March 2026 Grants for Artists, Writers & Creatives

This list includes fellowships, residencies, and grants for artists, writers, filmmakers, and creatives of all types with application deadlines in March 2026. These opportunities are open to visual artists, journalists, writers, filmmakers — creatives of all kinds.

Within the Funding Findr dashboard, each opportunity includes a qualification score unique to each user that helps users quickly assess fit based on eligibility and profile data.

If you’re reading this after March 2026, deadlines may have passed. Funding Findr maintains a continuously updated database of active opportunities here.

Grants for Artists, Writers & Creatives

1. Grant for North Carolina Students & Artists

• Funding amount: $500

• Deadline: March 5, 2026

• Who it’s for: North Carolina students - this is almost a scholarship

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/690159c8Pv84cwzZhU5Bc3gRarZT

2. Artist Residency for Parents

• Funding amount: non-cash resources

• Deadline: March 7, 2026

• Who it’s for: Parents looking to focus on art with residency with childcare offered

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/697e7fefkA0etn1eNNdMz1CvhWZO

3. Artist in Residence & Teaching Program

• Funding amount: $10,000

• Deadline: March 8, 2026

• Who it’s for: Established artists with experience teaching, available for a Sept 2026 residency

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/697e809bk32s7Tev1j36dASwVFEO

4. Longer artist residency for ceramics artists

• Funding amount: $4,000

• Deadline: March 9, 2026

• Who it’s for: Ceramicists

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/697e8143axbhfBSUK2YStjSJZJPP

5. Residency for BIPOC artists in NYC

• Funding amount: no cash - housing

• Deadline: March 15, 2026

• Who it’s for: Artists in NY state

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/697e8215gXAJtiSmSZY9wqA1Wra5

6. Grant for Early-Career Indigenous Artists

• Funding amount: $15,000

• Deadline: March 19, 2026

• Who it’s for: Native/Indigenous people

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/697e82ebuvWS3k3xceBZpEAlwY0S

7. Grant for Projects Honoring Canadian Veterans

• Funding amount: $25,000

• Deadline: March 31, 2026

• Who it’s for: Canadian creators

• More info: https://app.fundingfindr.co/browse-funding/689a2cceX0v2FsaKLc8qk9uu6p1X

8. Community Microgrant (Funding Findr members)

• Funding amount: $250

• Deadline: March 31, 2026

• Who it’s for: This monthly microgrant is reserved for members of the Funding Findr community and is designed as a low-friction way to practice applying for funding while building momentum.

• More info: https://www.fundingfindr.co/funding-findr-microgrant

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