Performance grants

All open calls here: 94

1. 2 Mar 2027

   Creative Australia Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups — March 2027 Round, $10,000–$50,000

   Creative AustraliaAustralia

   GrantFree to applyAUD 10,000–50,000

2. 1 Apr 2027

   artsnb Creation Grants — CA$12,000–20,000 for Research and Creation by New Brunswick Artists

   New Brunswick Arts BoardNew Brunswick, Canada

   GrantFree to applyCA$20,000 (artist) / CA$12,000 (early career)

3. 19 Apr 2027

   Awesome Foundation Micro-Grants — $1,000, Monthly, Worldwide

   Awesome FoundationWorldwide (autonomous local chapters)

   GrantFree to apply$1,000 per grant, or the local equivalent, with no strings attached

4. 15 Sept 2027

   Munich Feminist Culture Projects 2027 — Project Funding for (Queer-)Feminist Art with FLINTA* Participation, All Disciplines

   Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt MünchenMunich, Germany

   GrantFree to applyProject funding (co-funding expected from €5,000)

5. Rolling: applications are accepted at any time while the fund is open, at least 10 working weeks before the activity starts; the page does not say when the fund closes for the year

   International Opportunities Fund — Arts Council of Wales: up to £7,500 for International Collaboration, Presentation, Networks and Residencies for Artists Based in Wales (Rolling)

   Arts Council of WalesActivity outside Wales and the UK; applicants based in Wales

   GrantUp to £7,500; £5,000 for residencies

6. Rolling — applications at least 4 weeks before the date of travel

   Arts Council of Northern Ireland — National Lottery Travel Awards for Individual Artists (Rolling)

   Arts Council of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland (travel abroad)

   GrantFree to applyUp to £1,409 travel costs (by destination)

7. Rolling — open since 14 September 2026 for film/video and theater projects; decisions on a rolling basis

   Puffin Foundation Annual Artist Grant (Film, Video, and Theater)

   The Puffin FoundationUnited States

   GrantFree to applyUp to $3,500 USD

8. No deadline — one recipient chosen each month

   Black Artists Grant (BAG)

   Creative DebutsUnited Kingdom

   GrantFree to apply£500

9. Rolling — fund open; decision in 10 weeks (up to £20,000) or 14 weeks (£20,001–£50,000)

   Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals — £500 to £50,000 for Artists and Creative Practitioners in Scotland (Rolling)

   Creative ScotlandScotland, UK

   GrantFree to apply£500 – £50,000

10. Always open

    Arts Council England: National Lottery Project Grants

    Arts Council EnglandEngland

    GrantFree to apply£1,000 – £100,000

11. Open year-round; applications are reviewed at periodic evaluation dates

    Zad Programme for the Mobility of Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe

    Ettijahat – Independent CultureEurope-wide

    Grant

12. Year-round; apply 8–10 weeks (no earlier than 10) before the public presentation date

    Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA): Emergency Grants

    Foundation for Contemporary ArtsUSA (projects in the US or abroad)

    GrantFree to apply$500 – $3,000 (average $2,200)

13. Apply any time before the project starts

    Canada Council Explore and Create — Artistic Creation

    Canada Council for the ArtsCanada

    GrantFree to applyUp to CA$75,000 per application

14. Rolling; apply through the ECF Labs platform (login required)

    STEP Travel Grants

    European Cultural Foundation59 countries (EU and bordering nations including Georgia)

    GrantFree to applyNo direct funding