Grants Score #
Active applications, deadlines, and status. Newest deadlines first.
Open / In Flight #
| Application | Deadline | Amount | Status | Folder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restless Egg — Batch 2 (accelerator, London/Berlin) | 2026-06-30 | ~$100k + up to ~$175–200k follow-on for ~5% equity (Shared Earnings side letter) | Full DRAFT v1 ready (2026-06-15; + RESEARCH + OUTLINE) · NOT a grant — equity accelerator for "artist-founders" / "luxury tech." Pitch = Aesthetic Inc. as an instruments studio, notepat flagship (commons stays open, company productizes instruments). Already have the vehicle: C-corp + aesthetic.direct SAFE model. Apply via sign-in-gated Google Form (open to map fields). Founder call: dilute ~5% + reconcile booted-by SAFEs. | restless-egg-2026/ |
| SSRC Just Tech Fellowship | 2026-06-28 (23:59 EST) | up to $60,000 unrestricted (1 yr, Jan–Dec 2027) | DRAFT v0 ready (2026-06-15) · spine = AC as a digital community commons + AC Native low-end creative OS / public device library. Personal statement (~560 words, room to grow) + full work proposal mapped to all 6 required sub-questions; RESEARCH.md has exact caps + fellow precedents (incl. p5.js's McCarthy). Next: confirm portal fields, trim to caps (≤1,000 / ≤3,000 words), pick 2 work samples, refresh number ledger. |
ssrc-just-tech-2026/ |
| transmediale Lattice Labs 2027 (Berlin residency) | 2026-06-07 (23:59 CEST) | travel + Berlin-week lodging + production budget; FREE to apply (no personal stipend confirmed) | DRAFT v0 ready · pitched to "Reclaiming the Interface" lab (Olia Lialina). Confirm if 2 letters required — 6-day window | transmediale-lattice-labs-2027/ |
| TOKAS Int'l Creator Residency 2027 (Tokyo, 3 mo) | 2026-06-16 (18:00 JST) | airfare + housing + studio + ¥4,200/day + ¥300k fee (per-diem & fee taxed 20.42%) | DRAFT v0 ready · exact form fields pulled. Need: 2 referee letters + pick period (①/②/③) | tokas-2027/ |
| IDFA DocLab 2026 (festival selection) | 2026-06-16 (final tier) | exposure only (€45 entry / €25 student); no cash | DRAFT v0 · borderline NO-GO — enter only if a Whistlegraph perf was completed/first-shown after 2025-07-04 | idfa-doclab-2026/ |
| NLnet — NGI Zero / Restack (FLOSS commons) | 2026-08-01 (12:00 CEST) | €5k–50k (asking €48k, 6 milestones) | DRAFT v0 ready · spine = KidLisp open language + URL-piece protocol. Commons Fund's final call was 06-01 → rerouted to Restack; confirm fund + GenAI-disclosure path | nlnet-ngi-zero-2026/ |
| Error 406 [Netstalgia] Not Acceptable | 2026-05-04 (23:59 CEST) | €1,500–7,000 (asking €5.5k) | DRAFT v0 ready | error-406-netstalgia/ |
| NY Art Book Fair — Project Space | 2026-05-08 | $3,500 stipend | DRAFT v0 ready | printed-matter-project-space-2026/ |
| Oracle Egg — BROILER Residency | CLOSED — watch ~Nov 2026 | FREE to apply; no published stipend (in-kind: space + docs) | Cycle closed (verified 2026-06-15). Seasonal cohorts: open call ~Nov → mid-Dec deadline → spring residencies. Old "2026-05-15" was a performance date, not a deadline. DRAFT v0 ready (Library Orchestra — notepat ×12); strong fit (sound+performance, early-development). Watch @oracle_egg + newsletter. | oracle-egg-broiler-2026/ |
| CultureHub — LA Residency 2026 | 2026-05-20 (23:59 PT) | $2,000 stipend | DRAFT v0 ready | culturehub-la-2026/ |
| CalArts CCAT — Technical Director, BB6 studio (job, not grant) | rolling (listed start 2026-04-13, past) | $100k–$125k / yr | DRAFT v0 ready | calarts-ccat-tech-director-2026/ |
| parked | — | parked — public Summer Exhibition deadline was 2026-04-30 (now past); track 2027. If Fia's source is a different/private call, restart this folder. | francis-gallery-2026/ |
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| Smart History — Contributor essay | rolling | unpaid | PITCH.md drafted (send first; PhD-or-equiv clause) | smarthistory-essay/ |
Drafted vs. submitted #
Every "DRAFT v0 ready" above means there is a DRAFT.md in the folder
that's filled out top to bottom but not yet trimmed against the
actual application form's word counts. The last step before each
deadline: open the form, capture the exact field structure, trim the
draft to fit, fill in unanswered questions, and submit.
