmaker for a film on physical or developmental disability issues. Directors and producers are eligible to apply. (Amount: $6,500, Organization: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT))
Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Shorts funding — The BFI Doc Society Fund with BFI Network is overjoyed to announce Made of Truth, a scheme to make ten short documentaries by filmmakers from across our green and pleasant land. (Amount: up to £15,000, Organization: British Film Institute,Doc Society)
POV Call for Entries — POV, public television's premier showcase for independent, nonfiction film, seeks programs from all perspectives to showcase in its annual PBS series. All subjects, aesthetic approaches and lengths are welcomed. (Amount: nan, Organization: POV)
PIC Media Fund Completion Grant — Media Fund provides up to $50,000 in Completion funding for single programs of standard broadcast length (56:46 or 26:46). In rare cases, when the story warrants it, PIC will consider feature-length programs in accordance with PBS broadcast specifications. Producers applying for Completion funds will need to enter into an exclusive four-year public television broadcast rights license for the U.S. and its territories. (Amount: up to $65,000, Organization: Pacific Islanders in Communications)
Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab — BlackStar is proud to present the inaugural Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab, an opportunity designed to uplift emerging and mid-career artists in the Greater Philadelphia area. BlackStar’s Filmmaker Lab will support four Black, Brown and Indigenous filmmakers by making equipment, space, crew, mentorship, funding and critical feedback available over the course of a 12-month program. BlackStar will act as an executive producer on the short films created during the Lab and premiere the films at BlackStar Film Festival in 2022. (Amount: ear-round mentorship as part of the lab, including feedback on works-in-progress, and advice on working with below-the-line crew, Organization: BlackStar Projects)
PGA Create — Launched in Fall 2021, PGA Create is a lab for emerging and mid-career creative producers in active development, financing or packaging of a feature or series. There are two program cycles: Scripted and Documentary. A maximum of ten producers or producing teams are invited to each cycle.
Perspective Fund Impact Planning & Campaign Grants — Perspective Fund supports a range of projects and organizations that are dedicated to using storytelling for social change, with a focus on documentary-driven efforts. Our current grantmaking falls in two key areas: 1) Documentaries and 2) Infrastructure. (Amount: nan, Organization: Perspective fund)
Perspective Fund Grants for Film Participants — Perspective Fund supports a range of projects and organizations that are dedicated to using storytelling for social change, with a focus on documentary-driven efforts. Our current grantmaking falls in two key areas: 1) Documentaries and 2) Infrastructure. (Amount: nan, Organization: Perspective fund)
One World Media Fellowship — The Fellowship is aimed at mid-career journalists and filmmakers from the global south. Working in film, print, audio, photography or multimedia, the fellows seeks to develop their existing career reporting in the global south, raising awareness and breaking down prejudices with integrity and creativity. *(Amount: - £1-3k reporting grant)*
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship — New York State Council of the Arts' (NYSCA) Individual Artists Program venerates the power of the individual by supporting composers, choreographers, theatre artists and film and media makers, enabling them to successfully realize their visions. The Individual Artists Program for "Film, Media and New Technology Production" is now open to any New York State resident artists working in film, video, or other electronic media, and it can generally be used for production expenses on a new project. Note: documentaries can only apply for post-production funds. (Amount: $8,000, Organization: New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA))
Northwest Film Center's Sustainability Labs — PAM CUT’s unique Sustainability Labs return this year with a new slate of multi-disciplinary, mid-career artists working at the intersection of art, technology, and storytelling. The Sustainability Labs focuses on US-based creators, artists, directors, and producers looking to change their personal models of creative, financial, and business sustainability. This three-month program is designed to support talented media storytellers. Artists receive support, resources, and connections to professional opportunities to diversify and thrive creatively, financially, and personally. Each artist receives a $3,000 stipend and assigned a mentor in line with their creative visions. Artists also have access to renowned producer and media industry life coach Kisha Cameron who’s worked with artists at the Sundance Institute, Film Independent, and The Gotham. *(Amount: $3000, Organization: The Northwest Film Center)*
Vision Maker Media Creative Shorts Fellowship — The Creative Shorts Fellowship supports Emerging Native filmmakers to produce a short film: documentary, drama, experimental, or animation piece; and supports a mentorship with a career professional film producer or director. Emerging Native filmmakers find their own mentor for their project. Film professionals, Native or non-Native, may also submit a proposal—following criteria and eligibility—to mentor an Emerging Native filmmaker in the production of that emerging filmmaker’s short film. Emerging Native filmmakers must choose their mentor prior to applying and film professionals must choose their mentee prior to applying. Topic ideas may be about Native cultures, values, histories, contemporary life, environmental justice, social justice, youth, elders, and/or Native empowerment. (Amount: $25,000, Organization: Vision Maker Media)
