Un tableau soigneusement sélectionné de bourses, résidences, fellowships, appels à projets et événements pour artistes, créateurs XR, enseignants, étudiants et acteurs du changement, mis à jour régulièrement par l’équipe Tanit XR. Également publié dans notre newsletter LinkedIn.
EU grants for artists et cultural professionals living in a Creative Europe country, Tunisia included, to spend 7 to 60 days on a project with an international partner in another Creative Europe country: 85 euros a day plus 400 or 800 euros for travel. Sectors are architecture, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts et visual arts; free to apply. Rolling call with monthly cut-offs (October 31 et November 30, 2026, then the last day of each month from January to April 30, 2027).
Three-week residency in Akō on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, June 6 to 27, 2027: three artists get round-trip airfare, shared housing, studio space, translation support et USD 1,000. Any nationality, 18+; USD 25 fee; deadline April 30, 2027, 11:59 pm ET.
One-semester residential fellowships at the Bogliasco Study Center on the Ligurian coast near Genoa, Italy, with full room et board et a work space, for artists et scholars in the arts et humanities. Travel, materials et personal expenses are not covered. Application fee USD 30 until a week avant de the deadline, then USD 45. Fall 2027 deadline December 1, 2026; Spring 2028 deadline March 11, 2027.
Request for proposals for storytelling projects on the breadth of human experience et global cultures, funded with support from Lilly Endowment. Applicants must be 18 or over et lead the project themselves; budgets follow the RFP's own tiers, shown inside the funding portal. Free to apply; deadline December 1, 2026.
Free short-film awards run by Creo with Sony. The 2027 edition adds an Immersive category presented by Meta for 5 to 20 minute films in 3D, 180° or 360° video (AR, MR et XR techniques are not eligible), alongside Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Student et Future Format. Works released January 1, 2025 to December 15, 2026; open worldwide, under-18s need consent. The Immersive winner receives $5,000 et a Meta VR device; shortlisted filmmakers attend a four-day workshop in the US with flights et accommodation covered. Deadline December 15, 2026, 7:00 am CST.
Ten 12-month fellowships for 2027-28 for people building alternatives in technology: up to $125,000 on the Independent track ($100,000 stipend plus $25,000 project budget) or $100,000 on the Embedded track with a host organization. One Independent spot is reserved for an artist-provocateur (Creative Advocacy), et work outside the focus areas can apply as a Wildcard. Letters of Intent close December 17, 2026, 11:59 pm Pacific; fellowships start June 1, 2027.
Fulldome festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 8 to 11, 2027, open to artists et collectives worldwide with no age limit. Works must be in fulldome format (1:1 domemaster), up to 12 minutes, finished after 2021; AI-made content must be declared. Submission is free on FilmFreeway with the code FDFM2027; deadline December 19, 2026, results January 10, 2027.
Submissions are open for the 26th Tribeca Festival, Nouveau York, June 3 to 12, 2027. Games: $40 early (October 28), $60 official (December 2), $80 extended (March 4, 2027); Shorts: $50 / $70 / $80 to February 3, 2027, with student rates; Digital Creators: $30 / $40 / $60.
FilmGate Interactive 13 runs March 19 to 24, 2027 in Miami et Miami Beach across museums, public spaces et immersive venues. Categories include Virtual Reality Project, Augmented Reality Project, Immersive Experience, Interactive Documentary, Interactive Installation, Dome Experience, Public Immersive Installation et Nouveau Games et Applications, plus a market et talks. Open worldwide, any length, fiction or non-fiction; submissions need a budget estimate, technical rider et spatial requirements. Regular deadline December 20, 2026 ($35), late January 18, 2027 ($50); notification February 1, 2027.
Four to six residencies of up to 10 days in the Médina de Tunis et Zaghouan between October 2026 et March 2027, for research et new work tied to local heritage et communities, with an average budget of about EUR 6,000 each covering the artist fee et production. Open to individual artists of any nationality with provable experience; new media is eligible et applying is free. Proposals are reviewed every two months from October 20, so earlier is better.
Africa No Filter grants of $500 to $3,000 for African storytellers under 35, in Africa or the diaspora, whose work challenges stereotypes about Africa. Applicants need Anglais or French, two years of experience, 5,000 or more followers et membership of the African Narrative Collective; film projects et equipment are not funded. Open until December 31, 2026 or until 12 to 14 storytellers are chosen.
