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NAME:The Grant Desk - Switzerland
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X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r
 esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U
 pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Switzerland.
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UID:tada-residency-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813
SUMMARY:Deadline: TaDA Textile and Design Alliance: Artist in Residence Pro
 gramme 2027 (Switzerland)
DESCRIPTION:TaDA (Textile and Design Alliance) invites artists\, designers\
 , architects\, writers\, performers and interdisciplinary practitioners to
  a three-month residency in Arbon\, Eastern Switzerland\, developing new w
 ork through direct collaboration with regional textile companies and resea
 rch institutions. Applicants do not need to identify as textile artists\; 
 the programme welcomes practitioners from multiple disciplines who want to
  work with textile technology\, materials and know-how. Six residents are 
 selected annually by jury for one of two 2027 periods (April-June or Septe
 mber-November). Residents develop a new project in cooperation with local 
 textile companies\, present their work publicly and organise workshops. SU
 PPORT: accommodation\, travel expenses\, contribution to living costs\, wo
 rkspace at the Kreativzentrum ZIK\, and access to the expertise and infras
 tructure of 13 partner companies. Applicants should identify specific TaDA
  partners whose expertise contributes directly to the proposal. Apply via 
 the online form. DEADLINE: 12 August 2026\, 23:59 CEST\; selection results
  announced early November 2026.\n\nOrganisation: TaDA Textile and Design A
 lliance\nLocation: Arbon\, Eastern Switzerland (Lake Constance). Open to S
 wiss and international practitioners.\nAward: Funded residency: accommodat
 ion in Arbon a few minutes' walk from the workplace and the Bodensee\, tra
 vel expenses\, and a contribution to living costs\, plus workspace at the 
 Kreativzentrum ZIK (a former textile factory) and technology\, knowledge a
 nd infrastructure support from 13 partner textile companies and research i
 nstitutions. No application fee.\nDuration: Three months: April to June 20
 27 or September to November 2027\n\nMore: https://tada-residency.ch/en/res
 idence?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://tada-residency.ch/en/residence?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran
 tdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Arbon\, Eastern Switzerland (Lake Constance). Open to Swiss and in
 ternational practitioners.
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UID:prototype-fund-switzerland-responsible-sustainable-ai-2026-27@artificia
 lnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908
SUMMARY:Deadline: Prototype Fund Switzerland 2026-27: Responsible and Susta
 inable AI
DESCRIPTION:Since 2020 the Prototype Fund Switzerland has strengthened the 
 common good with open-source\, public-interest technology\, supporting int
 erdisciplinary teams to develop and test early-stage projects that show ho
 w open source\, data and digital technologies such as AI can create real s
 ocietal value. The 2026-2027 edition focuses on Responsible and Sustainabl
 e AI: building the path toward a more responsible and sustainable AI\, tec
 h and digitalization landscape\, open source and beyond. THIS YEAR'S FOCUS
 : projects that reduce resource use\, energy consumption or emissions\; st
 rengthen accountability\, transparency and governance\; and contribute to 
 resilient and trustworthy digital systems\, including sustainable digitali
 zation and digital sufficiency\, public-interest AI and data infrastructur
 es\, and tools for governance\, oversight or digital sovereignty. PUBLIC I
 NTEREST TECH areas span sustainability and climate\, participation and civ
 ic tech\, education and literacy\, health and inclusion\, and open knowled
 ge and data. WHO THEY FUND: individuals and small teams open to open sourc
 e\, AI and iterative experimentation\, eager to combine technical capabili
 ty with societal and political awareness\, willing to share learnings\, mo
 tivated to work on pressing societal problems through technology\, with an
  early-stage but well-thought-out concept\, and eligible to work in Switze
 rland. SUPPORT: up to CHF 50\,000 in funding\, a 4-month prototyping phase
 \, coaching\, mentoring and workshops\, and access to a strong network acr
 oss tech\, policy and society. Teams are strongly encouraged (though not r
 equired) to publish code\, data or components under open-source licenses a
 nd to document their approach. TIMELINE: applications 21 July to 7 Septemb
 er 2026\; rolling jury selection August-September 2026\; prototyping mid-O
 ctober 2026 to mid-February 2027\; outputs and learnings November 2026 to 
 July 2027. Questions: info@prototypefund.ch.\n\nOrganisation: Prototype Fu
 nd Switzerland (Opendata.ch)\nLocation: Switzerland\; applicants must be e
 ligible to work in Switzerland.\nAward: Up to CHF 50\,000 per project\, pl
 us coaching\, mentoring and workshops and access to a tech/policy/society 
 network. No application fee.\nDuration: 4-month prototyping phase (mid-Oct
 ober 2026 to mid-February 2027)\n\nMore: https://prototypefund.opendata.ch
 /en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrant
 desk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland\; applicants must be eligible to work in Switzerland.
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UID:icst-artists-in-residence-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: ICST: Artists in Residence 2027 Open Call (ZHdK\, Zurich)
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at
  the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) invites applications for its 202
 7 Artists in Residence program\, fostering artistic exchange in key areas 
 of current research. Residencies are available in five themes: Spatial Aud
 io\; Klavierautomat (algorithmic composition)\; Moving Loudspeakers\; Danc
 e and Generative AI\; and Object Performance. The program offers access to
  ICST's facilities and technical infrastructure\, professional support fro
 m researchers\, and per diems for meals and accommodation. Artists and mus
 icians working with sound and sound media\, whose practice reflects a stro
 ng interest in one of the listed research areas\, are encouraged to apply.
