Applications for our 2026 grants opened on December 1st, 2025 and will close on March 2nd, 2026.
Grants for Writers, Artists, Organizers, and Mediamakers
For nearly thirty years, the Institute for Anarchist Studies has funded creative intellectual work that furthers anarchist ideas and makes them accessible to a broad audience. Since 2023, we’ve collaborated with Agency to offer two grant programs: the Anarchist Horizons Grant and the Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant.
The Anarchist Horizons grant program supports a variety of radical projects, including written works, translations, artwork, performance, workshops, and events. The Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant program, named in honor of the late anarchist media activist Jen Angel, supports multimedia projects that help translate anarchist ideas and practices for the general public
We typically award several micro-grants ($300-$1500), prioritizing smaller proposals so that we can fund multiple projects each year. Priority is given to creators who are BIPOC, queer and trans/nonbinary, low-income, incarcerated, and working outside of academia.
Applicants will be asked to choose the specific grant they wish to apply for, either the Anarchist Horizons Grant or the Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant. Applications can only be submitted for one type of grant per application form.
The 2025 Anarchist Horizons Grant
The Anarchist Horizons grant program is awarded by the IAS and supports a variety of radical projects, including: written works, translations, artwork, performance, workshops, and events. In particular, we are looking for work that takes an intersectional anarchist approach and that highlights:
- Reflections on anarchism (in all its forms, with and without the label) as well as resistance to fascism, genocide, and ecocide
- Radical visions for a better future and the theories and actions to help us get there
- Reportbacks from on-the-ground efforts on successes, challenges, and needs
- Stories, narratives, and histories, connecting our past, present, and future movements
- Anti-fascism, immigration, and migrant justice
The 2025 Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant
The Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant was founded in 2023 in memory of Jen Angel, long-time anarchist and independent media activist. Organized by Agency and the Institute for Anarchist Studies, this grant specifically supports multimedia projects that seek to make anarchist ideas accessible to the general public. Examples of media projects designed in this spirit, include:
- It Did Happen Here Podcast
- “We’re All We’ve Got, We’re All We Need” | Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
- “What is the State?” | AK Press/Agency
More information about the Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant can be found on the Agency website.
Submissions for the 2026 grant cycle opened on December 1st, 2025 and will close on March 2nd, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions on or before June 8th, 2026.
For more information and guidance on what a successful application looks like, visit our FAQ page, and read our “How to Apply for a Grant” guide (also available in a more accessible format).
You can access the online application form here.
If you have any other questions, you can reach us at info@anarchiststudies.org.