Build an open-source app or tool that improves the attendee experience at ACM CHI 2027, submitting a working prototype, a walkthrough video of up to five minutes et a public repository. Accepted teams demo at CHI in Pittsburgh, May 10 to 14, 2027. Free to enter; prize amounts et travel support are not stated. Prototype deadline December 4, 2026, Anywhere on Earth (the page's earlier 'deadline has passed' line was removed by November 2).
Open call for the new media festival in Santa Fe, Nouveau-Mexique, June 11 to 20, 2027, including a category for virtual, augmented et mixed reality environments alongside installations, audio, robotics, performance et video. International artists can submit, though international shipping may not be covered. Fee $30 for one entry, $25 each for more; hardship fee waivers on request.
Speaker submissions for AWE USA 2027 (June 14 to 17, 2027, Long Beach) are open through the conference portal until February 22, 2027.
The 11th Moovy dance film festival in Cologne has a call for choreographic works made for VR, AR or XR, not stage recordings. No country limit stated; submit via FilmFreeway by 28 February 2027 (fee not stated on the festival page).
Arab American National Museum festival in Dearborn, Michigan et online, May 11 to 16, 2027, for films about the Arab world or Arab American communities; works in progress accepted. Late deadline December 1, 2026, extended deadline January 10, 2027, on FilmFreeway (about USD 40 to 65 by format et date).
ACM's conference on designing interactive systems, June 28 to July 2, 2027, with online presentation sessions June 21 to 25, so a paper or pictorial can be presented without travelling. Title et abstract due January 11, 2027, full submission January 18, 2027, Anywhere on Earth; notification March 19. Pictorials suit visual et practice-based work. Free to submit; registration if accepted.
Up to 7,000 euros for artists et cultural actors from the Arab region to travel for professional purposes: fairs, artistic residencies, forums, conferences, seminars et training or capacity-building workshops. The grant covers flights, visa costs, accommodation, internal transport et partial living expenses, et Culture Resource can write a supporting letter to the relevant embassy after the contract is signed. Either the departure or the arrival country must be in the Arab region; individuals et groups may apply, et there is no application fee. Applications are accepted year-round et judged in three rounds, with cut-offs at 16:00 Beirut time on January 16 (results February 28), May 29 (results July 1) et September 17 (results October 31); the activity you are travelling for must fall after the results date of the round you apply to.
The 35th Raindance Film Festival in London takes immersive work, including VR, XR et social VR worlds, through FilmFreeway. Early deadline December 7, 2026 (GBP 38), regular January 18, 2027 (GBP 49), late March 8, 2027 (GBP 66); results May 16, 2027.
Curated exhibition of completed or proposed installation, performance, time-based, interactive et screen-based works for the virtual Creativity & Cognition conference, June 13 to 16, 2027. The theme, Creativity et le Unseen, covers craft traditions, tacit knowledge, memory, archives et cultural heritage. Written submission of up to 2,000 words via PCS; accepted works appear in the ACM Digital Bibliothèque (Library) with no article processing charge, et one author must register et present. Abstract due January 19, 2027, full submission January 25, 2027, 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth.
A long-running, artist-friendly festival for VR et MR stories, 360° cinema, live et spatial performance, WebXR et installation work, held in Los Angeles et online February 22 – March 9, 2027. Rolling deadlines: earlybird September 24, regular November 24, late December 24, extended January 24, 2027 (fees on FilmFreeway). Notifications February 7.
A year-long title with a two to four week stay at Monson Arts in Maine, a travel stipend for on-trail events et work promoted through the Conservancy. Any discipline; priority may go to artists based in the eastern United States or able to cover part of their own travel. Free to apply; closes January 3, 2027.
Festival for fulldome et immersive cinema at Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado Boulder, April 21 to 25, 2027. Categories: feature et short dome films, live dome experiences, interactive dome experiences, completed after January 1, 2025. Regular deadline October 16, 2026 has passed; late et final deadlines run through January 8, 2027, fees on FilmFreeway.
Short films of 3 to 5 minutes on green water, the rain held in soils et plants, with Africa at the centre but entries from anywhere welcome. USD 10,000 in prizes (first prize USD 3,000, plus a youth award); winners screen in Paris, Nouveau York et at the Luxor African Film Festival in 2027. Submit on FilmFreeway; no entry fee listed. Deadline January 8, 2027.
