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XR / Immersive Arts Funding & Opportunities
XR / Immersive Arts Funding & Opportunities is a free community resource for people working in virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, WebXR, spatial computing, immersive storytelling, interactive media, creative coding, and related forms.
The directory includes direct project funding, technical and prototype support, fellowships, residencies, commissions, prizes, competitions, development markets, and regional programs. Opportunities may be intended for individual artists, developers, researchers, startups, studios, nonprofits, students, or cultural organizations.
Eligibility varies widely. Geography, fees, applicant type, project stage, in-person requirements, and whether support is cash or in-kind are identified whenever possible.
Programs change. Always verify the current deadline and rules on the official program website before applying.
Maintained by Nishan Stepak, founder of Babel Nexus. Last updated: .
Deadlines and eligibility can change. Verify details on the official program website before applying. A recurring program is not necessarily accepting applications today.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Status: Watch. Support: Production support plus license fee. Applicant type: Digital / immersive artists. Geography: Verify current call.
Opportunity type: commission. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports immersive digital work suitable for transformation into large-scale exhibition experiences.
Status: Watch / verify current round. Support: Up to £150,000 in recent program. Applicant type: Experienced producers / creative teams. Geography: United Kingdom.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports audience-facing immersive fiction using VR, AR, XR, 360, and related forms.
Status: Watch. Support: Major grants and microgrants; amounts vary by cycle. Applicant type: Individual artists, researchers, collaborations. Geography: United States / verify current rules.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports artists, scientists, researchers, and interdisciplinary work; immersive and sensory technology can fit.
Status: Watch. Support: Recent awards ranged from $10,000 to $100,000. Applicant type: Verify current cycle. Geography: United States.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports mobile technology addressing community and social-impact problems. AR/XR may fit when integral to the solution.
Status: Watch. Support: Recent cycle included $2,000 stipend plus studio and technical/producing support. Applicant type: Artists / creators. Geography: New York / Los Angeles / varies by residency.
Opportunity type: fellowship. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports projects involving VR, AR, AI, robotics, creative coding, live web, game design, and other emerging media.
Status: Watch. Support: Fellowships/residencies/research support varies. Applicant type: Artists and technologists. Geography: New York / varies by call.
Opportunity type: fellowship. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports artists and technologists examining technology's cultural and social effects.
Status: Watch. Support: $100,000 worth of professional XR development services plus hardware in the recent cycle; NOT a cash grant. Applicant type: Organizations; eligibility differs for commercial and nonprofit/cultural applicants. Geography: Verify current cycle.
Opportunity type: prototype. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Professional XR design, development, and production support for selected Galaxy XR concepts.
This is in-kind development support, not $100,000 cash. Check current commercial-applicant scale requirements.
Status: Watch / recurring. Support: Up to $50,000 plus technical/scientific support. Applicant type: Individuals, collectives. Geography: International.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Artist-led experiments using emerging technology. Virtual and online projects can fit; the program supports experimentation and prototyping.
Review current IP/licensing terms and cycle dates.
Tags: XR, Creative Technology, Digital Art, Prototype
Marco Castro Cosio Media Art & Technology Fellowship — Brown Institute
Status: Watch. Support: $10,000 in recent cycle plus residency/community support. Applicant type: Creators and researchers from varied professional backgrounds. Geography: United States / New York connection; verify current rules.
Opportunity type: fellowship. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Interdisciplinary media-art and technology fellowship. Recent structure allowed remote participation with optional Columbia access.
Tags: Creative Technology, Media Art, Fellowship, Research
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Public-interest technology, open-source, responsible technology, and internet-health funding. Not XR-specific.
Tags: Open Source, WebXR, Public Interest Technology
Status: Watch. Support: Recent commissions ranged approximately $2,500–$15,000. Applicant type: Artists; geographic/cultural eligibility varies. Geography: Varies by call.
Opportunity type: commission. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Digital art commissions including AR, VR, net art, video games, 3D work, and other digital-native forms.
Status: Watch. Support: Recent cycle included $2,000 stipend plus $500 materials. Applicant type: Artists / technologists / cultural practitioners. Geography: New York.
Opportunity type: fellowship. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: In-person requirements in recent cycle.
Technology projects for cultural inquiry, education, and alternative/cooperative systems.
Status: Watch. Support: Small project grants; amounts vary by cycle. Applicant type: Digital artists / creators; verify current call. Geography: Varies.
Opportunity type: prototype. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Experimental web and digital-native work, including unusual interfaces, narrative systems, and internet art.
Tags: WebXR, Web Art, Digital Art, Narrative Systems
Status: Watch. Support: Up to $15,000 in recent cycle plus production support. Applicant type: Emerging artists; verify career-stage rules. Geography: New York City.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports NYC artists across disciplines including new media, art and technology, and literary/interdisciplinary work.
Opportunity type: prize. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
XR industry awards covering products, experiences, enterprise applications, and creators.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
UK creative-technology R&D infrastructure, commercialization, labs, and funding opportunities.
