Fondation Paul Milliet primarily supports French authors in financial or social distress, including those facing illness, old age, debt, housing instability, or sharp income drops. It combines emergency-style social aid with a cultural mission to honor literary and screenwriting talent through the annual Prix Henri-Jeanson, which recognizes authors whose work reflects humor, irreverence, and dramatic strength. The foundation appears especially focused on working creators in the French literary and cinematic ecosystem, rather than broad arts institutions.
Modest annual giving with variable individual assistance; the foundation distributes roughly €60,000 total per year and supports around 20 authors annually. Social aid is reviewed by a commission at least monthly with no fixed public deadline, while the Henri-Jeanson prize is annual and invite-only/by designation rather than open application.
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For social aid, applicants should seek support through the foundation’s monthly commission process rather than waiting for a formal deadline, and should be prepared to document hardship, illness, debt, income loss, or housing issues. The Henri-Jeanson prize is not publicly open to applications and is awarded by designation, so unsolicited nominations are unlikely to be considered.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation Paul Milliet that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Auteurs en difficulté matérielle ou sociale; la fondation intervient pour des personnes traversant des périodes difficiles liées à l'âge, à la maladie ou à d'autres accidents de la vie.
Deadline: Aucune date limite publiée; la commission sociale se réunit au moins une fois par mois.
Who can apply: Auteurs en difficulté matérielle ou sociale (âge, maladie, perte de ressources, surendettement, problèmes de logement). Démarche via le service social de la SACD.
Deadline: Pas de date limite fixe indiquée ; la commission se réunit au moins une fois par mois, aides attribuées en continu selon les dossiers.
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