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The $2.5M Documentary Fund is open to independent nonfiction filmmakers creating feature-length documentaries that engage with contemporary issues and themes.

The $10,000 Social Fiction Design Competition invites writers, filmmakers, artists, animators, and creative thinkers worldwide to imagine the life of a young person in the year 2050 through powerful Social Fiction storytelling.

The $10,000 Women Photograph Project Grants support documentary photographers working on new or ongoing visual journalism projects. 

The ₦2,000,000 Climate and Health Challenge by The Dawn Project is a global creative competition that explores the link between climate change and human health through writing, art, design, and music.

The £1,000 Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition gives young photographers across the Commonwealth a platform to share stories about oceans, waterways, communities, and environmental change.

The €50,000 Spaces of Culture funding scheme is looking for new and exciting collaborative cultural relations projects taking place in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The AUD$20,000 Cooper Prize is an international theatre and playwriting competition designed to encourage playwrights to explore challenging philosophical and human themes through original dramatic works.

The SME Bootcamp 2026 is a two-month program designed to equip growth-stage African SMEs with the knowledge, systems, and networks required to scale across African markets.

The €1,200 RESONANCE Residency Programme supports creative professionals based in Nigeria through an international residency hosted in Paris, France.

The $100,000 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival is an international film competition based in Australia that invites short films and documentaries centered on disability themes.