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Dunedin Fringe Grants

$500 - $5,000 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

$500 - $5,000 NZD (total pool $38,000 NZD)

Dunedin Fringe Grants

Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust4 days left

MultidisciplinaryPerformance+5 more

Grants of $500–$5,000 to support artists presenting work at Dunedin Fringe Festival 2027, with dedicated funds for Māori and Pasifika artists.

W. Eugene Smith Grant

GrantGlobal3 recipients

$30,000 USD (main grant); two additional $10,000 USD finalist grants

W. Eugene Smith Grant

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund4 days left

PhotographyFilm & Video

A $30,000 grant supporting photographers and visual storytellers pursuing documentary or photojournalism projects that address humanitarian and social issues.

Up to $90,000 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $90,000 NZD

He Kauahi Catalyst Fund

New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) / Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga4 days left

NZFC grant of up to $90,000 NZD for NZ filmmakers to produce exceptional narrative short films or animated proof-of-concept shorts.

FAME Emerging Practitioner Award

GrantNZFree to enter

FAME Emerging Practitioner Award

FAME Trust (Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours)7 days left

MusicPerformance

A $10,000 cash grant supporting emerging performing artists undertaking full-time tertiary study in music or musical theatre at Ara.

PhMuseum 2026 Women Photographers Grant

$11,000 USD in cash prizes plus €5,000 MPB vouchers

$11,000 USD in cash prizes plus €5,000 MPB vouchers

PhMuseum 2026 Women Photographers Grant

PhMuseum7 days left

PhotographyFilm & Video

International photography grant awarding $11,000+ in cash prizes to female and non-binary photographers of all ages and career stages.

Ōrākei Local Board Community Arts Broker Grants

$500 - $2,500 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

$500 - $2,500 NZD (occasionally more for exceptional events)

Ōrākei Local Board Community Arts Broker Grants

Ōrākei Arts8 days left

PerformanceMusic+2 more

Small grants of $500–$2,500 for community arts projects in the Ōrākei region, running October 2026 to July 2027.

Creative Communities Scheme

GrantNZFree to enter

Creative Communities Scheme

New Plymouth District Council11 days left

MultidisciplinaryPerformance+3 more

Community arts funding from Creative NZ administered locally by New Plymouth District Council for projects that bring people together through the arts.

New Music Single Funding

Up to $11,000 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $11,000 NZD (including 10% Artist Creation Fee, plus GST if registered)

New Music Single Funding

NZ On Air14 days left

MusicFilm & Video

Up to $11,000 for NZ artists to professionally record, release and promote a new single, including visual content and marketing.

Expression of Interest: Call for Proposals

Up to $2,500 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $2,500 NZD

Expression of Interest: Call for Proposals

Creative Puketāpapa18 days left

PaintingSculpture+5 more

Open call for local Puketāpapa artists and creatives to propose community-led, place-based art projects or events with budgets up to $2,500.

Creative Communities Scheme – Waitomo District

GrantNZFree to enter

Creative Communities Scheme – Waitomo District

Waitomo District Council / Creative New Zealand24 days left

Multidisciplinary

Twice-yearly community arts funding for projects that increase local participation in the arts within the Waitomo District.

Creative Communities Scheme – Upper Hutt

GrantNZFree to enter

Creative Communities Scheme – Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt City Council / Creative New Zealand25 days left

MultidisciplinaryMusic+3 more

Community arts funding for Upper Hutt projects that engage locals, celebrate cultural diversity, or support young people under 18 in the arts.

Waiata Takitahi – New Music Funding

Up to $15,000 NZD

Up to $15,000 NZD

Waiata Takitahi – New Music Funding

NZ On Air / Te Māngai PāhoOpens in 7 days

Funding of up to $15,000 for NZ artists to record and release a bilingual single with a minimum of 25% te reo Māori in the lyrics.

2027 Curatorial Research Fellowship

GrantGlobalFree to enter1 recipient

€20,000 EUR (€5,000 research phase + €15,000 production phase)

2027 Curatorial Research Fellowship

Les Rencontres d'Arles53 days left

PhotographyMixed Media+1 more

A €20,000 two-phase curatorial research grant for exhibition curators to develop an original photography or image-based exhibition project.

UXBRIDGE | Malcolm Smith Architecture Fellowship 2027

GrantNZFree to enter

UXBRIDGE | Malcolm Smith Architecture Fellowship 2027

UXBRIDGE Arts and Culture / Uxbridge Community Charitable Trust59 days left

A $5,000 fellowship supporting early-career architects, architectural students, or researchers with a connection to East Auckland.

UXBRIDGE Creative Fellowship

GrantNZFree to enter

UXBRIDGE Creative Fellowship

UXBRIDGE Arts and Culture59 days left

PaintingSculpture+21 more

Fellowship supporting emerging East Auckland artists across any creative discipline, funding project research, development, professional growth, or travel.

Up to $60,000 NZD + GST

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $60,000 NZD + GST

International Placements Initiative

New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC)83 days left

Rolling funded placements for NZ filmmakers to work with leading international film companies or shadow directors and producers on productions.

Awesome Foundation Monthly Micro-Grants

$1,000 USD or local equivalent

GrantGlobalFree to enter

$1,000 USD or local equivalent

Awesome Foundation Monthly Micro-Grants

Awesome Foundation83 days left

MultidisciplinaryDigital+3 more

Monthly $1,000 no-strings-attached micro-grants for awesome projects in arts, technology, community development and more — open to anyone globally.

Up to $60,000 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $60,000 NZD

Feature Film Finishing Grant

New Zealand Film Commission (Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga)83 days left

Non-recoupable grant of up to $60,000 NZD to help NZ-based filmmakers complete independently made feature films with a distribution or festival pathway.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Up to $50,000 USD

GrantGlobalFree to enter

Up to $50,000 USD

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Pollock-Krasner Foundation84 days left

PaintingSculpture+4 more

Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.

Up to $35,000 NZD per tranche; up to $140,000 NZD cumulative per project

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $35,000 NZD per tranche; up to $140,000 NZD cumulative per project

Feature Film Development Funding – Scripted

New Zealand Film Commission (Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga)84 days left

Film & VideoWriting

NZFC contestable funding for NZ screenwriters, directors and producers to develop feature film scripts towards production.

Creative Communities Scheme – Central Otago

GrantNZFree to enter

Creative Communities Scheme – Central Otago

Central Otago District Council (Creative New Zealand)127 days left

MultidisciplinaryPerformance+2 more

Community arts funding for Central Otago projects that make the arts accessible, support local creativity, and develop young people through arts participation.

Believers Fund III

$5,000 - $25,000 AUD

GrantAUSFree to enter

$5,000 - $25,000 AUD

Believers Fund III

Blackbird Foundation265 days left

MultidisciplinaryPerformance+4 more

Grants of $5k–$25k for people, projects and programmes unleashing creativity in young people across Australia and New Zealand.

Up to $2,500,000 NZD

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $2,500,000 NZD (Production Investment); up to $1,500,000 NZD (Innovation ambition); up to $500,000 NZD (Post-Production Investment)

He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative

New Zealand Film Commission (Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga)Open

NZFC production investment fund for dramatic feature films in te reo Māori, led by Māori creatives, offering up to $2.5 million NZD.

Up to $6,500 NZD + GST per trip

GrantNZFree to enter

Up to $6,500 NZD + GST per trip

International Travel Grants for Filmmakers

New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC)Open

Grants of up to NZ$6,500 for NZ directors and producers travelling to major international film festivals and markets.

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