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Grants, Funding & Opportunities
Know when annual funding rounds kick off and prepare ahead of time.
Here are some essential funding pools and opportunities for creative practice:
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Sound NSW Touring & Travel Fund
Up to $5k for domestic, up to $30k matched funding for international
Closes: LAST FRI OF EACH MONTH 12PM
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Regional Arts NSW Quick Response Grants
To assist with urgent needs in delivering creative works that arise unexpectedly and are not covered by other funding rounds.
Amount: Up to $3000 for individuals; up to $5000 for organisations
Closes: The last day of the month, every month from February to November.
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Support Act Crisis Relief Grants
Amount: up to $15,000
Closes: Ongoing
Who is it for? Musicians and music industry workers
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IAN POTTER EMERGING ARTIST GRANTS
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust offers grants of up to $15,000 for early-career Australian artists across all art practices to pursue stuctured professional development and networking opportunities, primarily overseas.
Closes: 23 June 2026
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Gamescom 2026 Market Travel Program
Travel support / International market attendance (games + screen)
NSW practitioners
Closes: 26 June 2026
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An Annual National Youth Prize for an A4 painting on paper inspired by the Australian landscape for artists aged 5-18 years.
$500 Winner and $250 Honourable Mention awarded to artists in each age age category: 5 - 8 years; 13 - 15 years; 9 - 12 years; 16 - 18 years..
Closes: Sunday June 28th
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Screen NSW Development Program 2025–26
Up to $50,000 / Development of film, TV and digital projects
Writers and producers (NSW / Australia)
Closes: 30 June 2026
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Screen NSW International Travel Fund
Up to $6,000 / Travel to festivals, markets and industry events
NSW screen practitioners
Closes: 30 June 2026
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Creative Australia – Arts and Disability Initiative
Funding support / New work, skills and professional development
d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers
Closes: 7 July 2026
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Music Australia Export Development Fund (3 categories)
Up to $75,000 / International touring, professional development and market growth
Australian contemporary music artists
Closes: 7 July 2026
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Imago Fellowship
$50,000 For creative writing, fiction or non-fiction across any genre, utilising the collections of the State Library of NSW.
Closes: 10 July 2026
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Open to Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 years or older. Each year, we invite submissions of original, unpublished short fiction. Shortlisted stories are published in the Newcastle Short Story Award anthology, and prizewinners are announced at an awards celebration in November.
Entries close: 8 pm Sunday 12 July
Shortlist announced: September 2026
Winner’s announcement, award celebration, and anthology launch: November 2026
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Windmill Trust Scholarship
Up to $10,000 / Artist development, exhibitions, research
Regional NSW visual artists (individuals or groups)
Closes: 13 July 2026
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Transport Heritage Grants Program 2026
Funding support (amount varies) / Heritage projects, exhibitions, interpretation, audience engagement
Individuals and organisations delivering NSW transport heritage projects
Closes: 31 July 2026
More info:
Opportunity
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