Status: Recurring / verify current cycle. Support: Project funding plus advisory support. Applicant type: Individual artists. Geography: United States.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports adventurous artist-led projects, including technology-based and interdisciplinary work.
Tags: Digital Art, Creative Technology, Immersive Art
Status: Active ecosystem. Support: Archive/research ecosystem; NOT primarily direct funding. Applicant type: Researchers, creators, preservation practitioners. Geography: International / U.S.-based institution.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Preservation and research around born-digital literature, games, net art, metadata, and emerging reading technologies.
Tags: Electronic Literature, Preservation, XR, Born Digital
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
International organization for electronic literature, including interactive, web-based, immersive, and digital literary forms.
Tags: Electronic Literature, Interactive Narrative, Digital Literature
Status: Recurring. Support: Variable grants and support. Applicant type: Developers, creators, studios, open-source projects. Geography: International / verify current rules.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports projects using Unreal Engine and projects advancing real-time 3D or related open ecosystems.
Status: Recurring / verify current call. Support: Up to €100,000 for development in recent program. Applicant type: Regionally eligible companies/creators. Geography: Bavaria, Germany.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
XR development support from concept through prototype.
Status: Active ecosystem. Support: Research/community; NOT primarily a grant. Applicant type: Researchers, developers, designers, writers and creators. Geography: International / online community.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Research and community around spatial text, XR reading/writing, annotation, knowledge interfaces, and future reading systems.
Status: Recurring. Support: Awards / recognition. Applicant type: Games and immersive projects with social impact. Geography: International.
Opportunity type: prize. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Includes recognition for XR and emerging-media experiences designed around real-world impact.
Status: Recurring / verify cohort. Support: Incubator / development support. Applicant type: Creative technologists and cultural projects. Geography: San Francisco Bay Area.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports creative coding, digital culture, immersive technology, and related practices.
Status: Active ecosystem. Support: Community / standards; NOT funding. Applicant type: WebXR developers and standards participants. Geography: International.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Standards and developer ecosystem for browser-based immersive experiences.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Supports a globally connected, resilient, trustworthy internet. Not XR-specific, but relevant to qualifying open-web/public-interest projects.
Status: Recurring / verify current cohort. Support: Incubator/community; terms vary. Applicant type: Artists, designers, technologists, creative ventures. Geography: New York.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Creative technology and cultural incubator at the intersection of art, design, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Opportunity type: market. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Connects XR projects with producers, financiers, distributors, and partners.
Status: Recurring. Support: Open-source grants. Applicant type: Developers / organizations depending on call. Geography: Europe / international depending on fund.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Funds open internet and open-source technology. Potentially relevant to WebXR infrastructure and open immersive-web tooling.
Status: Recurring / active topic; verify solicitation. Support: Federal R&D funding; phase-based. Applicant type: Eligible U.S. small businesses. Geography: United States.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
For genuinely novel technical R&D in AR, VR, MR, immersive interfaces, shared experiences, and related technologies.
Technical PI/employment and rigorous R&D requirements apply.
Status: Recurring. Support: Public-interest open-source funding. Applicant type: Verify current German eligibility. Geography: Germany.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Open-source and public-interest software funding; relevant to technical XR/WebXR projects when the software and public-interest mission fit.
Opportunity type: prize. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Independent festival with immersive and interactive work in relevant cycles.
Status: Recurring / ecosystem. Support: Grants, investment, co-production, and cultural-tech programs vary. Applicant type: Taiwan-based and international partnerships depending on program. Geography: Taiwan / international.
Opportunity type: community. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Cultural-content and creative-technology programs that can include immersive media and international co-production.
Status: Recurring / watch. Support: $10,000 prize. Applicant type: Individuals / groups; verify current rules. Geography: International / verify cycle.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Innovation supporting braille and tactile literacy for blind and deafblind people. Relevant only when accessibility is genuinely central.
Opportunity type: prize. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Major New York showcase for immersive storytelling and emerging media.
Tags: XR, VR, AR, Immersive Storytelling, Festival
Status: Recurring. Support: International exhibition and competition. Applicant type: Immersive creators. Geography: International.
Opportunity type: prize. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Venice International Film Festival's immersive-media program, including XR and virtual worlds.
Status: Closed / reference. Support: Historical rounds included £5,000 / £20,000 / £50,000. Applicant type: Artists, creative practitioners, technologists, groups. Geography: United Kingdom.
Opportunity type: grant. Deadline: Watch next cycle / verify with program.
Fee: Not specified; verify with program. Participation: verify with program.
Major UK immersive-arts funding program; retained as a useful model and ecosystem reference.
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About this directory
This directory is maintained by Nishan Stepak, founder of Babel Nexus, as a free resource for the XR and creative-technology community. Babel Nexus explores new ways of organizing, discovering, reading, and experiencing books and knowledge online, including spatial and immersive forms.