  One selected project from the Spatial Audio Residency will be featured at
  the SONIC MATTER Festival 2028 as part of an ongoing partnership. PRACTIC
 AL: residencies include use of facilities and technical infrastructure as 
 specified in the thematic descriptions\, plus technical support by ICST re
 search staff. Participants receive a contribution toward travel to Zurich 
 (up to CHF 300 for persons living in Europe\, up to CHF 500 for persons li
 ving outside Europe) and a per diem to cover meals and accommodation in Zu
 rich\; participants organise their own travel and accommodation\, with ICS
 T assistance if required. Residency dates are defined individually. APPLIC
 ATION: submitted via the online form\, uploading a concept sketch\, compos
 ition idea or project draft (PDF\, 2 pages\, 10 MB max)\; a portfolio of t
 hree selected works relevant to the residency topic including links to ext
 ernal audio and video (PDF\, 2 pages\, 10 MB max)\; and a tabular CV cover
 ing education and career (PDF\, 1 page\, 10 MB max). The residencies are a
 warded by a jury of ICST researchers and project leaders. TIMELINE: deadli
 ne 1 September 2026 at 24:00 CET\; candidates notified mid-October 2026. S
 elected candidates receive forms required for an invitation to Switzerland
  and must confirm participation and return completed forms within 10 days 
 or the invitation may be withdrawn.\n\nOrganisation: Institute for Compute
 r Music and Sound Technology (ICST)\, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
 \nLocation: Zurich\, Switzerland (in-person residency at ICST)\nAward: Use
  of ICST facilities and technical infrastructure plus technical support by
  research staff\; per diems for meals and accommodation during the residen
 cy\; travel contribution toward travel to Zurich (up to CHF 300 for person
 s living in Europe\, up to CHF 500 for those outside Europe). Participants
  organise their own travel and accommodation (ICST assists if required). N
 o application fee.\nDuration: Residency dates defined individually with se
 lected candidates\n\nMore: https://www.zhdk.ch/en/research/icst/icst-air/c
 onditions-selection-process-20736?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&ut
 m_medium=referral
URL:https://www.zhdk.ch/en/research/icst/icst-air/conditions-selection-proc
 ess-20736?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Zurich\, Switzerland (in-person residency at ICST)
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UID:translation-house-looren-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016
SUMMARY:Deadline: Translation House Looren: Translators' Residencies and Pr
 o Helvetia Stipends 2027
DESCRIPTION:Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshaus
 en near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators wi
 th a current contract\, including six competitive CHF 4\,000 stipend grant
 s per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency progr
 amme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The Jam
 es Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General 
 free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIG
 IBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a curren
 t translation contract\; any language combination is welcome. Apply via th
 e application page on looren.net. No application fee.\n\nOrganisation: Ueb
 ersetzerhaus Looren\nLocation: Wernetshausen\, Switzerland (Zurich region)
 \nAward: Free residency stay (apartments at the translation house). Six co
 mpetitive CHF 4\,000 translation grants per year\, each tied to a one-mont
 h residency. Pro Helvetia residency programme separately funded. James Joy
 ce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 has its own conditions. No applic
 ation fee.\nDuration: Stays of typically 2 weeks to 2 months\; CHF 4\,000 
 stipend grants tied to one-month residencies\n\nMore: https://looren.net/e
 n/residencies/application-for-a-stay?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk
 &utm_medium=referral
URL:https://looren.net/en/residencies/application-for-a-stay?utm_source=art
 ificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Wernetshausen\, Switzerland (Zurich region)
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UID:jan-michalski-foundation-residency-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
SUMMARY:Deadline: Jan Michalski Foundation: Writers Residency 2027
DESCRIPTION:Residency for writers and translators at the Jan Michalski Foun
 dation in Montricher\, Switzerland\, set in seven distinctive 'cabin' modu
 les hanging from an openwork canopy\, offering conditions to start\, conti
 nue or finish a writing project. Around forty authors from around the worl
 d (emerging to established) are hosted each year. Open to all kinds of wri
 ting and all languages\, with priority given to literary writers and trans
 lators\; other disciplines are welcome as long as literature is at the hea
 rt of the project. Residencies are for individuals or pairs working on a c
 ommon project (e.g. a writer and a translator). A percentage of residencie
 s are dedicated to nature writing. WHAT IS PROVIDED: a private cabin for i
 ndependent living (a separate cabin per person for pairs\; one accessible 
 cabin for reduced mobility)\, travel costs to and from home\, a weekly all
 owance of CHF 400\, breakfast and lunch\, electric bikes\, and daytime lib
 rary access. ELIGIBILITY: no age or nationality restrictions\; beginners a
 ccepted\; one application per year\; former residents may not reapply (fam
 ilies\, children and pets cannot be accommodated). Stays cannot be split i
 nto multiple periods. Selection is by a panel chaired by Vera Michalski-Ho
 ffmann\, assessing the literary quality of the project\, the candidate's b
 ackground\, and whether the stay length matches the project scope. APPLICA
 TION: online in English or French (work excerpts may be in any language)\;
  the 2027 form is open 2 June to 31 August 2026\; selected candidates anno
 unced December 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing
  and Literature\nLocation: Montricher\, Switzerland (Swiss Jura\, near Lau
 sanne and Geneva)\nAward: Weekly allowance of CHF 400\, plus travel costs 
 to and from home covered\, accommodation in a private cabin\, and breakfas
 t and lunch provided. Electric bikes and library access included.\nDuratio
 n: Two weeks to three months (first 2027 residents arrive mid-January 2027
 )\n\nMore: https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences?utm_source=art
 ificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences?utm_source=artificialn
 ouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Montricher\, Switzerland (Swiss Jura\, near Lausanne and Geneva)
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UID:stichting-stokroos-residency-fundaziun-nairs-2026@artificialnouveau.git
 hub.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
SUMMARY:Deadline: Stichting Stokroos: Residency at Fundaziun Nairs 2026
DESCRIPTION:Stichting Stokroos funds a three-month reflective residency at 
 Fundaziun Nairs in Scuol\, Switzerland\, for one selected visual artist\, 
 designer or craft practitioner (overlap possible). Both emerging and estab
 lished makers may apply. Stokroos covers full accommodation and meals dire
 ctly with Fundaziun Nairs and provides a discretionary EUR 7\,000 budget f
 or living\, travel and production. The application should include a propos
 al that engages specifically with the residency\, its Alpine surroundings 
 and/or its historical and cultural context. Eligibility: you completed you
 r first subject-specific (vocational or higher) programme in 2022 or earli
 er\, or have an equivalent established practice\, or started without forma
 l training (first presentation marks the start of your practice)\; at leas
 t 21 years old\; living and working in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (inc
 luding its Caribbean parts) or Suriname for at least one year\; not curren
 tly enrolled in a study or post-academic programme. Applications are indiv
 idual only\; duos and collectives cannot apply. Makers already selected by
  Fundaziun Nairs may still apply if they meet the criteria. You may submit
  only one application per year across all Stokroos grants\, and must not h
 ave received a Seed Grant rejection in the previous calendar year. Apply v
 ia the online form (Dutch or English) with a portfolio PDF up to 20 pages\
 , optional video up to 10 minutes total\, CV up to 2 pages\, and work/plan
  descriptions up to 2\,500 characters each. Selection includes an introduc
 tory interview with up to three candidates\; Stokroos aims to respond with
 in 8 weeks. No appeal is possible. Application window: 1 to 11 September 2
 026. More information at nairs.ch.\n\nOrganisation: Stichting Stokroos\nLo
 cation: Residency in Scuol\, Switzerland (Fundaziun Nairs). Applicants mus
 t live and work in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including its Caribbean
  parts) or Suriname for at least one year. Applicants outside the Randstad
  particularly encouraged.\nAward: Fully supported stay (accommodation and 
 meals paid directly to Fundaziun Nairs) plus an unrestricted living\, trav
 el and production budget of EUR 7\,000. 80% paid before the residency\, th
 e remainder on receipt of a brief final report. No application fee.\nDurat
 ion: Intensive three-month working period (July through September).\n\nMor
 e: https://stokroos.nl/en/grant-rules/guidelines-residency-fundaziun-nairs
 /?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://stokroos.nl/en/grant-rules/guidelines-residency-fundaziun-nairs
 /?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Residency in Scuol\, Switzerland (Fundaziun Nairs). Applicants mus
 t live and work in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including its Caribbean
  parts) or Suriname for at least one year. Applicants outside the Randstad
  particularly encouraged.
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UID:villa-sonnenberg-myths-jan-apr-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
SUMMARY:Deadline: Villa Sonnenberg Artist Residency 2027 - Myths (Jan-Apr)
DESCRIPTION:Stiftung Villa Sonnenberg's 2027 Artist-in-Residence programme 
 on the annual theme 'Myths'. ELIGIBILITY: Professional artists working in 
 visual arts and music. THEME: Artistic works engaging with myths in their 
 social\, personal\, or political dimensions\; future-oriented approaches w
 elcome (e.g.\, myths in digital public spheres\, gaming cultures\, AI-gene
 rated visual worlds\, or projects considering Villa Sonnenberg in Lenzburg
  and the Aargau canton). DISCIPLINES: Visual arts\, music. FUNDING: Free s
 ingle-use accommodation in a modern top-floor studio with private kitchen 
 and bathroom\; daily allowance of CHF 20 (CHF 600/month). Access to studio
  house with a 20 sqm workshop\, 20 sqm music rehearsal room\, and garden. 
 APPLY: Read the 'Open Call Artist in Residence 2027' document on villasonn
 enberg.ch and submit CV with photo\, project outline referencing the annua
 l theme (max 2 pages)\, optional contribution proposal to daily life at So
 nnenberg\, work samples\, and proof of illness/accident insurance. TIMELIN
 E: Deadline 7 June 2026\; residency mid-January to mid-April 2027. NOTE: R
 esidents contribute through events (workshops\, exhibitions\, concerts) an
 d conclude with a final public exhibition or presentation.\n\nOrganisation
 : Stiftung Villa Sonnenberg\nLocation: Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerland\nAw
 ard: CHF 600/month per-diem (CHF 20/day) + free accommodation in private m
 odern studio with kitchen and bathroom + use of workshop and music rehears
 al room. No application or entry fee.\nDuration: 3 months (mid-January to 
 mid-April 2027)\; minimum 80% attendance\n\nMore: https://www.villasonnenb
 erg.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://www.villasonnenberg.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdes
 k&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:villa-sonnenberg-myths-may-aug-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
SUMMARY:Deadline: Villa Sonnenberg Artist Residency 2027 - Myths (May-Aug)
DESCRIPTION:Stiftung Villa Sonnenberg's 2027 Artist-in-Residence programme 
 on the annual theme 'Myths'. ELIGIBILITY: Professional artists working in 
 visual arts and music. THEME: Artistic works engaging with myths in their 
 social\, personal\, or political dimensions\; future-oriented approaches w
 elcome (e.g.\, myths in digital public spheres\, gaming cultures\, AI-gene
 rated visual worlds\, or projects considering Villa Sonnenberg in Lenzburg
  and the Aargau canton). DISCIPLINES: Visual arts\, music. FUNDING: Free s
 ingle-use accommodation in a modern top-floor studio with private kitchen 
 and bathroom\; daily allowance of CHF 20 (CHF 600/month). Access to studio
  house with a 20 sqm workshop\, 20 sqm music rehearsal room\, and garden. 
