Grants for Photographers & Visual Artists
Funding opportunities for photographers and visual artists. Project grants, production funds, and artist support programs — apply now.
CPA Artist Grants 2026 · Center for Photographic Art
April 7, 2026 · $30
Five $5,000 grants: emerging, mid-career, landscape, LGBTQ+, and Monterey County resident photographers.
Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants 2026
April 7, 2026 · Free
Up to $20K grants for environmental art by women/trans/GNC artists in the US. $470K+ total. All visual arts incl. photography.
Generator Cooperative Art Production Fund — Round 10
April 12, 2026 · Free
Production bursaries for artists. No restrictions on age, medium, geography, or language.
PPA Photo Award 2026 · Pasadena Photography Arts
April 12, 2026 · $42
For emerging US photographers. $2,000 prize, Lenscratch feature, virtual artist talk. Juror: Craig Krull.
From Image to Meaning – Tirana · Reporter Akademie
April 12, 2026 · Free
3 full grants for a 7-day visual storytelling workshop in Tirana. Exhibition at Vila 31 x Art Explora. Projects pitched to editors.
The Eden Artists Now Award 2026
April 13, 2026 · Free
Unrestricted $3,000 grant plus four-week residency at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in Manhattan.
PowerLines Documentary Photography Fellowship
April 15, 2026 · Free
$30,000 documentary fellowship. Three months documenting the impact of rising utility costs on US communities.
LSI Women in Photography Grant 2026 · Leica Society International
April 24, 2026 · $35
Theme: Where We Stand. $10,000 grant plus Leica camera and lens. Limited to first 100 applicants.
Film Photo Award 2026
April 26, 2026 · $25–$35
Three grants of professional film and processing by Praus Productions. US-based photographers only.
Inge Morath Award 2026 · Magnum Foundation
April 30, 2026 · Free
$7,500 grant for women/nonbinary photographers under 30. Long-term documentary project. 25th year. Selected by Magnum Photos membership.
DPPF 2026 Sports Photography Grants
May 1, 2026 · Free
Seven $5,000 grants for emerging sports photographers plus mentorship. Up to 3 additional $2,500 grants.
Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography 2025 · New Orleans Photo Alliance
May 4, 2026 · $25
Annual grant for Gulf Coast photographers. $3,000 winner prize, PhotoNOLA Portfolio Review, and exhibition.
Prix Virginia 2026 · Association Sylvia S.
May 7, 2026 · Free
International photography prize exclusively for professional women photographers. Submit 12-18 cohesive photographs.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2027–2029
May 7, 2026 · Free
Three-year fellowship: $150,000 stipend, housing, and studio in Tulsa. Ten fellows selected. Age 25+, must relocate.
The Hopper Prize Grants
May 12, 2026 · $40
$13,000 total: 2 artists x $4,500 and 4 artists x $1,000. All visual art media eligible.
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2026 · FotoDocument
May 18, 2026 · Free
£4,000 grant for female documentary photographers. 10th edition, supported by Nikon. Free entry. Exhibition at POST Brighton.
Canon Female Photojournalist Grant 2026 · Visa pour l'Image
May 19, 2026 · Free
€8,000 grant for female photojournalists. 26th edition with Canon. Long-term documentary projects. Exhibited at Perpignan.
JGS Fellowship for Photography 2026 · New York Foundation for the Arts
May 19, 2026 · Free
$8,000 fellowship for 5 NY State photographers (outside NYC). Supports traditional, experimental, and alternative process photography.
Working Assumptions Project Grants 2026 · Working Assumptions
June 1, 2026 · Free
Six $10,000 grants for photography projects exploring family. Unrestricted funding for journalistic, artistic, or educational work.
Artadia Awards 2026 — San Francisco Bay Area
June 1, 2026 · Free
Unrestricted $15,000 grants for contemporary visual artists in SF Bay Area. Two-round jury with studio visits.
Snider Prize · Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia
June 12, 2026 · Free
For emerging artists in final year of graduate study. $3,000 winner. Acquisitions into MoCP permanent collection.
Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Awareness 2026/27 · Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia
June 12, 2026 · Free
Fellowship for socially engaged photographers partnering with a Chicago-based community organization.
Deloitte Photo Grant 2026
June 14, 2026 · Free
Theme: Proximities. For photographers under 35. €25,000 prize plus solo exhibition at Triennale Milano.
PN Awards 2026 — Book Prize & Project Grant · Photography Network
June 15, 2026 · Free
Book prize for innovation in photography scholarship. Project grant for emerging scholars and curators.
Evolution Grant · Art Fluent
June 19, 2026 · $35
Unrestricted $1,000 grant per cycle for individual artists with recognized artistic excellence.
Innovate Grants - Quarterly Grants
Continuous · $35
Quarterly grants: 2 x $1,800 (one photographer, one artist). 12 honorable mentions per cycle.
Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography 2026 · New Orleans Photo Alliance
February 2, 2026 · $25
Annual grant for Gulf Coast photographers combining artistic excellence with sustained cultural documentary work.
The Cortona on The Move / BarTur Grant
February 13, 2026 · $25
Supporting photographers with ongoing projects and clear authorship. Winners exhibited at Cortona On The Move festival.
Musée du quai Branly Photography Award 2026
March 15, 2026 · Free
Grant for non-European artists to create photographic works for the museum's permanent collection. €30,000 each.
Innovate Grants - Winter $1,800 Grants
March 19, 2026 · $35
Two $1,800 quarterly grants for visual artists and photographers. Twelve honorable mentions also featured.
Bourse Laurent Troude 2026
March 20, 2026 · Free
Photojournalism grant for photographers under 30 with a project on French territory. €8,000 prize.
Premio Mila 2026 · Malerba Fund
March 22, 2026 · Free
Supporting Italian or Italy-based artists under 40. Winner receives €3,000 acquisition prize for permanent collection.
10x10 Photobooks Research Grants Cycle 5
March 23, 2026 · Free
Three $2,500 grants supporting research on photobooks from Africa and its diaspora.
Photographers Without Borders Revolutionary Storyteller Grant
March 30, 2026 · Free
Three $5,000 grants for impact-driven photography projects focused on environment and climate change.
Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award 2026 · International Women's Media Foundation
March 31, 2026 · Free
Honoring courageous photojournalism by women, nonbinary, and gender-diverse creatives. Named after Pulitzer winner.
Mini Artist Grant for Emerging & Mid-Career Artists · Photo Trouvee Magazine
March 31, 2026 · $10
Grant for emerging and mid-career artists working with found photography and alternative processes.
FotoSlovo Award 2026
March 31, 2026 · €9–€42
International competition. Prizes: €2,000 cash, exhibitions, Limassol Biennale, magazine feature, book production.
Hasselblad Foundation Photo Book Grant 2026
April 1, 2026 · Free
Two grants of SEK 100,000 each supporting development and publication of photographic books.
Grants in Photography 2026 · Light Work
April 1, 2026 · Free
Five $3,000 grants for photographers in New York State (outside NYC). Exhibition and publication in Contact Sheet.
Counter Histories Puerto Rico · Magnum Foundation
April 1, 2026 · Free
Fellowship for photographers engaging with Puerto Rico and its diaspora. 8-month virtual fellowship, up to 8 recipients.
Artadia Awards 2026 — New York City
April 1, 2026 · Free
Unrestricted $15,000 grants for contemporary visual artists in NYC. Two-round jury process with studio visits.
Creative Capital Award 2027
April 2, 2026 · Free
One of the US's largest arts grants. $15K–$50K for ambitious projects across all visual arts incl. photography. 5+ yrs experience required.