Sourced — researching (not yet drafted) #
From the 2026-05-19 Fia sweep (iMessage + email). See the dated block
in personal/honeydo.md for the source quotes.
| Opportunity | Deadline | Amount | Fit / next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock-Krasner Foundation | rolling | up to $50,000 | Visual artists w/ exhibition record + financial need; Jeffrey qualifies (KADIST/SMK). Could fund SF / PAX East travel. Source: Fia 2026-05-15 ("got it easily before"). |
| Critical Playground (pitch) | unconfirmed | unknown | criticalplayground.org publication; Smarthistory-style pitch-first. Verify the call exists. Source: Fia 2026-04-15. |
| CAC Individual Artist Fellowship — Legacy (via LAPP, LA County) | 2026-06-06 (23:59 PT) | $50,000 unrestricted | DRAFT v0 ready · 5 narrative answers (Legacy tier) + samples plan + letter-of-support plan + checklist in cac-iaf-2026/DRAFT.md. Local guideline PDF in cac-iaf-2026/reference/. Next: ask Casey Reas for the colleague letter (required, uploaded by him). |
New Media / Funding — calendar (closed now, big money, reopens 2027) #
From the 2026-06-01 aggregator sweep (Rhizome, Colossal, Eyebeam, Ars, e-flux, NLnet, etc.). All closed for their current cycle — these are the ones worth a reminder because they pay real money AND a US-based independent (or Aesthetic Inc) is eligible. Set reminders ~4 weeks before each reopen.
| Opportunity | Amount | Reopens (est.) | Eligible? | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTS Prize (Ars Electronica / EU S+T+ARTS) | 2 × €20,000 | call ~Jan–Mar 2027 | Yes — globally open | Biggest single purse; art×tech. ars-electronica-2026/ has prior material |
| Lumen Prize | $30k pool ($15k Gold + 3×$5k) | ~Jan–May 2027 | Yes — global | Generative / creative-coding named explicitly |
| LACMA Art + Technology Lab | up to $50,000 | RFP ~Feb 2027 | Yes — individuals, global | Art × emerging tech; prior app in lacma-2026/ |
| Prix Ars Electronica | €10,000 Golden Nica | call opens Jan 2027 | Yes — international | Interactive Art+ / Digital Humanity |
| Pioneer Works residencies (Music + Visual/Tech) | $1k–2.5k + studios | 2027 calls reopen Summer 2026 — watch NOW | Yes | Brooklyn; arxiv-pioneer-works/ research exists |
| Rhizome microgrants / Create Change | $500–1,500 / stipend | ~fall 2026 | Yes — individuals | Net-art home; arxiv-rhizome/ exists |
| Akademie Schloss Solitude Web Residencies | ~€1,200 (4 wks) | periodic short calls | Yes — non-EU accommodated | Digital/web strand |
Ruled OUT (don't waste effort): NEA Grants for Arts Projects
(Jul 9) — 501(c)(3) nonprofit-only; individuals AND for-profit
Aesthetic Inc both ineligible. Gary Marsden Travel Award — SIGCHI-only,
touches none of the current papers/SCORE.md conference targets. Also
out: Sloan (institutional), Astera (science + relocation), Sovereign
Tech (infra-only), Ethereum ESP (no art), EMAP / Creative Europe
(EU-residency-gated), VH Award (Asia-identity-locked).
Submitted / Decided #
(none yet — see grants/lacma-2026/ for prior reference.)
Personal Logistics (not grants but tracked here) #
| Item | By | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renew passport (Assonet trip) | before travel | todo | vault: personal/2026-assonet/ |
| File 2024 + 2025 federal/state tax | late | todo | vault: personal/2026-assonet/ |
| Covered CA vs MassHealth (residency) | open question | todo | vault: personal/2026-assonet/ |
| Meeting with SFPC | TBD | schedule | personal/2026-sfpc/ |
Soft / Maybe Later #
- Architecture (sales venue for artbooks) — research contact
- Nina Atwater (sales venue for artbooks) — research contact
- closefriends.email signup — Trevor McFedries weekly digest
Inbox #
New opportunities (Fia forwards, me@jas.life mail, in-person asks) land
in the private vault honeydo —
aesthetic-computer-vault/personal/honeydo.md.gpg. Promote ones with
real public-OK fit into a folder under grants/ here with a
RESEARCH.md, and link back from the vault honeydo.
The honeydo lives in the vault (not in this public repo) because the inbox itself often contains forwarded contacts and source-mail context that's closed-source.
Pattern for new applications #
Each application folder should contain:
<name>/
RESEARCH.md # what we found about the call: deadline, ask, jury, fit
DRAFT.md # the canonical narrative source (form fields)
budget.md (or .tex) # if applicable
attachments/ # CV, work samples, references
Mirror the structure of grants/lacma-2026/ (esp. LACMA-2026-APPLICATION-DRAFT.md) for narrative-heavy submissions.