Innovate Grant

About

We believe that new ideas come from sparks of inspiration and aim to provide just that, access to small and mighty bursts of financial support so that you can focus on making your important and innovative work. Innovate Grant was created out of the frustration of applying to grants with time-consuming requirements. These lengthy applications took valuable time and energy away from making new work. Countless hours were always sacrificed in either writing artist statements, crafting project proposals and getting letters of recommendation. We believe that time is one of the most valuable components to fostering creativity and innovation. Our aim is to provide the time you need to be fully immersed in your ideas and in creating your work. Keeping the grant process simple enables us to continue to support you on your important journey of creation, inspiration, and innovation.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $35 (above average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 4 x per year

AI Policy

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Visual Art Open Fee-based

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Drawing.
Mixed media.
Collage.
Painting.
Photography.
Black & white photography.
Color photography.
Printmaking.
Sculpture.
Installation art.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,800.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Image. Video.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Aug 2026

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