GrantUSChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026

Jerome Minnesota Filmmaker Mentorship 2027

Jerome Foundation

Closes 24 Nov 2026

Tuesday 24 November 2026, 16:00 Central Time (US)

Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Step 2 deadline confirmed on the Jerome page: 24 November 2026 before 4pm Central, for applicants invited after Step 1, which closed on 1 October.

Official page

Official page: https://www.jeromefdn.org/minnesota-filmmaker-mentorship

Who can apply
Minnesota residents with an SSN or ITIN (citizenship not required)
You get
Up to $10,000 for self-designed mentorship with experienced film professionals
Entry fee
Not published
Making
Fiction feature, Documentary, Short, Other formats
Stage
Development, Production
Type
Grant, Lab or fellowship

Dates

  1. Opens Applications open
  2. Do first Step 1 deadline (passed), before 4pm Central · 16:00 Central Time (US)
  3. Closes Step 2 deadline, invited applicants only, before 4pm Central · 16:00 Central Time (US)
  4. Selection news Award notification no later than this date

Who can apply

Minnesota residents with an SSN or ITIN (citizenship not required)

Limited to the US (Minnesota). The test is where you live.

Check yourself

Questions from the published rules. Your answers stay on this page and vanish when you leave.

  1. Is the applicant the eligible generative director with the required original creative and editorial control?
  2. Does the applicant satisfy the early-career definition or a documented programme exception?
  3. Was Step 1 completed by 1 October AND has this applicant been invited to Step 2?
  4. Does the applicant satisfy the full NYC/Minnesota residence-duration and continuity rules?
  5. Is there a self-designed, project-connected mentorship plan, rather than a request for general production funding?
  6. Is this the only Minnesota production/mentorship application for this cycle?

What you get

Up to $10,000 for self-designed mentorship with experienced film professionals

Amount$10,000

Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.

What it costs

The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.

What to bring

  • Invitation to Step 2, proposal, budget, work samples and programme-specific materials.

Terms to read first

Rights noteDirector-originated project with required intellectual-property and editorial/budgetary control; exact agreement still governs.

Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.

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