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Unity for Humanity
Supporting changemakers
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Driving real-time impact

The world is a better place with more creators. Visionary creators are the catalyst for a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world. The Unity for Humanity program uplifts, supports, and connects changemakers using real-time 3D to build a brighter future.

What is Unity for Humanity?

Unity for Humanity empowers creators to make the world a better place by helping bring their visions to life and amplifying their impact.

Grants

We provide financial support needed by creators to bring their projects to market.

Mentorship

We use our technical skills and expertise to help empower creators to realize their visions.

Amplification

Publishing an experience isn’t the end of the road. We use our reach to help social impact projects connect with wider audiences and create lasting change.

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The Unity for Humanity Grant

We provide funding and technical support for RT3D impact projects.

We awarded a total of $500,000 USD, including a grant specifically awarded to a project that promotes holistic health for youth in alignment with Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation. Our 2025 Open Call for submissions will be announced towards the end of this year.

Creators driving meaningful change

Unity for Humanity empowers storytellers and changemakers to make the world a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable place for all.

Be inspired by creators

Crab God: Mother of the Tide

2024 grant recipient – In Crab God, a game meant to create a positive impact on ocean conservation, players must nurture a healthy ecosystem to support a crab family on their journey across the ocean.

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MAYA: The Birth of a Superhero

2024 grant recipient – MAYA: The Birth of a Superhero follows Maya, an ordinary girl, as she transforms into a superhero who gains power through the process of menstruation.

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Surgeons Without Borders

2024 grant recipient – The Surgical Mediverse and VR3S platform uses a Unity-based VR gaming network to help enhance medical outcomes and equalize access to new health technologies.

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World Reborn

2023 grant recipient – The world’s first activism game combines an interactive story with augmented reality to teach young people the skills they need to tackle humanity's greatest challenges.

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SOUL PAINT

2023 grant recipient – SOUL PAINT lets users creatively express emotions and sensations in the body. Unique inner worlds are revealed through body mapping, 3D drawing and movement.

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Un(re)solved
Tamara Shogaolu, Ado Ato Pictures

2021 Black Visions Grant Recipient

This ambitious transmedia project examines the FBI’s efforts over the past decade to investigate more than 150 potentially racially motivated homicides that have gone Un(re)solved.

Partnerships

We partner with organizations and activists to support creators making an impact on the world around them.

2024 Grant

We invited award-winning singer-songwriter, NYT best-selling author, and mental health pioneer, Jewel, to be a guest judge and review the applicants and selections for the 2024 winners and honorees.

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Imagine Grant
Common

In 2021 we partnered with award-winning artist and activist Common to create the Imagine Grant, given to the project that best inspires audiences to ‘imagine a better world.’

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Environment & Sustainability Grant
UNEP and Project Drawdown

We collaborated with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Project Drawdown to provide grants for creators using real-time 3D to foster a more sustainable world.

Unity for Humanity Summit highlights

Transforming communities with RT3D programs
Find out how education institutions are using real-time 3D to drive positive social impact.
Changing the world with AR
Discover how AR is transforming the way we interact with content and learn how it can make a world of difference.
Level up! Creating a more sustainable gaming universe
Watch and listen as leaders discuss the future of green gaming content, operations, and partnerships.
Support. Awareness. Impact. Change.
Support. Awareness. Impact. Change.

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Unity for Humanity Grant FAQ

What is the Unity for Humanity Grant?

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What type of projects are eligible to apply?

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What are the requirements of the grant?

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Are there any content restrictions on eligible projects?

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Does my project need a nonprofit or charity partnership to receive a grant?

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Are there any countries and territories prohibited from applying and why?

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What criteria do you use to select grant recipients?

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What language must submissions be in?

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What materials are needed to apply?

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Who judges the submissions?

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What do the selected projects receive?

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I’ve submitted my application. What’s next?

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How can I partner with Unity for Humanity?

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Do you give application deadline extensions?

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Can I reapply with the same project?

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What are Unity for Humanity’s guiding principles?

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