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CatchLight Global Fellowship

$30,000 grants to three innovative visual storytellers

CatchLight   /   Deadline: 12/15/25

Submissions are open for the 2026 CatchLight Global Fellowship through December 15, 2025.

Each year, the Fellowship awards $30,000 grants to three innovative visual storytellers whose work is a tool for information, connection and transformation in their communities.

Acting as an incubator, the program also provides financial support, fosters professional development, and builds networks that empower creative leaders to influence the future of visual storytelling.

More info on https://www.catchlight.io/global

Location

US+International

Fees

Free

Eligibility

You maybe the ideal candidate for a CatchLight Global Fellowship if you are a(n):

Long-form storyteller with a specific impact project
Leader with a plan to advance/or grow the field
Educator with innovative approaches to supporting upcoming storytellers

Proposals will be assessed on how they employ and strengthen new methods and potential solutions with an eye towards one or more of the following target outcomes:

Innovative Distribution: Testing a new distribution method of an existing project to effectively engage a specific audience through visuals.

Community Activations: Testing how visual storytelling can be leveraged to engage specific audiences and/or address specific community information needs

Field sustainability: building systems and models that push the field of visual storytelling or media ecosystem forward.

Awards

$30,000 grants to three innovative visual storytellers

Contact Information

Myrtille Beauvert

W: https://www.catchlight.io/
E: myrtille@sisterscommunications.com