International competition for XR, AR et VR projects at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece, March 4 to 14, 2027. Works must be completed within the last 24 months et be a world, international or European premiere. Free to enter through the festival portal.
Online digital art prize from Aion Laboratory (Ise-Shima Art Company, Japan) for computer art, digital installation, interactive systems, video, animation, sound, AR, VR et other new media. Artists of any nationality et age; previously exhibited or awarded works are eligible. Entry fee JPY 3,000 per work (about $20). One grand prize of JPY 50,000 et up to 35 further award certificates; results May 5, 2027. Deadline March 1, 2027, 23:59 GMT.
The 22nd Athens Digital Arts Festival takes entries in 11 categories, including AR/VR/XR, games, web art et installations, under the theme "It's Alive...". Open worldwide et free to enter; unfinished VR projects can apply if the design is complete.
The world's largest annual space et science hackathon, run by NASA with 17 partner space agencies, held November 14 to 15, 2026. Registration is open et free, et la site lists 14 challenges plus local in-person events by city alongside a fully remote option; teams form on the platform. Open to anyone interested in space et science, at any age, skill level or professional background.
Free call for artists under 35 et fine arts students, from Italy et abroad, working with AI, VR, AR, software art et other digital tools. Twenty finalists join a group show in Parma in spring 2027 during the festival's 11th edition; four prizes of EUR 1,500 each. Themes: Parma heritage, care, et sustainability et data ecology. Travel is not covered. Deadline October 31, 2026. Deadline extended to November 15, 2026 (official page, checked October 26, 2026).
Two residencies on the theme AGENCY (human agency as AI systems act on our behalf), for US-based artists only. Virtual Residency, November 4, 2026 to February 12, 2027: $2,000 stipend, mentorship et Eyebeam's technical network, for artists living in the US outside Nouveau York; deadline October 11, 2026, 11:59 pm ET. NYC Residency, March 15 to June 11, 2027: $5,000 for artists in the five boroughs, on site one day a week; deadline November 15, 2026. Individuals only, no full-time students, no fee. Not open outside the US. The Virtual Residency closed October 11; the NYC Residency (Nouveau York City residents only) is open until November 15, 2026, 11:59 pm ET.
About thirty fellowships at the American Academy in Rome with a USD 30,000 or USD 16,000 stipend, housing, a workspace et meals, in fields including visual arts, design et historic preservation. Mostly for US citizens. Fee USD 50 by November 1, USD 80 from November 2 to 15.
Online VR build competition from Meta with $1 million in prizes: 20 awards of $20,000 to $100,000 across Entertainment, Gaming et Productivity tracks. Entrants must be 18 or older et members of the free Meta VR Start Program; residents of Brazil, Quebec et sanctioned regions are excluded. Free to enter.
The global Digital Humanities conference (Galway et online, June 28 to July 3, 2027, theme "Creativity") has a Digital Art(s) Track for installations, interactive et generative works et critical making. Open to anyone, free to submit; deadline November 20, 2026, 11:59 pm AoE.
$1,000 micro-grants for conservation et climate projects, no strings attached. The chapter reviews on a fixed bi-monthly cycle rather than rolling: the next application deadlines are September 25, 2026 et November 27, 2026, then January 29, 2027.
Four residencies of six to eight weeks in 2027 at Bernheim Arboretum et Research Forest, Kentucky, each with a USD 2,500 stipend, housing et a studio; one is reserved for an artist working on environment et climate. Open to US et international artists (own visa). Deadline midnight EST, November 30, 2026.
Four art projects co-created with residents, craftspeople et associations around the heritage of the Médina de Tunis, part of the EU-funded IN-SITU project (Interreg NEXT Italy-Tunisia). Each gets a flat fee of up to EUR 3,000 plus production costs et cross-border travel; digital et hybrid practices are eligible. Open to artists, collectives et arts organisations established or resident in Tunisia, free, one PDF by email; co-creation runs January to March 2027.
Monaco festival for 360° short films up to 20 minutes (minimum 4K), screening in June 2027; makers 18+ from any country. Best 360° Short Film gets EUR 5,000 pledged toward a new film. Deadline 30 November 2026; fee not stated on the site, check FilmFreeway.
