Emerging Gamemakers Fund

This program provides funding to gamemakers to help them create or complete a micro-scale game.
Open
Closes in 29 days

Closing date: Thursday 5 March 2026 Thu 5 Mar 2026

What do you get?

Funding of up to $30,000.

Who is this for?

Australian gamemakers.

Overview

Funding is available to support the development of original, new projects with budgets of up to $500,000 at the time of applying, made by Australian independent gamemakers.

Eligible projects include those that are at the ideation or pre-production stage of development, which do one or more of the following:

  • demonstrate creative innovation and experimentation in gamemaking
  • represent or are developed by or from teams with diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and experiences
  • target underserved audiences.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible:

  • an individual applicant must be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident (holding a permanent visa)
  • an applicant company must be an incorporated company carrying on business in Australia, with its central management and control in Australia.

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