National Geographic SocietyGrant

National Geographic Human Thread Grant

Dec 01, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Dec 01, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The National Geographic Society, with support from Lilly Endowment Inc., is asking for proposals for storytelling projects that illuminate the vast spectrum of the human experience. It is one of the Society's time-bound Requests for Proposals, and applications go through the National Geographic Funding Portal.

What you'll do:

Propose and lead your own storytelling project on human experience, cultures and traditions
Apply through the National Geographic Funding Portal with your project, budget and collaborator details

Key dates:

Apply by December 1, 2026
Projects should start at least six months after the submission deadline (Society-wide rule)

More information:

General eligibility and how to apply on the National Geographic Society Grants and Investments page

Who can apply

You must be 18 or older to apply for a National Geographic Society grant
The person carrying out the project writes the application and is listed as the project leader
You may lead only one proposal at a time
Past National Geographic grantees must have submitted their final report and media before applying to lead a new project
Project start dates should be at least six months after the submission deadline

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Good to know

+Listed on the National Geographic Society's own Grants and Investments page with 'Apply by December 1, 2026'
+Backed by a $57 million Lilly Endowment gift announced by the Society on 25 Feb 2026
+Individuals aged 18+ lead their own projects; no nationality restriction appears in the Society-wide eligibility

Worth checking yourself

!We could not read the full call: it sits behind a sign-in on National Geographic's Funding Portal. The grant amount, closing time and any extra eligibility rules are on that page, so read it before you start
!National Geographic's public grants page lists the call with 'Apply by December 1, 2026'; we show 23:59 UTC, which is our default, not a time the Society published
!National Geographic's grants pages mention no application fee, but the call's own guidelines were not readable
!You need a free Funding Portal account to apply
!Projects must start at least six months after the deadline

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About this opportunity

What you'll do:

Propose and lead your own storytelling project on human experience, cultures and traditions
Apply through the National Geographic Funding Portal with your project, budget and collaborator details

Key dates:

Apply by December 1, 2026
Projects should start at least six months after the submission deadline (Society-wide rule)

More information:

General eligibility and how to apply on the National Geographic Society Grants and Investments page

Who can apply

You must be 18 or older to apply for a National Geographic Society grant
The person carrying out the project writes the application and is listed as the project leader
You may lead only one proposal at a time
Past National Geographic grantees must have submitted their final report and media before applying to lead a new project
Project start dates should be at least six months after the submission deadline