Two-month production residency in 2027 at one of the EMAP member media art labs across Europe, with a EUR 4,000 artist grant (EUR 6,000 for a duo), a EUR 4,000 project budget, accommodation et travel covered by the host. Open to media artists who are residents or taxpayers of an EU country or a listed non-EU country, Tunisia included; undergraduate et master's students are not eligible. Free to apply; deadline November 6, 2026, 2 pm CET.
Tech-based education solutions at prototype stage or later, from organisations or individuals anywhere. Selected Solver teams get a $10,000 grant, access to more than $1M in prize funding et a nine-month programme of coaching et workshops, with four-day in-person events in Cambridge et Nouveau York. The 2027 challenge looks for tools that strengthen teachers' practice, work offline or in low-resource settings, include assistive or multilingual support, or improve assessment. Deadline November 2, 2026, 12:00 pm EST. Free. Deadline extended to November 6, 2026, 12:00 pm EST (official page, checked October 26, 2026).
Recognition, with no cash prize, for running projects that use technology to improve the lives of women et girls, in three categories. Open worldwide to NGOs, social enterprises, companies, academia et governments; free. Deadline 7 November 2026, 23:59 CET.
Three-year programme for 80 young changemakers aged 18 to 35 who live et work in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland or Germany (German applicants with a project that has impact in Eastern Germany) et hold a leadership role in a youth-focused social or environmental venture. Online capacity building, a five-day summit in the region in mid-March 2027 with lodging et meals covered, seed funding for cross-border projects. Free to apply; applications close November 9, 2026.
Online Devpost hackathon with Snap: design an AR Lens for SPECS glasses et have a coding agent build it in Lens Studio; no glasses needed. USD 2,500 in cash prizes; free, open worldwide except sanctioned countries. Deadline November 9, 2026, 5 pm EST.
Six-month art et science residency at TU Dresden from April 2027 on "Energy Cultures in Transition": EUR 3,000 net a month, up to EUR 10,000 for production, a studio et a solo show. Open to international artists in media art, performance et related fields; deadline November 9, 2026.
Grant program for creatives aged 21 to 30 from any country whose projects advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, run with the UN Office for Partnerships. Selected participants receive EUR 20,000, one-on-one mentorship, online masterclasses et a trip to an in-person event in London; the cohort is notified in April 2027 et le program runs fall 2027 to September 2028. Free to apply. Deadline November 9, 2026, 11:59 pm GMT. The page gives both 11:59 pm GMT et 11:59 pm BST on November 9, so submit by the earlier one.
International game design competition inviting young people aged 10 to 25 to build digital games inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with prize categories for ages 10 to 18 et university age. Educators sign up classrooms et students worldwide can submit; participation is free. Sign-ups for the 2026-2027 cycle are open et le two themes are published: “Everyone Belongs Here”, on fostering belonging, et “Bounce Back”, on building resilience. The submission deadlines for this cycle have not been published yet.
Washington Metro is building a pool of artists for temporary public art across the transit system: construction-wall art, 20-second digital screen pieces, station installations et community events. Open to artists 18+ living in DC, Maryland or Virginia; free to submit, rolling. Selected artists are paid from a project budget set by Metro.
The Holy Art Galerie runs a rolling series of open calls for physical et digital exhibitions in London et other cities, with the current editions et their closing dates listed on the open-calls page. Submitting is free, but selected artists pay an exhibition fee, published as £280 for one physical work et £380 for two, or £95 to £150 for one to three digital works. Budget for that fee avant de applying.
UNESCO is seeking good practices advancing SDG 4, inclusive, equitable quality education et lifelong learning. Selected practices are featured in the SDG 4 Knowledge Hub et shared globally.
Global network launched at COP25 connecting youth-led organizations working on climate action across education, sciences, culture et communication. UNESCO states that calls for membership are open to youth-led organizations; membership is applied for through the form on the network page, et there is no published closing date.
VIVERSE funds creators building web-based 3D worlds, immersive art et games, with funding negotiated per projet. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis et no prior WebXR experience is required; Unity WebGL, Three.js, PlayCanvas, Babylon.js, A-Frame et Godot are supported.
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Ongoing call from the XR Women Museum for contributions to its Communauté Garden: 3D et XR-ready objects, animated or interactive “pollinators”, botanical or spatial fragments, et conceptual world-building elements. The museum describes it as a living relational system rather than a submission pool for selection, so contributions join an evolving XR ecosystem that outlasts any single exhibition. Submissions go through a Google form linked from the museum page et there is no fee or published closing date.
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