Virginia Humanities Rapid Grants — VFH funds public humanities programs in Virginia that are shaped by and significantly involve humanities scholars and/or other community experts. The grant program encourages projects that increase public understanding of important issues and enrich the cultural life of the state. Provides faster funding for projects with a smaller scope and duration Intended for projects lasting up to nine months. Grants are given four times per year. (Amount: Awards up to $3,500 , Organization: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities)
Virginia Humanities Regular Grants — VFH funds public humanities programs in Virginia that are shaped by and significantly involve humanities scholars and/or other community experts. The grant program encourages projects that increase public understanding of important issues and enrich the cultural life of the state. Intended for projects lasting up to twelve months Draft review requests are accepted before the grant application deadline. (Amount: $5,000 – $15,000 , Organization: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities)
Trail Running Film Festival Fund — The Film Festival team has aid available for filmmakers looking to develop and fund a feature length project. Available aid includes development aid from our filmmaker team, financial aid, brand sponsorship matchmaking, and distribution. (Amount: $500-1,000, Organization: The Trail Running Film Fest)
Sundance Institute Episodic Lab — The Sundance Institute Episodic Lab is a six-day program that offers writers the opportunity to workshop a pilot script, while developing their writing. Working with accomplished showrunners, Fellows will participate in one-on-one story meetings, craft workshops, and simulated writers’ rooms. Together, these meetings provide an elevated creative strategy for artists to advance their projects. (Amount: nan, Organization: Sundance Institute)
CMF Diverse Languages — The Diverse Languages Program supports productions reflecting Canadian diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Aboriginal languages. As part of the CMF's Convergent Stream, projects funded must include content to be produced for distribution on at least two platforms, one of which must be television. The Diverse Languages Program may provide to the Eligible Project a mix of licence fee top-ups and equity investments according to a set formula. (Amount: the lesser of 49% of the Eligible Project’s Eligible Costs or $200,000 CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
Finnish Film Foundation Marketing and Distribution Support — The purpose of the support is to promote the broad and extensive supply and distribution of Finnish film productions through various distribution channels and platforms as well as to advance the availability and audience share of Finnish films. 2025 deadlines: August 6, 2025 and October 22, 2025 (Amount: up to €130,000, Organization: Finnish Film Foundation)
Finnish Film Foundation Production support — The aim of the Finnish Film Foundation is to promote the diverse, professional and consistent production of films in Finland. The Foundation’s values include participation, pluralism, cultural diversity and artistic freedom. The purpose of the support is to promote high-quality, diverse and original Finnish film productions as well as the extensive supply and distribution of films. 2025 deadlines: August 5, 2025 and October 21, 2025 (Amount: up to €1,000,000, Organization: Finnish Film Foundation)
Finnish Film Foundation Scriptwriting Grant for Documentary Films — The aim of the scriptwriting grant is to promote the production of high-quality, diverse and innovative films in Finland. The purpose of the scriptwriting grant is to support the preparation of a screenplay into further development and finally production. 2025 deadlines: August 6, 2025 and October 22, 2025 (Amount: €1,900 per month for max of 12 months, Organization: Finnish Film Foundation)
Finnish Film Foundation Development Support — The aim of the Finnish Film Foundation is to promote the diverse and professional production of films in Finland. The Foundation’s values include participation, pluralism, cultural diversity and artistic freedom. The aim of the support is to promote high-quality, diverse and innovative filmmaking in Finland. 2025 deadlines: August 5, 2025 and October 21, 2025 (Amount: up to €250,000, Organization: Finnish Film Foundation)
Filmed in NC Fund — The Filmed in NC Fund supports the production of indie film and video projects by artists who are permanent residents of North Carolina, or who are full-time students at colleges or universities in North Carolina living full-time in NC. The Filmed in NC Fund is made possible through a partnership with the NC Film Office, and by a gift from Artless Media in conjunction with The Magnifying Glass. It is intended to support the development and production of new and ongoing projects with total budgets under $250,000. Projects are supported with funds ranging from $500 to $3,000 per project. (Amount: $500 to $3,000, Organization: Cucalorus Festival)
