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A YEYA resource

Your story is worth funding.
We're here to help you claim it.

We gather grants, fellowships, residencies, and funding opportunities curated for writers, filmmakers, photographers, and creative entrepreneurs who are too busy making work to hunt for money.

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340+
Active opportunities
Every Wed
We refresh the list
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Sundance InstituteFilm
Documentary Fund — Feature Grant
18 days leftUp to $50,000~3 hrs
CFDA FoundationFashion
CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund
60 days leftUp to $400,000~4 hrs
Black Film SpaceBlack Filmmaker
Emerging Filmmaker Lab
45 days left$10,000 + mentorship~2 hrs
+ 337 more. Join to unlock.
How it works

Built for the creative who moonlights.

No more scrolling feeds or missing deadlines. We do the research so you can spend your limited time applying, not searching.

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We search every Wednesday
Every week we comb through hundreds of foundation sites, arts councils, and fellowship programs so the database is always current.
02
You narrow it down
Filter by discipline, award size, deadline window, and identity. We surface only what is relevant to where you are and who you are.
03
We send Thursday's digest
Every Thursday evening we send a curated list of what is worth applying to that weekend, with deadlines, amounts, and time estimates.
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You block the time
One click adds the deadline and estimated application time to your calendar. Block your Saturday before it disappears.
Opportunity Database

Find your funding.

Filtered by discipline, identity, award size, and deadline. We refresh every Wednesday. Free members see 5 opportunities to start.

A strong week for filmmakers. Five opportunities this week, from mentorship fellowships to finance markets to Indigenous storytelling grants. One closes June 8 so read that one first.
This week in funding.
A strong week for filmmakers. Five opportunities this week, from mentorship fellowships to finance markets to Indigenous storytelling grants. One closes June 8 so read that one first.
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Dedicated sections

Funding made visible for the communities often not.

We maintain dedicated sections for underrepresented creatives because your story deserves to be funded as loudly as anyone else's.

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Active opportunities
Women & Lesbians
Grants, fellowships, and residencies open to women writers, filmmakers, photographers, and creative entrepreneurs, including opportunities that specifically center lesbian voices.
Browse women's funding
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Active opportunities
People of Color
We curate funding for BIPOC creatives across every discipline, from emerging artist grants to major fellowships and incubator programs built with you in mind.
Browse POC funding
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Active opportunities
Black Creatives
A section we tend with care, with grants, fellowships, and funds built specifically for Black writers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, and entrepreneurs.
Browse Black creatives funding
48
Active opportunities
LGBTQIA+
Fellowships, residencies, and grants for LGBTQIA+ storytellers and entrepreneurs, including organizations that specifically serve the lesbian community.
Browse LGBTQIA+ funding
Built-in tools

From "I should apply" to "It's on my calendar."

Calendar integration
One click and we add the deadline, plus your estimated application block, straight to Google, Apple, or Outlook. Block your weekend before it disappears.
  • Syncs with Google, Apple, and Outlook
  • We add the deadline and a prep day as separate events
  • Time block sized to application complexity
  • Reminders 1 week and 48 hours before deadline
  • Shareable link for accountability partners
Thursday evening digest
Every Thursday we send a clean, scannable email with this weekend's best opportunities, sorted by how long they will take so you can plan your hours realistically.
  • Personalized to your discipline and identity filters
  • Sorted by deadline urgency and application time
  • "Apply this weekend" vs "start planning" sections
  • Direct application links, we do not make you hunt
  • We ask for your feedback at the end of every digest
Membership

Invest in your story.

We keep StoryStake affordable because we know what it means to be a creative doing the work before the world catches on.

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  • +Browse 5 opportunities to start
  • +Access to general section
  • -Community sections
  • -Thursday digest
  • -Calendar integration
  • -Time estimates
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$1
first month, then $12/month
Your first month is $1 so you can take StoryStake for a real spin, see how the digest works, and decide if it fits your creative rhythm.
  • +Unlimited opportunities
  • +All community sections
  • +Thursday evening digest
  • +Calendar integration
  • +Time estimates on every listing
  • +Deadline alerts
Start for $1
Annual
$108
per year — 25% off, save $36
Pay once, show up all year. Annual members save 25% plus get YEYA community access, early features, and priority support.
  • +Everything in Member
  • +25% off vs monthly
  • +YEYA community access
  • +Early access to new features
  • +Personalized filter profile
  • +Priority support
Join annually
Who it's for

Made for every kind of storyteller.

Whether you direct, write, shoot, compose, style, or build, if you are creating on the side while the world waits for you to go full-time, we made this for you.

Filmmakers
Narrative, documentary, short
Grants, finishing funds, lab fellowships, and festival development support.
Writers
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenplay
Fellowships, residencies, book grants, and emerging writer awards.
Photographers
Documentary, editorial, fine art
Project grants, artist residencies, and publication support.
Fashion Creatives
Designers, stylists, wardrobe artists
Designer grants, stylist fellowships, incubator programs, and fashion industry development funding.
Musicians
Composers, producers, recording artists
Recording grants, touring support, and commissions.
Creative Entrepreneurs
Builders, founders, curators
Small business grants, incubator programs, and startup funding rooted in storytelling.
Join us

Get the Thursday digest. Apply this weekend.

Every Thursday evening we send the best opportunities for your weekend application session, organized, time-estimated, and ready to drop into your calendar. Your first month is $1.

Start for $1

A YEYA resource. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. $12/month after your first month.

Feedback

How are we doing?

We ask for your feedback because StoryStake exists to serve you, and we can only get better if you tell us what is working and what is not. This goes directly to the team.

🌍 A portion of every StoryStake membership goes toward climate justice.