Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes
Sundance Institute California, United States
Fellowship for filmmakers from California Native tribes; two fellows each receive a $25,000 grant plus a year of support including a Sundance Film Festival trip and mentorship.
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About
What it offers: $25,000 each (two fellows).
Also: trip to Sundance Film Festival; mentorship.
Who can apply: Artists from federally and non-federally recognized California Native tribes.
Annual. Next deadline: 2026-11-16.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: project description, work sample.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Two selected fellows will be awarded a $25,000 cash grant (each)”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Artists from federally and non-federally recognized California Native tribes.
What you will need
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 16 November 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Sundance Institute without your tap.
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