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The $500 Diverse Writers grant is intended to support speculative fiction writers from underrepresented and underprivileged groups — such as writers of color, women, queer writers, disabled writers, etc. — whose marginalized identities may present additional obstacles in the writing and publishing process.

The Doha Film Institute is excited to invite applications for its $100,000 Feature Films Grant Programme to identify new talent, seek out new cinematic voices and discover universally resonant stories.

The $10,000 Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Programs, powered by the African Development Bank, is back for its 4th edition. This is your chance to scale your fashion business with expert training, mentorship, funding, and global exposure.

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its R10,000 Artists in Residence Programme.

The Eleventh Edition of the €10,000 International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 11) 2025 is open to candidates from anywhere in the world writing in Chinese or English about any contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in the world or on-line between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025.

Applications are now open for the $5,000 2025 IOM Short Film Contest. Each year, the world commemorates the global fight against trafficking in persons on 30 July during World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

Entries are now open for the $25,000 Sony World Photography Awards Professional Competition to reward the best photo series worldwide.

The €2,500 14th Edition of Posterheroes invites designers, illustrators, and visual storytellers from around the world to reflect on the generative power of empathy.

The $10,000 Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2026 playwriting competition.

The International Nature Image Festival is pleased to invite applications to promote the biological natural heritage, namely the natural regions, the ecosystems, the habitats and the species of wild fauna and flora, through the selection and classification of cinematographic works related to the subject.