Film Independent Documentary Story Lab — Through a series of meetings and workshops, the Documentary Lab provides creative feedback and story notes to participating filmmakers, while helping them strategize for the completion, distribution and marketing of their films. The program advances the careers of its Fellows by introducing them to film professionals who can advise on both the craft and business of documentary filmmaking. (Amount: $3500, workshops, Organization: Film Independent)
Film and TV Charity Stop Gap Grants — Freelancers make up over 50% of our workforce, but short-term employment patterns mean many can experience high levels of loneliness and isolation. One-off grants of up to £750 to meet urgent need or enable you to access a career opportunity when lack of financial capital is holding you back. Our awards will be prioritised to those who are experiencing the greatest need and have the least financial resilience. (Amount: £750, Organization: The Film and TV Charity)
FIJ Regular Grants — The Fund provides grants to journalists for investigative stories that break new ground – which means they uncover wrongdoing in the public and private sectors and reveal information that was previously unknown or hidden. Below is an overview of the grant application. You can also watch this short video about what to include in the grant application. Regular Grants for expenses of investigative stories on any topic, in any type of media in the U.S. These grants are up to $10,000. Seed Grants for preliminary reporting that can help shape investigative stories. These are also on any topic and for U.S. stories. These grants are up to $2,500 for initial reporting expenses. Journalists who receive seed grants can come back to the Fund to apply for a regular grant, after they’re preliminary reporting is finished. Follow-Up Grants for journalists who received a regular grant and now need funding to do shorter follow-up stories, after the initial investigation runs. These grants are up to $2,500. (Amount: up to $2,500 (Seed & Follow-up) or up to $10,000 (Regular), Organization: The Fund for Investigative Journalism)
Canada Media Fund — We serve as the spark that ignites the sharing of a truly Canadian culture. Our stories. Our triumphs and struggles. Our complex identity. We do it by championing content from communities across the country, by advocating for an industry that contributes over $11 billion to Canada’s GDP and supports countless small- and medium-sized businesses from Victoria to Iqaluit to St. John’s. We’re not just fostering Canadian stories for entertainment’s sake. We’re celebrating the history—and the future—of our great nation. (Amount: up to $300,000 CAD, Organization: Canada Media Fund)
Eurimages: Co-production Support — EURIMAGES supports fiction, animation and documentary feature films of a minimum length of 70 minutes. (Amount: nan, Organization: Eurimages)
Emerging Voices Mentorship Programm — The Emerging Voices Mentorship program, an initiative of the New Orleans Film Society, was created in 2014 and founded on the principle that to create a more diverse storytelling landscape, filmmakers of color in Louisiana need greater access to gatekeepers. (Amount: $2,000, lab, and mentorship, Organization: New Orleans Film Society (NOFS))
Film Independent Fiscal Sponsorship — Film Independent is looking for unique projects from talented filmmakers ranging from first-time directors to those more firmly established in the indie film community. The project’s viability, both financial and artistic, will be considered by our review committee, as will the team’s collective expertise and the overall proposal presentation. Our ultimate goal is to work with you to get your film funded, finished and seen. Your written proposal and budget should show us how you plan to make that happen. (Amount: nan, Organization: Film Independent)
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship — The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides academic and professional opportunities to advance the reporting skills of women journalists who focus on human rights and social justice. The Fellowship was created in memory of The Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award (1998) winner Elizabeth Neuffer, who died while reporting in Iraq on May 9, 2003. In collaboration with Neuffer’s family and friends, the IWMF started this program to honor Neuffer’s legacy while advancing her work in the fields of human rights and social justice. Those selected for the Fellowship spend a semester at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The Boston Globe. During their time in Cambridge, Neuffer Fellows audit a variety of classes, attend seminars and events, pursue independent research and gain newsroom experience. Neuffer Fellows are also able to audit classes at other local universities including Harvard. After the semester, those selected for the Fellowship spend two months in New York City interning for the The New York Times. With the knowledge they gain from these academic and professional opportunities, fellows return to work as journalists in their home countries where they advance Elizabeth Neuffer’s work in the fields of human rights and social justice. (Amount: A semester at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The Boston Globe., Organization: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF))
Doha Film Institute TV & Web Development Grants — The goals of the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme are to identify new talent, seek out new cinematic voices and discover universally resonant stories. The Programme provides creative and financial assistance for short and feature-length projects, subject to eligibility criteria, by Qatari and international first- and second-time directors, as well as established MENA directors. (Amount: Up to $30,000 for web series; up to $20,000 for TV series, Organization: Doha Film Institute)
