Essays: grant programs

149 grant programs open to Essays, with maximum amounts and upcoming deadlines.

Events Grant
Access Copyright Foundation
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
November 1, 2026
Marian Hebb Research Grant - Creators
Access Copyright Foundation
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
February 15, 2027
Marian Hebb Research Grant - Organizations and Publishers
Access Copyright Foundation
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
February 15, 2027
Professional Development Grant
Access Copyright Foundation
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
Al & Eurithe Purdy Residency 2027
Al Purdy A-Frame Association
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Literary Individual Project Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Maximum amount
$18,000
Next deadline
March 1, 2027
Deep Winter Writers 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Literary Journalism 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 6, 2027
Spring Writers 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
December 9, 2026
Summer Writers 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
February 3, 2027
Individual Arts Grants: Creative Writers
BC Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Operating Assistance: Book Publishers
BC Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Project Assistance: Literary Arts - Book Publishers
BC Arts Council
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Author in Residence
Calgary Public Library
Maximum amount
$8,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Artistic Creation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Foreign Artist Tours
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Co-Productions
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Residencies
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Translation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Public Outreach
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Representation and Promotion
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Translation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Circulation and Touring
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Composite Activities
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Indigenous Organizations
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Long-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Short-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Small-Scale Activities
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$60,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Micro-grants
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Sector Support, Innovation and Development
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Supporting Artistic Practice - Literary Publishers
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$300,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Supporting Artistic Practice - Literary Publishing Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Travel
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Community Anniversaries
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
May 31, 2027
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Local Festivals
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
January 31, 2027
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Development
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming (Presenter Support Organizations)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming (Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
Canada Book Fund - Business Development
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Book Fund - Publishing Support
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Book Fund - Support for Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$2,000,000
Next deadline
October 31, 2026
Canada History Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creative Export Canada - Export Development Stream
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$90,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creative Export Canada - Export-Ready Stream
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$2,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Events
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
October 27, 2026
Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Projects
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,000,000
Next deadline
November 12, 2026
Official Languages Support Programs - Community Cultural Action Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 16, 2026
Fonds des évènements d'affaires en culture
City of Montréal
Maximum amount
$45,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for festivals and cultural events - Component 1 Professional cultural festivals
City of Montréal
Maximum amount
$60,000
Next deadline
November 15, 2026
Support for festivals and cultural events - Component 2 Neighbourhood vitality
City of Montréal
Maximum amount
$35,000
Next deadline
November 15, 2026
Support for festivals and cultural events - Component 3 Thematic and festive events
City of Montréal
Maximum amount
$55,000
Next deadline
November 15, 2026
CultivART program
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
démART-Mtl
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$17,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Fiscal Sponsorship
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 11, 2026
Four-Year Operating grants
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Grassroots
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Icebreaker
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Indigenous Arts Residency Program
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Noublood, an artistic entrepreneurship experience
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Project Funding for artists' collectives
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 11, 2026
Project Funding for organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 11, 2026
Support for D/deaf Artists or Artists with Disabilities
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Indigenous collectives and organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Projects Facilitating Access to Creative Spaces
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support Fund for Accessibility Costs - Component 1 Financial support to submit a grant application or apply for a Conseil award
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$500
Next deadline
November 18, 2026
Support Fund for Accessibility Costs - Component 2 Financial support for accessibility costs of a project funded by the Conseil
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 18, 2026
Support Fund for Accessibility Costs - Component 3 Financial support for accessibility costs to receive audiences for a project funded by the Conseil
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
November 18, 2026
Support program for Indigenous artists
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
The CAM en tournée (Touring Program)
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
The Road to Art International Residency Program - Component 1 Prospecting
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
The Road to Art International Residency Program - Component 2 Partnership
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Tracer la voix Pilot Program
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Training residency - Critical writing/Indigenous arts
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Tremplin Grant - Indigenous Arts
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Circulation of Works Outside Québec
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Exploration and Research
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Professional Development
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Public Presentation
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Strategic Opportunities and Career Planning
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Travel
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Vivacity
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Book Publishing Production Grant - Author-Funded Stream
