Black History Month - Grants, Scholarships, Funding Opps

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Supporting Black photographers, videographers, and content creators is essential for fostering diversity and representation in the creative industries. Here are several grants, scholarships, and funding opportunities designed to empower and uplift Black creatives:

In partnership with Nikon, Black Women Photographers offers annual grants totaling $50,000, along with $20,000 in mirrorless camera gear. These grants are open to Black women and non-binary photographers worldwide, providing financial support and equipment to help complete visual projects. Applications for the 2025 cycle are open until March 28, 2025. (Source: Black Women Photographers)

2. Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship

Sponsored by Netflix, this fellowship supports emerging and mid-career Black American filmmakers, including directors, writers, and producers. Fellows receive a $30,000 unrestricted grant and are paired with industry mentors for personalized guidance over nine months. This program aims to propel selected projects and careers forward. (Source: Film independent Amplifier Fellowship)

3. AXS Film Fund

This fund provides up to $10,000 to independent documentary filmmakers and non-fiction new media creators of color who are living with disabilities. The grant supports various stages of production, emphasizing the importance of diverse voices in storytelling. While the 2025 submission portal is closed, applicants are encouraged to prepare for the 2026 cycle. (Source: AXS Film Fund)

4. Lucie Foundation Emerging Scholarship

The Lucie Foundation offers cash grants to support emerging photographers. These include a $2,500 open-theme scholarship and two $1,000 scholarships for photographers working in Fine Art or Documentary/Photojournalism. These grants aim to support the work of emerging photographers. Stay tuned for their 2025 application. (Source: Lucie Foundation Emerging Scholarship)

5. Africa No Filter Grants

Africa No Filter provides various grants to African and diaspora storytellers, including photographers and content creators, who are challenging stereotypical narratives about Africa. Their grants support individuals and organizations using media, art, and creativity to shift perceptions and showcase diverse African stories. (Source: Africa No Filter Grants)

6. Grant - Photographers without Borders

This is for photographers with strong relationships to the people and work they are documenting. In terms of topics and themes, think land and water protection, Indigenous science and wisdom, climate change, regeneration, and everything intersecting in between including human rights, Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and more. (Source: Grant - Photographers without Borders)

7. EMOP - European Month of Photography - Festival Exhibits 

EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography is the largest biennial festival of photographic images in Germany. Museums, exhibition institutions, memorials, archives, libraries, collections, cultural institutes, universities, art academies and other training locations, municipal and private galleries and project spaces from Berlin and Potsdam are - together with the exhibiting artists - the key players in this open festival format. (Source: EMOP - European Month of Photography - Festival Exhibits)

8. En Foco’s Media Arts Fund:  (grant)

Work in Progress (WIP) Initiative is a grant to support New York City based, early-career artists of color who engage with digital media technologies in their art-making processes. (Source: En Foco’s Media Arts Fund:  (grant))

9. Black Travel Content Creator Grant

MMGY Global, in collaboration with the Black Travel Alliance, offers a $1,000 grant to Black travel content creators. Applicants are required to create and publish a social media post detailing how they have connected with a local culture during their travels. This grant aims to support and amplify Black voices in the travel industry. (Source: Black Travel Content Creator Grant)

10. ARRAY Grants

ARRAY Alliance offers unrestricted grants to underrepresented filmmakers, artists, and activists. These grants aim to amplify diverse voices and support storytelling that expands inclusive narratives. Each year, ARRAY awards grants to talented individuals and organizations to advance their creative and professional endeavors. (Source: ARRAY Grants)