 APPLY: Read the 'Open Call Artist in Residence 2027' document on villasonn
 enberg.ch and submit CV with photo\, project outline referencing the annua
 l theme (max 2 pages)\, optional contribution proposal to daily life at So
 nnenberg\, work samples\, and proof of illness/accident insurance. TIMELIN
 E: Deadline 7 June 2026\; residency mid-May to mid-August 2027. NOTE: Resi
 dents contribute through events (workshops\, exhibitions\, concerts) and c
 onclude with a final public exhibition or presentation.\n\nOrganisation: S
 tiftung Villa Sonnenberg\nLocation: Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerland\nAward
 : CHF 600/month per-diem (CHF 20/day) + free accommodation in private mode
 rn studio with kitchen and bathroom + use of workshop and music rehearsal 
 room. No application or entry fee.\nDuration: 3 months (mid-May to mid-Aug
 ust 2027)\; minimum 80% attendance\n\nMore: https://www.villasonnenberg.ch
 /en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://www.villasonnenberg.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdes
 k&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:villa-sonnenberg-myths-sep-dec-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
SUMMARY:Deadline: Villa Sonnenberg Artist Residency 2027 - Myths (Sep-Dec)
DESCRIPTION:Stiftung Villa Sonnenberg's 2027 Artist-in-Residence programme 
 on the annual theme 'Myths'. ELIGIBILITY: Professional artists working in 
 visual arts and music. THEME: Artistic works engaging with myths in their 
 social\, personal\, or political dimensions\; future-oriented approaches w
 elcome (e.g.\, myths in digital public spheres\, gaming cultures\, AI-gene
 rated visual worlds\, or projects considering Villa Sonnenberg in Lenzburg
  and the Aargau canton). DISCIPLINES: Visual arts\, music. FUNDING: Free s
 ingle-use accommodation in a modern top-floor studio with private kitchen 
 and bathroom\; daily allowance of CHF 20 (CHF 600/month). Access to studio
  house with a 20 sqm workshop\, 20 sqm music rehearsal room\, and garden. 
 APPLY: Read the 'Open Call Artist in Residence 2027' document on villasonn
 enberg.ch and submit CV with photo\, project outline referencing the annua
 l theme (max 2 pages)\, optional contribution proposal to daily life at So
 nnenberg\, work samples\, and proof of illness/accident insurance. TIMELIN
 E: Deadline 7 June 2026\; residency mid-September to mid-December 2027. NO
 TE: Residents contribute through events (workshops\, exhibitions\, concert
 s) and conclude with a final public exhibition or presentation.\n\nOrganis
 ation: Stiftung Villa Sonnenberg\nLocation: Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerlan
 d\nAward: CHF 600/month per-diem (CHF 20/day) + free accommodation in priv
 ate modern studio with kitchen and bathroom + use of workshop and music re
 hearsal room. No application or entry fee.\nDuration: 3 months (mid-Septem
 ber to mid-December 2027)\; minimum 80% attendance\n\nMore: https://www.vi
 llasonnenberg.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=refe
 rral
URL:https://www.villasonnenberg.ch/en/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdes
 k&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Lenzburg\, Aargau\, Switzerland
END:VEVENT
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UID:prohelvetia-emerging-talents-concept-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.githu
 b.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Talents: Concept Grant (Design)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Emerging Talents concept grant supports the earl
 y-stage concept development of design projects before a prototype is creat
 ed. Emerging Talents are professional designers whose design-relevant trai
 ning or business registration (self-employed\, sole proprietorship\, or co
 mpany) dates back less than seven years. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connectio
 n to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular 
 artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Sw
 iss connection. At least 50 percent of participants must be Swiss citizens
  or permanent residents whose place of work is in Switzerland. AMOUNT: up 
 to CHF 10\,000\, plus possible individual coaching. Deadlines twice a year
 : 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helv
 etia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation:
  Switzerland-based emerging designers.\nAward: Up to CHF 10\,000\, plus po
 ssible individual coaching. No application fee.\nDuration: Concept-develop
 ment phase\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: ht
 tps://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-concept-grant?utm_so
 urce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-concept-grant?u
 tm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging designers.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-emerging-talents-prototype-development-2026@artificialnouve
 au.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Talents: Prototype Development (Design)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Emerging Talents prototype development grant sup
 ports the creation of prototypes\, pilot production runs\, or sample colle
 ctions for marketable design projects. Emerging Talents are professional d
 esigners whose training or business registration dates back less than seve
 n years. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizens
 hip\, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland
 )\; not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. At least 50 perc
 ent of participants must be Swiss citizens or permanent residents whose pl
 ace of work is in Switzerland. AMOUNT: up to CHF 20\,000\, plus possible i
 ndividual coaching. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 Sept
 ember (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pr
 o Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based emerging desi
 gners.\nAward: Up to CHF 20\,000\, plus possible individual coaching. No a
 pplication fee.\nDuration: Prototype/pilot-production phase\; deadlines tw
 ice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/f
 ind-support/emerging-talents-prototype-development?utm_source=artificialno
 uveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-prototype-devel
 opment?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging designers.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-emerging-talents-production-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.gi
 thub.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Talents: Production Grant (Design)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Emerging Talents production grant supports the p
 roduction of design projects based on completed prototypes or sample colle
 ctions. Emerging Talents are professional designers whose training or busi
 ness registration dates back less than seven years. ELIGIBILITY: requires 
 a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency wi
 th regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners w
 ithout a Swiss connection. At least 50 percent of participants must be Swi
 ss citizens or permanent residents whose place of work is in Switzerland. 
