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Jóvenes Creadores 2026 (Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales)
Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México – Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales · Mexico City, Mexico
Mexican federal grant programme for creators aged 18–34 to develop a new work across eleven disciplines including visual arts. Up to 225 twelve-month stipends; 2026 registration closed 10 April 2026, results 18 August 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Mexico (by residence or nationality)
- Age
- 18 to 34
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Aged 18–34; Mexican nationals or permanent residents; individual project to create new work.
About
Jóvenes Creadores is the Mexican Ministry of Culture's annual programme, administered by the Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales, supporting people aged 18 to 34 to produce a new creative project. Disciplines include architecture, applied arts, popular arts and traditions, visual arts, dance, stage design, literature, literature in indigenous languages, audiovisual media, music and theatre, in two categories: Joven Creador and Joven Creador con Trayectoria.
Up to 225 grants are awarded, each paid monthly over twelve months from December 2026 to November 2027. Registration for the 2026 edition was online at sistemacreacion.cultura.gob.mx until 10 April 2026, following a calendar by discipline, and results were published on 18 August 2026.
The programme recurs annually; the next call is expected in early 2027.