Opportunities for Creatives of all Fields [July 2025]

Open call: Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

Eligibility: Visual Artists Worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: Up to $50,000

Apply: https://pkf.org/apply/

Deadline: Rolling

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation invites visual artists all over the world to apply for the all year rolling grant. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time.  Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. The Foundation does not accept applications from commercial artists, graphic artists, video artists, performance artists, filmmakers, crafts-makers, or any artist whose work primarily falls into these categories.

For enquiries 

Send email to grants@pkf.org

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated. 

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism Africa Fund

Eligibility: African Journalists

Fee: free

Prize: Up to $10,000

Apply: https://www.rcdij.org/the-rcdij-africa-fund/

Deadline: Rolling

The RCDIJ Africa Fund welcomes proposals from individual journalists from African countries who are into investigative journalism. The RCDIJ Africa Fund accepts applications on a rolling basis. The RCDIJ Africa Fund targets individual journalists across Africa. The categories of journalists include as follows: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia. In addition to monetary support, successful applicants will have their completed works published on the centre’s sister platform, Ripples Nigeria, with full editorial support throughout the process.

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For enquiries 

Send email to info@rcdij.org.

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated. 

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: Goethe-Zentrum Kampala’s Open Call for Proposals

Eligibility: Creatives in Uganda

Fee: free

Prize: No budget financial support

Apply: https://goethezentrumkampala.org/2024/02/29/call-for-proposals-2024-2025/

Deadline: Rolling

The Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society’ (GZK/UGCS) invites different creatives to submit their proposals on diverse projects that are unique and  promotes the cultural scene in the Ugandan community. They are particularly interested in well thought through, innovative projects that aim to push boundaries, enhance the artist’s skill set and add value to the art and cultural scene.

For enquiries 

Send email to cultural@goethezentrumkampala.org

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated. 

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists

Eligibility: Female journalists worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: Up to $200,000

Apply: https://www.iwmf.org/programs/fund-for-women-journalists/ 

Deadline: Rolling

The Fund for Women Journalists will prioritize reporting projects pitched around underreported stories of global importance. Reporting projects include journalistic work in any media format, including but not limited to print, digital, broadcast, audio, video, photography and new media.

For enquiries 

Send email to tmoore@iwmf.org

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated. 

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: HUG Visionary Artist Grant

Eligibility: Artists worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: $500 + Exposure

Apply: https://thehug.xyz/open-calls/hugvisionaries2024SS 

Deadline: Rolling

The HUG Visionary Artist Grant is inviting emerging artists all over the world to apply for the grant which provides them with no-strings-attached financial support and a platform to share their work. This grant is open to artists worldwide, regardless of medium. All applicants would be required to complete their HUG artist profile if they do not already have one.

For enquiries 

Send email to hello@thehug.xyz

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated. 

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: Sauti Za Busara 2026 Artists Open Call

Eligibility: Musicians worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: Exposure + Performance in Zanzibar

Apply: https://busaramusic.org/call-for-artists-2026/ 

Deadline: 31 July 2025

Participation is open to musicians worldwide. Sauti Za Busara is calling on all artists—singers, rappers, performers, musicians—to be a part of the Sauti Za Busara 2026 festival. Are you interested in performing in Zanzibar? Here’s an opportunity for you.

For enquiries 

Send email to busara@busara.or.tz

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated.

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: Visions Sud Est Grant 2025

Eligibility: Filmmakers worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: Up to 50,000 Swiss Francs

Apply: https://www.visionssudest.ch/how-to-apply 

Deadline: 1 August 2025

Visions Sud Est invites filmmakers in African countries to submit their proposals and works (feature-length fiction and documentary films of at least 70 minutes) and stand a chance of getting financial support for their works.

The application must be submitted by the production company in the project’s country of origin (eligible country). The production company must be officially registered in that country. It is not possible for an individual to submit an application, as the fund is unable to grant a contribution to an individual.

For enquiries 

Send email to info@visionssudest.ch or mrobert@visionsdureel.ch

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated.

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

Open call: The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

Eligibility: Different creatives worldwide

Fee: free

Prize: Up to $15,000

Apply: https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant 

Deadline: Rolling

An artist must be able to demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or her work. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking.

Please note that the Foundation is not open to the general public. All documentation for grant applications cannot be delivered in person and must either be uploaded online or submitted by mail.

Note: Terms & conditions apply and must be followed as stated.

Disclaimer: Obadarabi is neither an organiser of nor a collaborator on this opportunity. Kindly carefully read through the terms and conditions and apply at your own discretion.

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