 AMOUNT: up to CHF 50\,000\, on condition that own or third-party funding i
 s available. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (
 23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helve
 tia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based emerging designers.\
 nAward: Up to CHF 50\,000\, conditional on own or third-party matching fun
 ding. No application fee.\nDuration: Production phase\; deadlines twice ye
 arly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-su
 pport/emerging-talents-production-grant?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantd
 esk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-production-gran
 t?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging designers.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-emerging-talents-project-extension-2026@artificialnouveau.g
 ithub.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Talents: Project Extension (Design)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Emerging Talents project extension grant support
 s extending advanced-stage design projects toward market success\, for exa
 mple through marketing\, digital presence\, and distribution. Emerging Tal
 ents are professional designers whose training or business registration da
 tes back less than seven years. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Swit
 zerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular artistic 
 activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Swiss conne
 ction. At least 50 percent of participants must be Swiss citizens or perma
 nent residents whose place of work is in Switzerland. AMOUNT: up to CHF 20
 \,000\, plus possible individual coaching. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March
  (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia port
 al.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerl
 and-based emerging designers.\nAward: Up to CHF 20\,000\, plus possible in
 dividual coaching. No application fee.\nDuration: Advanced-stage market-de
 velopment phase\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMor
 e: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-project-extensi
 on?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-project-extensi
 on?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging designers.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-emerging-talents-matchmaking-event-2026@artificialnouveau.g
 ithub.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Talents: Matchmaking Event in Switzerland (Desig
 n)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Emerging Talents matchmaking event is a one-day 
 event in Switzerland where emerging designers network with industry profes
 sionals\, receive feedback\, and take part in exclusive online pitch train
 ing. Emerging Talents are professional designers whose training or busines
 s registration dates back less than seven years. ELIGIBILITY: requires a c
 onnection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with 
 regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners with
 out a Swiss connection. Open to Swiss citizens\, permanent residents\, or 
 people working for Switzerland-based institutions. This is not a cash gran
 t. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST
 ). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss
  Arts Council)\nLocation: One-day matchmaking event in Switzerland for Swi
 tzerland-based emerging designers.\nAward: Not a cash grant: participation
  in a one-day matchmaking event (keynote\, lunch\, matchmaking\, networkin
 g) plus exclusive online pitch training. No application fee.\nDuration: On
 e-day event plus online pitch training\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March a
 nd 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-
 talents-matchmaking-event-in-switzerland?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrant
 desk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-talents-matchmaking-eve
 nt-in-switzerland?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referra
 l
LOCATION:One-day matchmaking event in Switzerland for Switzerland-based eme
 rging designers.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-game-design-pre-production-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Game Design Emerging Talents: Pre-Production
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Game Design Emerging Talents pre-production gran
 t supports early-career game designers in developing playable prototypes f
 or digital games. Emerging Talents are game developers or studios whose ga
 me-design education or company foundation dates back less than seven years
 . ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, o
 r permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not
  open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. At least 50 percent of 
 participants must be Swiss citizens or permanent residents whose place of 
 work is in Switzerland. AMOUNT: up to CHF 20\,000\, plus possible addition
 al coaching. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (
 23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helve
 tia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based emerging game design
 ers and studios.\nAward: Up to CHF 20\,000\, plus possible additional coac
 hing. No application fee.\nDuration: Pre-production / prototype phase\; de
 adlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvet
 ia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-talents-pre-production?utm_sour
 ce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-talents-pre
 -production?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging game designers and studios.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-game-design-production-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Game Design Emerging Talents: Production
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Game Design Emerging Talents production grant fu
 nds the production of digital games based on advanced prototypes or vertic
 al slices. Emerging Talents are studios whose game-design education or com
 pany foundation dates back less than seven years. Applicants must be legal
  entities (sole proprietorships accepted if willing to convert). ELIGIBILI
 TY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent
  residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to pr
 actitioners without a Swiss connection. At least 50 percent of participant
 s must be Swiss citizens or permanent residents whose place of work is in 
 Switzerland. AMOUNT: up to CHF 50\,000\, requiring a matching grant of equ
 al value from own or third-party funding. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March 
 (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia porta
 l.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerla
 nd-based emerging game studios.\nAward: Up to CHF 50\,000\, requiring a ma
 tching grant of equal value from own or third-party funding. No applicatio
 n fee.\nDuration: Production phase\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1
  September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-e
 merging-talents-production?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_mediu
 m=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-talents-pro
 duction?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging game studios.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-game-design-post-production-2026@artificialnouveau.github.i
 o
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Game Design Emerging Talents: Post-Production
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Game Design Emerging Talents post-production gra
 nt funds the dissemination and marketing of advanced game-design projects.
