Grants For AAPI, Native American & Indigenous Creators
Funding to support AAPI, Native American, and Indigenous creative pursuits.
This resource shares funding opportunities specifically for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and Indigenous creatives and entrepreneurs.
Currently (12) grants are listed, and we will continue sharing updates, so we encourage you to bookmark this page on our website.
AAPI funding opportunities (5)
Artists: #2
Authors/Writers: #1 (Emerging)
Dancers: #4
Musicians: #3
Storytellers: #5
Native American/Indigenous funding opportunities (7)
Artists: #2, #4
Authors/Writers: #1
Filmmakers: #6
Journalists: #5
Nonprofits: #7
Storytellers: #3, #6
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AAPI Grants (5)
1. [NEW] The Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship - For Emerging Writers of Color
Writers of color have knowledge and experiences that differ from the dominant Eurocentric ones, and their perspectives give art produced by marginalized communities the depth of attention and consideration it deserves. The fellowship seeks to encourage critics of color starting out in the field to continue writing about works from their own cultural and political perspectives, enriching and broadening cultural criticism as a practice and profession. By supporting and highlighting these voices, the fellowship seeks to broaden public discourse and strengthen participation in cultural conversations by diverse communities.
This year’s fellowship will provide $5,000 unrestricted awards to two emerging writers of color who write critically about music. Applicants should have less than two years of publication experience, live in the United States or be citizens of the United States abroad, and identify as members of a community with ancestry in one of the original peoples of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, or the Pacific Islands
Deadline: March 17, 2025