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
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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