  Emerging Talents are studios whose game-design education or company found
 ation dates back less than seven years. Applicants must be legal entities 
 (sole proprietorships accepted if willing to convert). ELIGIBILITY: requir
 es a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency
  with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioner
 s without a Swiss connection. At least 50 percent of participants must be 
 Swiss citizens or permanent residents whose place of work is in Switzerlan
 d. AMOUNT: up to CHF 20\,000\, plus potential individual coaching. Deadlin
 es twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply v
 ia the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Coun
 cil)\nLocation: Switzerland-based emerging game studios.\nAward: Up to CHF
  20\,000\, plus potential individual coaching. No application fee.\nDurati
 on: Post-production\, dissemination and marketing phase\; deadlines twice 
 yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-
 support/game-design-emerging-talents-post-production?utm_source=artificial
 nouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-talents-pos
 t-production?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based emerging game studios.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-she-got-game-switzerland-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Game Design Emerging Talents: She Got Game (Switzerland)
DESCRIPTION:She Got Game is a Pro Helvetia mentoring programme promoting eq
 ual opportunities for women in the Swiss and international game industry\,
  supporting the representation of women in management positions through di
 alogue with experienced international experts. This is the variant for pro
 fessional game designers FROM Switzerland who identify as women (a separat
 e variant exists for practitioners in the liaison-office regions). Emergin
 g Talents are developers or studios whose relevant training or registratio
 n dates back less than seven years. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to 
 Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular artis
 tic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Swiss c
 onnection. WHAT IS OFFERED: individual coaching on project development\, b
 usiness strategy\, finances\, marketing\, PR\, and pitch training\; a grow
 ing community of female game developers\; potential access to internationa
 l trade fairs\; CHF 3\,000 toward a prototype or demo\; and up to CHF 250 
 per week toward childcare or children's travel when attending trade fairs.
  Roughly 30 hours over six months. Submission deadline 1 September 2026 (2
 3:59 CEST)\; notification November 2026. Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal
 .\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Profession
 al game designers from Switzerland who identify as women.\nAward: CHF 3\,0
 00 toward prototype/demo production\, plus mentoring\, community access\, 
 and potential trade-fair access\; up to CHF 250 per week childcare support
  for international events. No application fee.\nDuration: Six-month mentor
 ing programme (approximately 30 hours total)\; notification November 2026.
 \n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-tale
 nts-she-got-game?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/game-design-emerging-talents-she
 -got-game?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Professional game designers from Switzerland who identify as women
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-comic-creation-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Comic Creation Grant
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's comic creation grant supports the development of
  comic projects intended for publication\, including digital formats. Appl
 icants must have published at least one independent work with a profession
 al publisher or the equivalent in magazines. ELIGIBILITY: requires a conne
 ction to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regu
 lar artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without 
 a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\,000. Submission deadline 1 Sep
 tember (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: P
 ro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based comic creato
 rs.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No application fee.\nDuration: Creation p
 hase for a comic project intended for publication\; deadline 1 September.\
 n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/comic-creation-grant?utm_s
 ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/comic-creation-grant?utm_source=
 artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based comic creators.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-emerging-authors-frankfurter-seilschaften-2026@artificialno
 uveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Emerging Authors: Frankfurter Seilschaften
DESCRIPTION:Frankfurter Seilschaften is a Pro Helvetia mentoring initiative
  pairing emerging Swiss literary practitioners with established authors du
 ring the Frankfurt Book Fair. To be eligible as an emerging author\, appli
 cants must have completed their artistic training or presented their work 
 publicly for the first time within the last five years\; the call also inc
 ludes professional writers who identify as FINTA. ELIGIBILITY: requires a 
 connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with
  regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners wit
 hout a Swiss connection. WHAT IS OFFERED: hotel and travel expenses\, per 
 diems\, and trade fair passes. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST
 ). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss
  Arts Council)\nLocation: Emerging authors with a connection to Switzerlan
 d\; also open to professional writers who identify as FINTA.\nAward: Hotel
  and travel expenses\, per diems\, and trade fair passes (amounts not spec
 ified). No application fee.\nDuration: Mentoring during the Frankfurt Book
  Fair\; deadline 1 September.\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-supp
 ort/emerging-authors-frankfurter-seilschaften?utm_source=artificialnouveau
 grantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/emerging-authors-frankfurter-sei
 lschaften?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Emerging authors with a connection to Switzerland\; also open to p
 rofessional writers who identify as FINTA.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-literary-creation-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Literary Creation Grant
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's literary creation grant supports the development
  of literary projects intended for publication\, including fiction\, child
 ren's and youth literature\, poetry\, drama\, and spoken word. Applicants 
 must have prior published work\, a premiere\, or professional performances
 . ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, o
 r permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not
  open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: up to CHF 25\,0
 00 for writing\, CHF 18\,000 for theatre texts\, or CHF 15\,000 for perfor
 mative literary projects. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 
 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisati
 on: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based authors
  and collectives.\nAward: Up to CHF 25\,000 (writing)\, CHF 18\,000 (theat
 re texts)\, or CHF 15\,000 (performative literary projects). No applicatio
 n fee.\nDuration: Creation phase for a literary project intended for publi
 cation\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https:
 //prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/literary-creation-grant?utm_source=artifi
 cialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/literary-creation-grant?utm_sour
 ce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based authors and collectives.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-writing-in-residency-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Writing in Residency
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's Writing in Residency programme provides residenc
 y opportunities (for example Traduki in Southeast Europe or Art Omi) for a
 uthors and translators to develop or research projects. Applicants must ha
 ve prior professionally published work. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection
  to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular a
 rtistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Swi
 ss connection. WHAT IS OFFERED: travel and accommodation costs (varying by
  destination)\, plus childcare support of up to CHF 1\,000 per month for a
 pplicants with caregiving responsibilities. Submission deadline 1 Septembe
 r (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro He
 lvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based authors and trans
 lators\; residencies at partner locations abroad (e.g. Traduki in Southeas
 t Europe\, Art Omi).\nAward: Travel and accommodation costs (vary by desti
 nation)\; childcare support up to CHF 1\,000 per month for applicants with
  caregiving responsibilities. No application fee.\nDuration: Residency to 
 develop or research a project\; deadline 1 September.\n\nMore: https://pro
 helvetia.ch/en/find-support/writing-in-residency?utm_source=artificialnouv
 eaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/writing-in-residency?utm_source=
 artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based authors and translators\; residencies at partner
  locations abroad (e.g. Traduki in Southeast Europe\, Art Omi).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-international-promotion-institutions-in-switzerland-2026@ar
 tificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: International Promotion: Institutions in Switzerland (Lit
 erature)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's international promotion grant (Switzerland-based
  institutions variant) funds the international promotion of contemporary S
 wiss literature through book fairs\, group publisher appearances\, and lit
 erary festivals. Open to event organizers\, publishing houses\, profession
 al associations\, and digital platforms based in Switzerland with regular 
 artistic activity there. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland
  (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular artistic activit
 y in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. 
 AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\,000. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) a
 nd 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganis
 ation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Event organizers\, pub
 lishing houses\, professional associations\, and digital platforms based i
 n Switzerland.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No application fee.\nDuration:
  Promotion project at book fairs\, festivals\, or literary events\; deadli
 nes twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.c
 h/en/find-support/international-promotion-2?utm_source=artificialnouveaugr
 antdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/international-promotion-2?utm_so
 urce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Event organizers\, publishing houses\, professional associations\,
  and digital platforms based in Switzerland.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-fast-forward-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Fast Forward (Music)
DESCRIPTION:Fast Forward is a two-year Pro Helvetia programme offering ment
 oring\, management support\, and content-creation funding to help mid-care
 er musicians build international careers\, spanning pop\, rock\, jazz\, el
 ectronic\, experimental\, global sounds\, and hip-hop. Applicants must be 
 mid-career music professionals established in Switzerland's music scene wi
 th regular presence across language regions. ELIGIBILITY: requires a conne
 ction to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regu
 lar artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without 
 a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: CHF 25\,000 per year (maximum CHF 5\,000 for m
 entoring and CHF 10\,000 for musician fees). Submission deadline 1 Septemb
 er (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro H
 elvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Mid-career musicians established i
 n Switzerland's music scene.\nAward: CHF 25\,000 per year (maximum CHF 5\,
 000 mentoring\; maximum CHF 10\,000 musician fees). No application fee.\nD
 uration: Two-year career-development programme\; deadline 1 September.\n\n
 More: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/fast-forward?utm_source=artif
 icialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/fast-forward?utm_source=artifici
 alnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Mid-career musicians established in Switzerland's music scene.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-feat-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Feat. (Hip-Hop and Clubbing)
DESCRIPTION:Feat. is a Pro Helvetia grant supporting first-time collaborati
 ve projects between hip-hop and/or clubbing artists to produce a joint rel
 ease. Open to DJs\, beatmakers\, rappers\, and producers with at least one
  prior EP or album on a recognized label. Applicants must have a verifiabl
 e connection to Switzerland (citizenship\, permanent residency\, or an ins
 titutional base with regular artistic activity). AMOUNT: up to CHF 10\,000
 . Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST)
 . Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss 
 Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-based hip-hop and clubbing artists (D
 Js\, beatmakers\, rappers\, producers).\nAward: Up to CHF 10\,000. No appl
 ication fee.\nDuration: First-time collaborative project resulting in a jo
 int release\; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: h
 ttps://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/feat?utm_source=artificialnouveaugra
 ntdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/feat?utm_source=artificialnouvea
 ugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based hip-hop and clubbing artists (DJs\, beatmakers\,
  rappers\, producers).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-creation-production-pop-jazz-global-2026@artificialnouveau.
 github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Creation and Production: Pop\, Jazz\, Global (Music)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's creation and production grant for pop\, jazz\, a
 nd global music supports the creation and production of new musical works 
 (repertoire\, recordings\, performances) by established artists working in
  pop\, rock\, jazz\, electronic\, experimental\, global\, and hip-hop styl
 es. Applicants must be nationally established music professionals or bands
 . ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, o
 r permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not
  open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\
 ,000. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 C
 EST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Sw
 iss Arts Council)\nLocation: Nationally established Switzerland-based musi
 c professionals and bands.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No application fee
 .\nDuration: Creation/production of new musical works\; deadlines twice ye
 arly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-su
 pport/creation-and-production-pop-jazz-global?utm_source=artificialnouveau
 grantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/creation-and-production-pop-jazz
 -global?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Nationally established Switzerland-based music professionals and b
 ands.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-creation-production-contemporary-music-2026@artificialnouve
 au.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Creation and Production: Contemporary Music
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's creation and production grant for contemporary m
 usic supports the creation and production of new musical works\, including
  commissioned compositions\, music theatre\, sound installations\, and con
 temporary productions. Open to nationally established music professionals 
 and ensembles from Switzerland working in contemporary music\, music theat
 re\, sound art\, or contemporary folk music\, with prior Pro Helvetia supp
 ort. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\
 , or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; 
 not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 
 25\,000\, depending on overall project size. Deadlines twice a year: 1 Mar
 ch (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia po
 rtal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Nation
 ally established Switzerland-based professionals and ensembles in contempo
 rary music\, music theatre\, sound art\, or contemporary folk.\nAward: Max
 imum CHF 25\,000 (depending on overall project size). No application fee.\
 nDuration: Creation/production of new works\; deadlines twice yearly (1 Ma
 rch and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/crea
 tion-and-production-contemporary-music?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantde
 sk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/creation-and-production-contempo
 rary-music?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Nationally established Switzerland-based professionals and ensembl
 es in contemporary music\, music theatre\, sound art\, or contemporary fol
 k.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-new-production-performing-arts-2026@artificialnouveau.githu
 b.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: New Production (Performing Arts)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's new production grant funds new performing arts p
 roductions\, including digital and hybrid formats\, by Switzerland-based a
 rtists and companies with confirmed venue bookings and co-financing in pla
 ce. Open to Swiss citizens\, permanent residents active in Switzerland\, o
 r independent groups and cultural institutions based in Switzerland. ELIGI
 BILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or perma
 nent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open t
 o practitioners without a Swiss connection. The grant amount is not specif
 ied on the call page and depends on the project. Deadlines twice a year: 1
  March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helveti
 a portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Sw
 itzerland-based independent performing arts companies and artists.\nAward:
  Amount not specified on the call page. No application fee.\nDuration: New
  performing arts production with confirmed venue bookings and co-financing
 \; deadlines twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://proh
 elvetia.ch/en/find-support/new-production?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran
 tdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/new-production?utm_source=artifi
 cialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based independent performing arts companies and artist
 s.
