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$20,000 Climate Storytelling Screenwriting Fellowship

  • Organization: NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), with The Black List
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: December 4, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

NRDC's Rewrite the Future program and The Black List run a fellowship for screenwriters whose feature film scripts or TV pilots put climate change at the heart of the story. Three writers each receive a $20,000 grant plus guidance from a professional screenwriter and NRDC's climate story consultants, then have six months to revise their script. Writers keep full ownership of their work. **What you get:** - A $20,000 grant, one of three awarded - Feedback and guidance from a credited professional screenwriter with an interest in climate storytelling - Advice from a climate story consultant in NRDC's Rewrite the Future program - Where relevant, advice from an NRDC expert on the climate issues in your script - A possible assessment of your revised script by at least one studio executive, which may include a studio meeting - You keep complete ownership of your script **What you'll do:** - Submit an original feature film script or TV pilot in which climate change drives the action and the characters' important choices - Host the script on The Black List website for at least one week during the submission period and opt in to the program - If selected, work with your mentors and complete a revision within six months - At the end, give NRDC your revised script and a short reflection on how the grant advanced your work or career **More information:** - Submissions are made through The Black List; full program terms are on The Black List program page

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NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), with The Black ListFellowship

$20,000 Climate Storytelling Screenwriting Fellowship

Dec 04, 2026 23:59:00 PT
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Dec 04, 2026 23:59:00 PT

About this opportunity

NRDC's Rewrite the Future program and The Black List run a fellowship for screenwriters whose feature film scripts or TV pilots put climate change at the heart of the story. Three writers each receive a $20,000 grant plus guidance from a professional screenwriter and NRDC's climate story consultants, then have six months to revise their script. Writers keep full ownership of their work.

What you get:

  • A $20,000 grant, one of three awarded
  • Feedback and guidance from a credited professional screenwriter with an interest in climate storytelling
  • Advice from a climate story consultant in NRDC's Rewrite the Future program
  • Where relevant, advice from an NRDC expert on the climate issues in your script
  • A possible assessment of your revised script by at least one studio executive, which may include a studio meeting
  • You keep complete ownership of your script

What you'll do:

  • Submit an original feature film script or TV pilot in which climate change drives the action and the characters' important choices
  • Host the script on The Black List website for at least one week during the submission period and opt in to the program
  • If selected, work with your mentors and complete a revision within six months
  • At the end, give NRDC your revised script and a short reflection on how the grant advanced your work or career

More information:

  • Submissions are made through The Black List; full program terms are on The Black List program page

Who can apply

  • At least 18 years old and not a minor where you live at the time of submission
  • An original feature film script or pilot teleplay, any genre, in which climate change or environmental topics are a main driver of the action
  • The script must be wholly original and you must own all rights to it
  • Script hosted on blcklst.com for at least one week during the submission period, with the writer opted in to the program
  • If requested: a resume and biography, contact details, a signed Submission Agreement, and for TV pilots a long synopsis or treatment
  • Writing teams: every member must meet the requirements and sign the agreement

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Good to know

  • +$20,000 each for three writers to revise a feature screenplay or TV pilot with climate in it
  • +Free to submit, and accepted scripts get a free month of hosting and a free evaluation on The Black List
  • +Mentoring from a professional screenwriter and NRDC climate experts, and you keep all rights
  • +Open to writers in any country, with or without an agent

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only 500 scripts are accepted, and 216 places were left on 7 October, so submit early
  • !Your script must be complete and in English, and you must be 18 or over
  • !Closes 11:59 PM Pacific on 4 December
  • !You agree to The Black List's submission agreement, which includes binding arbitration

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$20,000 Climate Storytelling Screenwriting Fellowship
Dec 04, 2026 23:59:00 PT