Opportunities

Open calls, competitions and awards for creatives

Competitions, open calls, awards, grants and residencies for designers, illustrators, photographers, artists and craftspeople, sorted by deadline.

GrantPhotography
Ronan Guillou Grant 2026: Photography and the Sea
Deadline 15 Nov 2026Closing soon4 days left
GrantPhotography
Joana Biarnés Scholarship for Young Photojournalists 2026
Deadline 16 Nov 2026Closing soon5 days left
GrantFine Arts, Photography
The Hopper Prize Fall 2026 Artist Grants
Deadline 17 Nov 2026Closing soon6 days left
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program 2027: "Thrive"
Deadline 19 Nov 2026Closing soon8 days left
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Fluxus Art Projects: French-British Exhibition and Curatorial Research Grants
Deadline 24 Nov 2026Closing soon13 days left
GrantPhotography
Rencontres d'Arles 2027 Curatorial Research Fellowship
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
GrantPhotography
Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grant 2027
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
GrantPhotography
The Aftermath Project Post-Conflict Grant 2026
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantPhotography
National Geographic Society Grant: The Human Thread
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Swedish Arts Grants Committee International Exchange and Travel Grants
Deadline 2 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Innovate Grant: $1,800 for Artists and Photographers
Deadline 15 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary Award 2027, Round 1
Deadline 17 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Craft
Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant for Sculptors
Deadline 9 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Nice Art Grant 2027 by Midwest Nice Art
Deadline 20 Jan 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Graphic Design
Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Grants
Deadline 1 Feb 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Graphic Design, Product Design
Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Grant 2026–2027
Deadline 30 Apr 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Travel Awards for Artists
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Digital Design, Craft
Awesome Foundation Grants: $1,000 for Awesome Projects
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Digital Design
Canada Council for the Arts: Artistic Creation Grants
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Graphic Design
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline
GrantFine Arts, Photography
SAHA Association Grants for Artists and Curators from Turkey
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline

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GrantIllustration, Digital Design
MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2026
Deadline 6 Nov 2026Closed