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Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Just Tech Fellowship 2027
A one-year unrestricted fellowship for researchers, artists, and practitioners at the intersection of technology and society, with up to $60,000 in support and a full-application window running April 27 to June 28, 2026 for the 2027 cohort.
Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027: Free Worldwide Short-Film Competition With $5,000 Cash Prizes, Sony Imaging Gear, and a Four-Day Program at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles
A free-to-enter international short-film competition across six categories offering cash prizes, Sony imaging equipment, and an all-expenses-paid industry program in Los Angeles for 34 shortlisted filmmakers.
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship 2027: A $5,000 Grant Plus Mentorship, Editing, and Industry Access for Nine New York City Fiction Writers
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship gives nine early-career, New York City-based fiction writers a $5,000 grant plus a year of editing, mentorship, and publishing-industry access, with 2027 applications open July 1–31, 2026 and no application fee.
UK AHRC “Design Generators” Grants: Up to £200,000 for Green Transition Design Projects (2026 Guide)
AHRC research grant of up to £200,000 for 9-12 month design-led projects tackling the green transition through arts and humanities methodologies, as part of the Future Observatory programme.
UK Arts Council R&D Funding: The Best Alternative to DYCP
The arts funding route for individual practitioners currently positioned as DYCP's replacement is the NLPG R&D pathway in the National Lottery Project Grants programme.
University of Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027–2030: A Three-Year Assistant Professor Appointment With a $63,000 Annual Stipend and Light Teaching
The University of Michigan Society of Fellows awards three-year postdoctoral fellowships beginning August 25, 2027, appointing recent PhDs as Assistant Professors and Postdoctoral Scholars with a $63,000 annual stipend, $3,000 a year in research funds, benefits, and a teaching load of only one academic year across the full term; applications are due September 14, 2026.
VCCA Fully-Funded Fellowships 2027: Free Residencies With Studio, Housing, and Meals — Plus Honoraria up to $1,500 — for Writers, Visual Artists, and Composers
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts awards named fully-funded fellowships that cover a residency of studio space, private housing, and meals — several adding honoraria, stipends, or travel funds — with rolling deadlines of January 15, May 15, and September 15.
VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant Spring 2027: $25,000 to $100,000 to Commission Ambitious New Contemporary Art Beyond the Museum Walls
VIA Art Fund awards Artistic Production Grants of $25,000 to $100,000 to individual artists, nonprofits, and institutions producing newly commissioned contemporary artworks presented in the public realm or non-traditional spaces.
W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography 2026: A $30,000 Award — Plus Two $10,000 Finalist Grants — for Visual Storytellers Documenting Social Change
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund awards a $30,000 grant, plus two $10,000 finalist grants, to photographers pursuing humanistic documentary projects on social change, humanitarian concern, and conflict.