Deadline: May 15, 2025
Applications are open for the Working Assumptions Project Grants 2025. Each year, Working Assumptions awards six $10,000 Project Grants to support visual storytelling projects that inspire audiences and/or participants to look at family in new, meaningful ways. They invite proposals that employ photography or photo-based art for journalistic, artistic, therapeutic, educational, and research purposes.
Their funding is unrestricted, allowing recipients complete creative freedom—provided that the project is intended for public consumption and that work on it began prior to the grant application deadline.
At Working Assumptions, they believe that visual storytelling can play a pivotal role in illuminating the complexities of family life today and fostering compassion for the experiences of others. As part of their mission, they support projects that employ photography and photo-based art to spur reflection and dialogue around caregiving, interdependence, and belonging.
Grant
They offer six Working Assumptions Project Grants per year. Each grant includes:
- $10,000 per grant
- 8-month grant period (September 15, 2025–May 15, 2026)
- Unrestricted funding for complete creative freedom
Eligibility
This opportunity is for individuals and/or collaborations (not organizations), including artists, journalists, educators, therapists, researchers, and creatives across disciplines with a focus on visual storytelling and family.
- Applicants must be residents or citizens of the United States, have a U.S. tax ID number, and have a U.S. bank account.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
- Applicants cannot have been employees or grant recipients of Working Assumptions within the last two years.
Application
Required information:
- Personal details
- Resume/CV
- Examples of the current project
- Related past work
- Project description
- Budget outline
For more information, visit Working Assumptions Project Grants.
