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7 Grants and Artist Opportunities
to Apply for in March 2024
Written by: crEATe Staff
March 4, 2024
You know the vibes! We’re back with another round of opportunities for you to check out this month. We hope that everyone is having a great year as we move into March. It’s been exciting to hear that you all are submitting grant applications and entering these various competitions recently. We’ll keep you informed as long as you keep giving yourself a shot! As promised, here are seven grants and artist opportunities to consider applying for in March.
Table of Contents
- Shore Scripts – Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
- Harpo Foundation – Grants for Visual Artists
- Pulitzer Center – Grants
- Lucie Foundation – Open Call
- Local Arts Councils/Commissions – Grants for Artists
- Ford Foundation – JustFilms
- Creative Capital – Creative Capital Awards
Shore Scripts
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Who’s this for?
Filmmakers
Award
Up to $15,000
Deadline
April 1, 2024
Description from the Funder:
Turn your calling card script into an attention-grabbing short film with our $15,000 cash production grant!
As much as we love to read scripts, too many excellent shorts never progress beyond the written word, which is why we established the Short Film Fund to help take those compelling stories off the page and onto the screen. We will help finance and produce two short films in 2024.
Previous winners have gone on to gain representation, sold screenplays, and been staffed on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, & BBC shows as a direct result of winning and producing their shorts with us.
Harpo Foundation
Grants for Visual Artists
Who is this for?
Visual Artists
Award
Up to $10,000
Deadline
April 29, 2024
Description from the Funder:
The Grants for Visual Artists award provides direct support to under-recognized artists 21 years or older. Application Fee ($15)
Pulitzer Center
Grants
Who is this for?
Writers, photographers, radio producers, filmmakers,
Award
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Description from the Funder
The Pulitzer Center provides grants to cover the hard costs of reporting projects. Grants are open to all journalists: writers, photographers, radio producers, and filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers. We support veteran reporters who have been widely published, but also back younger applicants who are looking for help to jumpstart their careers. A diversity of voices— gender, ethnicities, backgrounds and nationalities—is important to us.
Lucie Foundation
Open Call: Heritage
Who is this for?
Photographers
Award
Winner – $1000
Deadline
March 31, 2024
Description:
‘Heritage’ is an exploration of the traditions, history, and practices that form nations and the people in them. This open call asks you to look at generations past and the influence both personally and as a collective. This heritage can be singularly experienced or broad and all encompassing. How does our past shape our present and future and in turn our art? What does ‘Heritage’ mean to you?
Local Arts Council/Commission Grants
Grants for Artists and Organizations
Who is this for?
Artists and Arts Orgnizations
Award
Varies
Deadline
Varies
Description from the Funder:
Federally funded arts organizations such as arts councils and arts commission have a variety of funding opportunities available to artists and organizations every year. These type of grants may include: artists support grants, project support grants, mini grants, career grants, and many more opportunities. Many of these organizations also have resources like grant workshops to help you prepare your application.
Ford Foundation
JustFilms Grants
Who is this for?
Documentary Filmmakers
Award
Varies
Deadline
TBD
Description from the Funder:
JustFilms accepts inquiries for direct film production grants year-round, averaging between 1,000 to 1,500 inquiries yearly. While we welcome submissions from any region of the world, we have a particular focus on the areas where the foundation has regional offices. We support 25-30 feature documentary film projects through annual grants, at all stages of production. Unfortunately, we do not fund narrative or scripted projects.
Creative Capital
Creative Capital Awards
Who is this for?
Visual artists, Film/Moving Image Artists, Performing Artists, Writers
Award
Up to $50,000
Deadline
April 4, 2024
Description:
Creative Capital is committed to groundbreaking ideas that challenge what art can be. As Creative Capital Awardees have demonstrated, socially impactful ideas are embedded in a myriad of artistic forms and practices. We invite artists to propose experimental, original, bold projects in the visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms which push boundaries formally and/or thematically.
We hope you find something that catches your attention! We will post new opportunities on our blog every month. Reach out if you would like to see more grants/opportunities for a specific art form.
New to applying for grants? Need help with your application? Check out our post on grant writing.
