Innovate Grant — Fall 2026
Innovate Grant’s Fall 2026 round offers separate awards for visual art and photography. Applicants submit images rather than a project proposal. The worldwide call includes a non-refundable entry fee; its unrestricted funding can support an artist’s practice without a residency requirement. The organiser’s current deadline is earlier than the discovery lead.
Online · International
Before you apply
Check residence and nationality requirements separately, confirm what costs you would cover, and allow time to prepare every required document. This listing is a guide; the organiser makes the eligibility decision.
- Status
- Open
- Organizer
- Innovate Grant
- Who can apply
- Worldwide applicants aged 18+. Individuals, duos and collectives qualify. Previous winners must wait five years and submit new work.
- Funding & support
- Two USD 1,800 unrestricted grants: one visual artist and one photographer; 18 honourable mentions.
- Application fees
- USD 35 per application, non-refundable; each category/application incurs its own fee.
- Travel support
- No separate provision; unrestricted grant may cover travel.
- Accommodation
- No separate provision.
- Disciplines
- visual arts, photography
- Deadline
- Explicit cycle-specific FAQ says December 15, not lead's December 17. Generic conversion examples elsewhere in that FAQ conflict internally; do not reuse them.Organiser timezone: Pacific Standard TimeAccra time: 16 Dec, 07:59 GMT
- What to prepare
- Permissible unrestricted-grant expense.
- How to apply
- Online: name, email, category, 3–10 images. Website, Instagram and captions optional. Video applicants provide links and at least one still. Submissions cannot be edited.
- Selection process
- Work judged per application; detailed scoring/jury information not established.