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UID:prohelvetia-focus-photo-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Focus Photo (Visual Arts)
DESCRIPTION:Focus Photo is a Pro Helvetia grant supporting new artistic\, d
 ocumentary\, or applied photography projects\, whether analogue\, digital\
 , or post-photographic. Open to Swiss citizens\, permanent residents activ
 e in Switzerland\, or Swiss-based groups and institutions. ELIGIBILITY: re
 quires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent resid
 ency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practiti
 oners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\,000. Submission 
 deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nO
 rganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Switzerland-base
 d photographers and collectives.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No applicati
 on fee.\nDuration: New photography project (artistic\, documentary\, or ap
 plied)\; deadline 1 September.\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-sup
 port/focus-photo?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/focus-photo?utm_source=artificia
 lnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Switzerland-based photographers and collectives.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-production-grant-visual-arts-2026@artificialnouveau.github.
 io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Production Grant (Visual Arts)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's visual arts production grant supports the creati
 on of new works by established visual artists\, photographers\, and archit
 ects with a cross-regional exhibition track record beyond their own langua
 ge region. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citize
 nship\, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerla
 nd)\; not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximu
 m CHF 25\,000. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the
  Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\n
 Location: Cross-regionally established Switzerland-based visual artists\, 
 photographers\, and architects.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No applicatio
 n fee.\nDuration: Creation of new works by established visual artists\; de
 adline 1 September.\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/produc
 tion-grant?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/production-grant?utm_source=arti
 ficialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Cross-regionally established Switzerland-based visual artists\, ph
 otographers\, and architects.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-grant-production-with-presentation-2026@artificialnouveau.g
 ithub.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Grant for Production with Presentation (Visual Arts)
DESCRIPTION:Pro Helvetia's grant for production with presentation funds new
 ly created visual artworks that are being presented publicly for the first
  time. Open to cross-regionally established artists\, photographers\, and 
 architects (and collectives) with institutional experience and exhibition 
 activity beyond their own language region. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connect
 ion to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regula
 r artistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a 
 Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\,000. Submission deadline 1 Septe
 mber (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro
  Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Cross-regionally established Swi
 tzerland-based visual artists\, photographers\, and architects\, and colle
 ctives.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\,000. No application fee.\nDuration: Newly 
 created works presented publicly for the first time\; deadline 1 September
 .\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/grant-for-production-wit
 h-presentation?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/grant-for-production-with-presen
 tation?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Cross-regionally established Switzerland-based visual artists\, ph
 otographers\, and architects\, and collectives.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:prohelvetia-reflection-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260713T115720Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:Deadline: Reflection (All Disciplines)
DESCRIPTION:Reflection is a Pro Helvetia grant supporting collective mediat
 ion projects that use innovative formats to foster critical reflection on 
 artistic practice and cultural transformation\, across all supported disci
 plines (design\, literature\, music\, performing arts\, visual arts\, and 
 innovation and society). Open to collectives comprising at least two cultu
 ral practitioners (artists\, creatives\, cultural practitioners\, or art e
 ducators)\; solo projects are excluded. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection
  to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship\, or permanent residency with regular a
 rtistic activity in Switzerland)\; not open to practitioners without a Swi
 ss connection. For international collaborations\, at least 50 percent of p
 ractitioners must be from Switzerland. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25\,000\, and n
 o more than 50 percent of the total budget. Deadlines twice a year: 1 Marc
 h (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia por
 tal.\n\nOrganisation: Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)\nLocation: Collect
 ives of at least two cultural practitioners\; for international collaborat
 ions at least 50 percent must be from Switzerland.\nAward: Maximum CHF 25\
 ,000 (cannot exceed 50 percent of total budget). No application fee.\nDura
 tion: Collective mediation project fostering critical reflection\; deadlin
 es twice yearly (1 March and 1 September).\n\nMore: https://prohelvetia.ch
 /en/find-support/reflection?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medi
 um=referral
URL:https://prohelvetia.ch/en/find-support/reflection?utm_source=artificial
 nouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral
LOCATION:Collectives of at least two cultural practitioners\; for internati
 onal collaborations at least 50 percent must be from Switzerland.
END:VEVENT
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