Doha Film Institute Film Production Grants — The goals of the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme are to identify new talent, seek out new cinematic voices and discover universally resonant stories. The Programme provides creative and financial assistance for short and feature-length projects, subject to eligibility criteria, by Qatari and international first- and second-time directors, as well as established MENA directors. (Amount: up to $12,500 for shorts; up to $75,000 for features, Organization: Doha Film Institute)
Doha Film Institute Film Post-production Grants — The goals of the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme are to identify new talent, seek out new cinematic voices and discover universally resonant stories. The Programme provides creative and financial assistance for short and feature-length projects, subject to eligibility criteria, by Qatari and international first- and second-time directors, as well as established MENA directors. (Amount: up to $7,500 for shorts; up to $50,000 for features, Organization: Doha Film Institute)
Doha Film Institute Film Development Grants — The goals of the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme are to identify new talent, seek out new cinematic voices and discover universally resonant stories. The Programme provides creative and financial assistance for short and feature-length projects, subject to eligibility criteria, by Qatari and international first- and second-time directors, as well as established MENA directors. (Amount: up to $5,000 for shorts; up to $15,000 for features, Organization: Doha Film Institute)
Documentary Campus Masterschool Grants — The Documentary Campus Masterschool is a European training programme and international networking platform dedicated to the development of factual content for an international audience. 4 grants to participate in 10 months training programme consisting of 4 workshops & additional webinars 4 Industry Training Events in collaboration with key industry events (markets & festivals) Final Pitching Forum - Leipzig Networking Days If not selected for grant, selected project will have to repay €8,000 to Documentary Campus when it goes into production* (Amount: Training, mentorship, and attendance at film markets., Organization: Documentary Campus)
Documentary Australia Fiscal Sponsorship — Documentary Australia grants fiscal sponsorship to independent documentary filmmakers with a quality social impact project. (Amount: nan, Organization: Documentary Australia)
DocProject at Yale Law School — The DocProject is a new program of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School. Under the guidance of experienced media lawyers, Yale law students provide filmmakers with pro bono legal research and advice from the earliest stages of their projects through rough-cuts. (Amount: Pro bono legal support, Organization: Yale Law School)
DocA EAccelerate Fund — This program is a collaboration of members of the East Africa Screen Collective (EASC) with DW Akademie on the program ”DW Akademie Film Development Fund”. The rationale for the EAccelerate Fund is to put management and program design of capacity building tools for the African screen sector into the hands of Africans and African organisations. It is a decolonising approach in rethinking financing and sectoral partnerships on the continent. With the conviction that the ownership of the program should lie in East Africa, the “DW Akademie Film Development Fund” will be merged into the “EAccelerate Fund” and managed by Documentary Africa (DocA) on behalf of the EASC. (Amount: up to €20,000 in funding, Organization: Documentary Africa (DocA))
Doc Society Climate Story Fund — The Focus for 2024: Visions of a Climate Just Future The Doc Society Climate Story Fund is seeking to support compelling storytelling and impact strategies from around that world that can help audiences envision the just transition, and activate them to make these visions a reality. We will prioritize applicants that creatively explore how communities today are experimenting with new pathways for a more safe and just future for all; how responsive governments and civil society are counteracting the efforts of a fossil fuel industry determined to slow down the radical transformation of our livelihoods; and how leaders are steadfastly navigating complexity as they remain committed to repairing past harms. We are eager for stories that showcase how climate action can lead to abundance. How systems are being redesigned to be more inclusive, creating more opportunities without leaving anyone behind. Not stories that are overloaded in technical language and facts. Rather stories that deeply resonate with a universal love for place, love for community, and love for future generations. (Amount: up to $125,000, Organization: Doc Society)
Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) Fellowship — The Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) Fellowship supports emerging filmmakers who identify as Black, Indigenous, or another person of color in the Midwest. The program is rooted in ideals of a collaborative community and welcomes filmmakers who are committed to unflinching documentary filmmaking rooted in social justice. (Amount: 1 year fellowship, Organization: Kartemquin Films,Community Film Workshop of Chicago)
