Episodic Alfred P. Sloan Grant
Sundance Institute Open worldwide
$17,000 grant plus creative support for a writer or writing duo developing an original TV series centred on science, technology or mathematics.
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About
What it offers: $17,000.
Also: creative craft support from the Episodic Program.
Who can apply: Original half-hour or one-hour series with a science/technology theme; writer or two-person team.
Annual. Next deadline: 2026-12-03.
How to apply: through FilmFreeway (you need an account there).
What to prepare: script, proposal.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “awards a $17,000 monetary grant and creative craft support”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Original half-hour or one-hour series with a science/technology theme; writer or two-person team.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Grant or policy applicationOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (filmfreeway), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 3 December 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 application narrative and project proposal 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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