The grant provides up to $10,000 to US-based emerging filmmakers in early career stages to support pre-production of educational-themed projects across genres including short films, animation, features, and documentaries. It prioritizes projects engaging specific learning communities and filmmakers from underrepresented groups such as Black, Indigenous, POC, women, LGBTQIA+, and disabled communities. Awards typically range around $5,000 with a maximum of $10,000 per applicant.
Applicants must be 18 or older, US-based, not enrolled in academic programs, and emerging filmmakers with early career experience. Eligible core team members include directors, producers, or screenwriters. Priority is given to underrepresented filmmakers.
