Epic MegaGrants

Epic Games·United States

Grants of $5,000 to $500,000 for games, media, enterprise, education and open source tooling work using Unreal Engine, awarded in two dated submission cycles a year.

What you get

$5,000–$500,000Cash

“Epic MegaGrants awards range from $5,000 to $500,000”

Strings attachedNo IP assignment: "All grant recipients will continue to own their IP and will be free to publish however they wish." Epic's page carries an FAQ item titled "What does Epic require of me if my project is chosen to receive a grant?" whose answer is not rendered in the page source, so any reporting or attribution duties are unconfirmed.

Can you apply

VC backingnot stated

Referral or partnernot stated

Registered companyNot required

IndividualsEligible

Open sourceNot required

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyProject must use Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, or must create or enhance open source tools for the 3D graphics community. Projects partially built in another engine qualify under a reserved portion of grants for engine transitions.

Epic MegaGrants are investments Epic Games makes to sponsor the development of exciting projects that may not otherwise have enough funding to fully realize. They're specifically meant for smaller teams, solo developers, and innovators who are using our technology to bring bold, challenging, and insanely creative dreams to life.

When

Open now

2026 Cycle 2closes 4 Sept 2026 · 36 days left

Past rounds

2026 Cycle 1closed 20 Mar 2026

What Epic Games funds

Invests in projects built with Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and in open source tools that advance real-time 3D graphics. Aimed at smaller teams, solo developers and educators rather than funded studios.

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Details

The $5,000 to $500,000 range and the IP terms come from Epic's own launch announcement, not the current program page; the current program page renders its FAQ answers client-side, so the answers to "How much funding should I request", "Is this limited to developers in the United States?" and "What does Epic require of me if my project is chosen to receive a grant?" are not present in the page source and could not be read. The 2019 announcement described submissions as continuous with no firm deadlines; the current page publishes two dated submission windows a year, so the mechanism is windowed.

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