Delaware Humanities Opportunity Grants — Delaware Humanities provides grant funding to non-profit organizations in Delaware and to Delaware state and local government entities. Delaware Humanities grant projects bring Delawareans together by offering cultural programs in institutions of all kinds: museums, libraries, schools and colleges, senior centers and veterans hospitals, churches, social service agencies, and businesses. Designed to encourage conversations and connections, these programs offer Delaware communities insights into the way we think, the things we value, and the world we live in – in short, what it means to be human. Visit our Recent Grants page here to see projects that Delaware Humanities has supported recently. (Amount: $1,000 to $5,000, Organization: Delaware Humanities)
Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship — Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded for artistic quality to Delaware creative artists working in the visual, performing, media, folk, and literary arts. Due to high numbers of applications and limited funds, the program is highly competitive. Fellowships are designed to enable recipients to purchase equipment and materials, allocate working time, or fulfill other needs that will allow them to advance their careers (excluding foreign travel and lobbying). Fellowship recipients are required to present examples of their work to the public during their Fellowship year. Applicants select between Emerging or Established categories. The Masters Fellowship is available in select disciplines on a three-year rotating basis to artists who meet specific criteria. The Fellowship program is administered in partnership with Mid Atlantic Arts (MAA). MAA identifies out-of-state arts professionals to serve as potential jurors and administers the jurors’ reviews of the applications. Awards are $5,000 for Emerging; $8,000 for Established; and $12,000 for Masters. Annual August 1 deadline. (Amount: up to $12,000, Organization: Delaware Division of the Arts,Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation)
DC Oral History Collaborative Partnership Grants — DC Oral History Collaborative Grants support oral history projects that explore Washington, DC’s life, history, and culture through interviews with the people who have lived it. There will be an opportunity to request additional funds for translation of interview transcripts, as well as extensions of successfully completed oral history projects previously funded by HumanitiesDC. Award: up to $8,000 and an additional $5,000 to translate oral history transcripts into a second language (Amount: up to $8,000 + $5,000 to translate oral history transcripts into a second language, Organization: HumanitiesDC)
Black Lens Filmmaker Grant — Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema and The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis have partnered to create the Black Lens Filmmaker Grant with a goal to support black voices in film. The Black Lens Filmmaker Grant invites filmmakers of all levels and welcomes stories of all stripes. Our mission is to amplify black voices through the art of storytelling. Award: $1,000 and 1 year Director’s membership to the Sidewalk Film Center; Every applicant will receive a 1 year Sidewalk Filmmaker/Iindustry membership (Amount: $1,000, Organization: Sidewalk Film Center)
BGDM Sustainable Artist Fellowship — The goal of the BGDM Sustainable Artist Grant is to enable the filmmakers in Brown Girls Doc Mafia at the emerging, established, or veteran career levels to have the stability and resources to continue focusing on their creative work and building their careers. This Grant aims to support members whose craft, storytelling ability, and unique point of view meets their ambition, perseverance, and clarity of purpose as a career artist, and their greater potential to contribute to a shifting documentary field. Award: unrestricted $5,000 grant + up to $2,500 stipend for creative or professional development. (Amount: $5,000 + $2,500 stipend , Organization: Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM))
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award — Since their inception in 1945, the AAAS Science Journalism Awards have honored distinguished reporting on science by professional journalists. The awards, an internationally recognized measure of excellence in science journalism, go to individuals (rather than institutions, publishers or employers) for coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics. Gold: $5,000 Silver $3,500 (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: AAAS Kavli Science Journalism award)
Delaware Division of the Arts Artist Opportunity Grant — Artist Opportunity Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to support unique professional and artistic development and presentation opportunities for artists. Examples include: materials to complete work for a specific show or program; the cost to rent a facility for a performance; study with a master for a specified period of time. Evaluation criteria include: anticipated impact on the artist’s work or career; financial feasibility and need; marketing plans; and uniqueness of the opportunity. Applicants can request up to 80% of the opportunity cost not to exceed $1,000. Quarterly deadlines: January 1, April 1, July 3, and October 1*. (Amount: $1,000, Organization: Delaware Division of the Arts,Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation)