Creative Saskatchewan
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Book Publishing Production Grant - Book Publishers' Stream
Creative Saskatchewan
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Book Publishing Production Grant - Market Demand Reprint Stream
Creative Saskatchewan
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
January 27, 2027
Book Publishers Operating Grant
Government of Alberta
Maximum amount
$125,000
Next deadline
June 1, 2027
Book Publishing Tax Credit
Government of British Columbia
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Book Publishing Tax Credit
Government of Manitoba (Finance)
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Publisher Marketing Assistance Program (PMAP)
Government of Manitoba (Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism)
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Publisher Project Support Program (PPSP) - Book Publishers
Government of Manitoba (Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism)
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Publishers Assistance Program
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation)
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Foreign Rights Marketing Assistance Program (FRMAP)
Livres Canada Books
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Translation Residency
Maison de la littérature
Maximum amount
$1,286
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Fonds signature métropole (FSM) - Stream 1 Support for Major Festivals and Events
MAMH: FSM
Maximum amount
$500,000
Next deadline
October 26, 2026
Fonds signature métropole (FSM) - Stream 2 Support for New Major Initiatives
MAMH: FSM
Maximum amount
$500,000
Next deadline
November 30, 2026
Support for International Initiatives Program - Component 2: Invitation
Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
December 15, 2026
Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication)
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$12,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Literary Organizations Projects - Literary Book Publishing
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$12,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Littérature – projets francophones (French-Language Literature Projects) - Creation Component: Book-Length Work
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$12,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Arts Operating Fund - Literature Organizations
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Recommender Grants for Writers
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
January 15, 2027
Business Intelligence Program
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Global Market Development Fund - Book Industry
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Industry Development Program
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Individual Applicant
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$80,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Partnership Applicant
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$150,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Publishing Marketing & Discoverability Fund - Emerging Publishers
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Publishing Marketing & Discoverability Fund - Established Publishers
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$150,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
The Lori Schubert Writer-in-Residence Program
Quebec Writers' Federation
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
SWG Writers Group Grants
Saskatchewan Writers' Guild
Maximum amount
$750
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 1: Strategic Development of Businesses Abroad
SODEC
Maximum amount
$160,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 2.1: Support for Business Opportunities and Promotion Abroad
SODEC
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 2.5: Assistance for the Translation of Québec Works
SODEC
Maximum amount
$12,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 3: Collective Presence at Markets and Fairs and Other Export Activities
SODEC
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 4: International Relations
SODEC
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Export and Cultural Outreach (Book and Publishing) - Component 5: Strategic Initiatives
SODEC
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance for Innovative Initiatives
SODEC
Maximum amount
$150,000
Next deadline
October 29, 2026
Assistance to Associations and Collective Mandate Organizations
SODEC
Maximum amount
$750,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance to Book Publishers
SODEC
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance to Bookstores
SODEC
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance to Cultural Events
SODEC
Maximum amount
$400,000
Next deadline
January 28, 2027
Assistance to Strategic Projects
SODEC
Maximum amount
$750,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Entrepreneurial Development Assistance - Component 1: Acquisition of Expertise
SODEC
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
October 29, 2026
Refundable Tax Credit for Book Publishing
SODEC
Maximum amount
$437,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Public Readings Program
The Writers' Union of Canada
Maximum amount
$300
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Writers Program - Level One
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Writers Program - Level Two
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance Program for Festivals, Events and Exhibitions (PAFÉE) - Component 1 Events with Major Tourism Reach
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance Program for Festivals, Events and Exhibitions (PAFÉE) - Component 2 Tourism Events Contributing to the Destination's Vitality
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance Program for Festivals, Events and Exhibitions (PAFÉE) - Component 3 Temporary Museum Exhibitions and Immersive Digital Exhibitions
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Assistance Program for Festivals, Events and Exhibitions (PAFÉE) - Component 4 Recurring Local Business Events with International Reach (B2B)
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Emergency and Climate Change Adaptation Fund (FUAC)
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
EPRTNT Assistance Program
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Initiatives Program (FIP) - Section 1 Strategic destination development projects
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Initiatives Program (FIP) - Section 2 Harmonious destination projects
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Tourism Performance - Option 1 Actions to Boost Tourism and Media Impact
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Tourism Performance - Option 2 Simple Bonus
Tourisme Montréal
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
February 26, 2027
Parlez-moi d'une langue ! (Speak to Me of a Language)
Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ)
Maximum amount
$500
Next deadline
December 1, 2026
Tournées-rencontres (Writer Tours)
Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ)
Maximum amount
$292
Next deadline
February 1, 2027
Première Ovation - Literary Arts - Creation Fund
Ville de Québec
Maximum amount
$4,200
Next deadline
March 1, 2027
Première Ovation - Literary Arts - Master Classes
Ville de Québec
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Première Ovation - Literary Arts - Mentorship
Ville de Québec
Maximum amount
$2,250
Next deadline
March 1, 2027
Première Ovation - Literary Arts - Residencies
Ville de Québec
Maximum amount
$4,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Première Ovation - Literary Arts - Training and Professional Development Fund
Ville de Québec
Maximum amount
$600
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Jampolis Cottage Sponsored Residencies
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
February 11, 2027
Berton House Writers' Residency
Writers' Trust of Canada
Maximum amount
$4,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Woodcock Fund Grant
Writers' Trust of Canada
Maximum amount
$12,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline