Calendar · 35 grants and funds · checked 23 Oct to 14 Nov 2026
Game dev grants and funds 2026-2027: deadlines
13 of the 35 grants and funds in the calendar accept submissions now. The next deadline is Ontario Creates Futures Forward Program 2026 on 30 Nov 2026. 6 open later and 7 have not announced a deadline yet.
Public funds and grant programmes for game studios. Most are tied to a country or region, and many have several rounds a year, so the date shown is the next one. Every date comes from the organiser's own page, and each row says when we last read it there. How we check
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Open now (13)
Next deadline 30 Nov 202617:00 EST
Ontario Creates Futures Forward Program 2026Grant · Ontario Creates · up to CAD 20,000
Closing soon· 16 days leftchecked 14 Nov 2026
Next deadline 8 Dec 2026
CMF Commercial Projects Program - Third-Party Investment Stream 2027Fund · Canada Media Fund
Open· 22 days leftchecked 9 Nov 2026
Next deadline 8 Dec 2026
CMF Conceptualization Program 2027Fund · Canada Media Fund
Open· 22 days leftchecked 9 Nov 2026
Next deadline 8 Dec 2026
Iteration Program 2027Fund · Canada Media Fund
Open· 22 days leftchecked 9 Nov 2026
Next deadline 16 Dec 202617:00 EST
Screen Marketing and Discoverability Program (interactive stream) 2026Grant · Ontario Creates · CAD 15,000 to CAD 50,000
Open· 32 days leftchecked 4 Nov 2026
Next deadline 14 Jan 2027
nordmedia Gamesförderung 2027Fund · nordmedia (Lower Saxony / Bremen) · up to EUR 300,000
Open· 59 days leftchecked 3 Nov 2026
Next deadline 18 Jan 2027
Fonds d'aide au jeu vidéo (FAJV) January 2027Grant · CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée)
Open· 63 days leftchecked 9 Nov 2026
Next deadline 21 Jan 2027
Spilordningen January 2027Grant · NIMBI – Danmarks Institut for Spiludvikling
Open· 66 days leftchecked 3 Nov 2026
Next deadline 28 Jan 2027
Games BW Förderung 2027Fund · MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg
Open· 73 days leftchecked 13 Nov 2026
Next deadline 2 Feb 202717:00 GMT+1
Creative Europe MEDIA - Video games and immersive content development 2027Grant · European Commission / EACEA (Creative Europe MEDIA)
Open· 80 days leftchecked 9 Nov 2026
Next deadline 9 Feb 2027
Pictanovo Fonds Jeu vidéo 2027Fund · Pictanovo
Open· 85 days leftchecked 4 Nov 2026
No deadline given
UK Games Fund - Content FundGrant · UK Games Fund · GBP 100,000 to GBP 250,000
Openchecked 8 Nov 2026
Rolling, no deadline
UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) International Distribution Video Game Release fundingGrant · BFI (UK Global Screen Fund)
Rollingchecked 10 Nov 2026
Opens later (6)
Next deadline 25 Feb 202717:00 GMT+11opens 14 Dec 2026
Emerging Gamemakers Fund February 2027Grant · Screen Australia
Opens laterchecked 23 Oct 2026
Next deadline 25 Feb 202717:00 GMT+11opens 14 Dec 2026
Games Production Fund February 2027Grant · Screen Australia
Opens laterchecked 23 Oct 2026
Next deadline 19 Mar 2027opens 11 Jan 2027
Games Production and Development Program 2027Grant · Screen Canberra (Canberra Screen and Games Fund, ACT Government) · up to AUD 100,000
Opens laterchecked 12 Nov 2026
Next deadline 30 Mar 2027opens 4 Feb 2027
Digital Games Production Fund 2027Grant · Screenwest
Opens laterchecked 12 Nov 2026
Not announced
Game Design Emerging Talents: pre-production March 2027Grant · Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council) · up to CHF 20,000
Opens laterchecked 12 Nov 2026
Not announced
Game Design Emerging Talents: productionGrant · Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council) · up to CHF 50,000
Opens laterchecked 5 Nov 2026
Deadline not announced (7)
Not announced
Aide à la production de jeux vidéoGrant · Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine · up to EUR 150,000
checked 11 Nov 2026
Not announced
Gamecity Hamburg Prototypenförderung 2027Grant · Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft (Gamecity Hamburg) · up to EUR 80,000
checked 13 Nov 2026
Not announced
Games-Förderung des BundesGrant · BMFTR / DLR Projektträger · up to EUR 8,000,000
checked 9 Nov 2026
Not announced
Irish Games Fund (Screen Ireland Digital Games Portfolio)Fund · Imirt (with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Ardán) · up to EUR 50,000
checked 14 Nov 2026
Not announced
Soutien au prototypage et à la production de jeu vidéo 2027Grant · Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · up to EUR 100,000
checked 12 Nov 2026
Not announced
Utvikling av dataspill etter markedsvurderingGrant · Norsk filminstitutt (NFI) · up to NOK 10,000,000
checked 11 Nov 2026
Not announced
VAF/Gamefonds - Promotiesteun voor gamesFund · Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF) · up to EUR 75,000
checked 12 Nov 2026
Closed for this edition (9)
Each entry page points to the next edition once its dates are out.
Closed 12 Nov 2026
Spilfremme November 2026Grant · NIMBI – Danmarks Institut for Spiludvikling
checked 11 Nov 2026
Closed 10 Nov 2026
CMF Prototyping Program (Interactive Digital Media) 2027Fund · Canada Media Fund
checked 9 Nov 2026
Closed 5 Nov 2026
Future Leaders Delegation - BitSummit 2027Grant · Screen Australia · event 21-23 May 2027 · up to AUD 6,000
checked 2 Nov 2026
Closed 4 Nov 2026
Wallimage Gaming 2026Fund · Wallimage · up to EUR 400,000
checked 3 Nov 2026
Closed 27 Oct 2026
FFF Bayern Gamesförderung 2026Grant · FFF Bayern · up to EUR 500,000
checked 8 Nov 2026
Closed 27 Oct 2026
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg - Games 2027Fund · Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
checked 8 Nov 2026
Closed 11 Sep 2026
Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual - Producción de videojuegos 2027Grant · Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio (Chile)
checked 10 Nov 2026
Closed 2 Jun 2026
Media Arts Creator Development Support - Domestic Creator Production Support Program 2026Grant · Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (文化庁) · event 27 Feb - 7 Mar 2027
checked 10 Nov 2026
Closed
Prototype Fund 2026Grant · UK Games Fund · up to GBP 100,000
checked 8 Nov 2026
Statuses as of 14 Nov 2026. When the organiser gives no time, a deadline counts from the start of that day in the earliest time zone. Each name opens its calendar entry, with the source.
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