DC Visions – Projects + Events Grant — Washington, DC has a treasured cultural legacy that spans generations. The Vision Grants fund the creation of innovative interpretations of the humanities for public audiences. (Includes the former Festivals & Gatherings and DC DOCS grant programs). (Amount: up to $25,000, Organization: HumanitiesDC)
DC Community Culture and Heritage — Community Culture and Heritage Grants fund projects that capture the culture and narratives of DC’s communities for public audiences. These projects are showcased together in an annual culminating public event. (Amount: up to $10,000, Organization: HumanitiesDC)
Working Films Docs in Action Abolition Fund — Working Films and their partners at the Center for Political Education, Critical Resistance, MPD150, and Survived & Punished are looking for short films to define and amplify what prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition means, and to inspire people to imagine and take action toward a world without police and prisons. Filmmakers can submit a completed piece to be considered for inclusion in a short film compilation that will tour, and/or apply for up to $30,000 to finish a work-in-progress. (Amount: up to $30,000, Organization: Working Films)
WFF Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship — A five-month creative and business immersion program focused on strengthening and advancing short-form scripted projects for emerging Indigenous Canadian filmmakers and content creators. *(Amount: - Filmmakers will receive advice and feedback from established directors, producers, broadcasters, and actors, Organization: Whistler Film Festival)*
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Filmmaking — The Vilcek Foundation will award three Creative Promise Prizes of $50,000 each to young foreign-born filmmakers who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Eligible genres include narrative, animation, documentary, and experimental filmmaking. (Amount: $50,000 , Organization: Vilcek Foundation)
VeganFlix Video Seed Grant — Veganflix is excited to provide our second annual seed grant to a new video in progress that explores/promotes animal justice and/or contributes to vegan awareness. This year we are pleased to announce that in association with our sponsor, the vegan hunger relief and food justice nonprofit, A Well-Fed World, this year’s winner will receive $2,500 along with promotion on our site and elsewhere. (Amount: $2,500, Organization: VeganFlix)
The Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund — The Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund, $2,500, goes to an undergraduate student for the making of a short or feature film that will complete a course or degree requirement. Students eligible to receive the grant must be rising juniors or seniors and must be enrolled as full-time students in a four-year college or university located in Texas. The selected film must agree to include a credit or thanks to the "Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund" in addition to the crediting requirements of the AFS Grant. Additionally, the selected filmmaker is required to supply a copy of the finished film to the Endowment donors and the parents of Harrison McClure, a promising Texas film student whose life and passion for filmmaking are memorialized by this fund. [Note: The Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund will reopen in the summer of 2024.] (Amount: $2,500, Organization: Austin Film Society (AFS))
CAAM Documentary Fund — With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), CAAM provides production funding to independent producers who make engaging Asian American works for public television. Reopens JANUARY 7, 2019 (Amount: $10,000 to $50,000, Organization: Center for Asian American Media (CAAM))
Black Public Media Open Call — Black Public Media's 2021 Open Call is for feature-length documentaries and shorts (nonfiction or scripted) that are currently in pre-production or production and intended for public media distribution. Selected projects will receive production funding to advance their work. There are no limits on the subject area. Grantees are also invited to pitch their projects at our April 2022 PitchBLACK Awards competition, where selected winners can receive up to $150,000 in additional funding. in April 2022. (Amount: $20,000 - $50,000, Organization: Black Public Media)
Black Artists Grant — The BAG is no-strings attached financial support to help the selected artists in whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses. This is specifically for Black artists; not politically black, not POC or BAME. (Amount: £500 , Organization: Creative Debuts)
BIPOC Filmmaker Grant — We invite all Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to apply for this grant and share their concept for a short film celebrating or exploring biking. (Amount: $1,500-$2,000, Organization: Machines for Freedom)
BFF Film and Video Grant Student Award — The BFF fund will support Bay Area emerging and established independent filmmakers whose work combines intellectual clarity with creative use of the medium. The mission of the BFF is to nurture, sustain and preserve the thriving local film community and provides grants for social, historical and innovative documentary, animation and dramatic work(s). (Amount: up to $5,000, Organization: Berkeley FILM Foundation)
BFI Doc Society Features Fund — The BFI Doc Society Fund supports and nurtures independent non-fiction films and immersive projects by UK filmmakers: prioritising expansive, director-led storytelling. Our funding is intended to be transformative and representative of all UK society. (Amount: Up to £150,000, Organization: British Film Institute, Doc Society)