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Copyright Agency Cultural Fund Round Two closes; results due December

The second 2026 round of Cultural Fund grants for organisations closed at 1pm AEST on 14 September, with applicants to hear in early December.

By The Book Source14 September 20261 minute read

Applications for Round Two of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund's 2026 grants for organisations closed at 1pm AEST on 14 September. Copyright Agency expects to notify applicants of the results in early December 2026.

Round Two was the last of nine Cultural Fund grant and fellowship rounds with closing dates in 2026. Round One, also for organisations, closed on 13 April, with results in early July.

Most of the year's other rounds were for individuals. Create Grants closed on 9 March, with applicants told in mid-June, and the Copyright Agency Partnerships round with ECU Gallery closed on 16 March. The Reading Australia Fellowship closed on 4 May and the Publishing Fellowships on 1 June. The Copyright Agency Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers closed on 22 June, and the Author Fellowship and the Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing both closed on 17 August, with results due at the end of October.

The published schedule gives closing and notification dates only. Grant amounts and full eligibility rules are set out on the pages for each opportunity on the Copyright Agency website.

Original source: Copyright Agency ↗

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