Currently 28 active cross-disciplinary and social impact grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the EU. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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The UK-IRL Culture Connects Grant 2026/27 is a British Council Ireland initiative delivered in association with Arts Council Ireland, supporting the early stages of artistic collaboration between Ireland and the four UK nations through in-person exchange. It prioritises creative development over final outputs: research and development of new ideas, mentorship, exploring collaborative pathways with producers or partners, experimenting with new technologies or practices, and developing initiatives that support creative exchange. WHO: applications are made by individual artists or creative practitioners working as a bilateral partnership of one individual based in Ireland and one based in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales; applicants must be resident in Ireland or the UK for the project duration, have a proven professional track record, be at an early or developing career stage, and not be in full-time education. One application per collaboration. FUNDING: up to EUR 3,000 covering artist and collaborator fees, travel and accommodation, studio hire, materials, and access costs. Activities must involve in-person collaboration (fully remote projects are not eligible) and take place between October 2026 and 31 March 2027. Apply via the British Council GoodGrants platform; an information webinar recording and overview document are on the programme page. DEADLINE: 31 July 2026.
Hypha etc. hosts a six-week EU-funded residency (1 October to 10 November 2026) in Campu Cetatii, Transylvania, on the theme Night as Commons and the Dark Side of Light: night, darkness, and light pollution, a strong fit for media and installation practices. Support: EUR 30/day allowance, accommodation, travel allowance (EUR 400 under 5,000 km, EUR 800 over), plus green mobility, family, and accessibility top-ups. ELIGIBILITY: artists based in Creative Europe countries except Romania. Deadline 1 August 2026.
Best of Poland is the Digital Cultures Festival's showcase for work at the intersection of art and technology. Open to anyone working creatively in digital media (artists, filmmakers, game developers, UX designers, programmers, curators, students and more) with projects that show how technology fosters genuine human connection and addresses contemporary social change. Eligible formats include VR, AR, interactive film, games, net art and cross-media works; both completed and in-progress projects qualify. Selected creators present 7-minute live pitches on 24 September 2026 in Warsaw; the jury's top pick receives the Best of Poland Pitch Award, a career development grant of up to PLN 5,000 funded by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute to support participation in a European industry event, and up to 10 creators receive pitch coaching with festival director Anna Szylar and expert feedback. Free to apply via the form on the festival site. Deadline: 1 August 2026.
MOVIDA is a Creative Europe co-funded consortium pairing academic institutions with dance centres across four European cities. Sixteen duos, each made up of one dancer and one creative technologist, are selected across four themed labs: AI and accessibility in Bucharest, AI and AR/VR in Dusseldorf, AI and robotics in Lisbon, and AI and mental health in Tallinn. Applicants are assessed on demonstrated capability in integrating technology with live performance, computational creativity, and audience interaction. Participants selected for the labs receive fast-track consideration for the MOVIDA residencies running in 2027 and 2028.
Launched in 2025, this research and creation residency explores the links between contemporary art, psychiatry and the human sciences. It is expressly not a therapeutic programme. It seeks artists whose practice resonates with the notion of the clinical, meaning a situated approach that works closely with lived narratives and specific contexts, and that engages with questions of care. The selected artist receives tailored support from Albertine de Galbert, a clinical psychologist and exhibition curator, including four to six working sessions, alongside networking and meeting time with programme partners. Outputs include an ongoing online journal, a mid-residency open studio, and a closing presentation (exhibition, public talk or publication) defined with the artist. Applications go by email as a single PDF of no more than 15 MB to residence@francoiseartmemo.fr, and require a two-page CV, a ten-page portfolio, a two-page statement of intent, and a letter of recommendation from an institution or a curator. A jury of four to six art and psychiatry specialists decides, with results announced in September 2026.
Immerse\Interact is a joint grant scheme of the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and the Netherlands Film Fund for immersive and interactive media projects (VR, MR, AR and other interactive storytelling). It supports artistic projects with a supporting cinematic component, in which fiction or non-fiction storytelling in relation to interactive (web-based/mobile) or immersive technologies (XR, room-scale projections) is central. It funds both development and realisation. Development support is EUR 15,000 for individual makers (plus up to EUR 5,000 coaching, capped at EUR 20,000 total) or EUR 25,000 for producers (plus up to EUR 5,000 coaching); the coaching contribution requires a motivation from both applicant and coach plus the coach's CV, and the development phase must result in a usable prototype. A maximum of six development contributions are awarded per round, to keep the development and realisation budgets in balance. Realisation support is up to EUR 35,000 for individual makers or up to EUR 125,000 for producers (the Fund covers a maximum of 85 percent of the production budget); note that at realisation stage the producer may not also be the director, screenwriter or designer. A separate Presentation Procedure offers presentation grants for projects previously supported by Immerse\Interact after 1 January 2022. EUR 600,000 is available per Fund in 2026. Open to professional makers, collectives and producers with a demonstrable track record in immersive or interactive media; applicants must be registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK). The second 2026 round runs 24 June to 25 August 2026 (opens 24 June 15:00, closes 25 August 16:00 CEST). No application fee. Questions: immerseinteract@stimuleringsfonds.nl.
Open call from the Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds) for cross-sector collaboration projects that offer new perspectives on current challenges such as climate, housing, polarisation, migration or inequality of opportunity. The procedure runs in two phases. In Phase 1, the applicant and partner use the period to prepare and kick off the project, further explore the theme, intended end product and collaboration, and investigate possibilities (including working on a prototype or proof of concept), concluding with a project plan, budget and collaboration agreement. Phase 2, open only to projects selected and fully completed in Phase 1, focuses on implementation and requires both a written application and a presentation to the advisory committee; projects may deliver various end products (an activity, intervention, event, publication, service, product or process) accompanied by a suitable form of knowledge sharing such as a presentation, symposium or publication. ELIGIBILITY: applicants working with at least one partner in cross-sector collaboration; see the fund's open-call page for full eligibility details. The Phase 1 application window runs from 19 May 2026, 15:00 CEST to 25 August 2026, 16:00 CEST.
Fifth iteration of transmediale's Digital Art Residency, in cooperation with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, awarded to one individual or collective working in digital art practices at the intersection of media arts, performance, sound and moving image. The two-month residency comes with an artist fee of CHF 2,000 per month, a CHF 15,000 production grant to develop a new work or continue an existing project (open to all formats, building on the residency research), and travel and accommodation for the festival and residency; the project must be completed by December 2027. The 2027 programme (transmediale's 40th anniversary, themed 'RFC 40' after the early-internet Request for Comments documents) seeks proposals offering alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape our technological conditions, moving from critique to construction outside extractive logics. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must have Swiss nationality or permanent residence in Switzerland, be firmly established in the Swiss cultural scene, and meet Pro Helvetia's general requirements; duos and collectives welcome (fee and grant shared). Deadline: 28 August 2026, 23:59 CEST.
14th iteration of the residency collaboration between transmediale and the Vilem Flusser Archive at the Universitat der Kunste Berlin (UdK), awarded to one Berlin-based artist-researcher working in digital art and moving image practices, design, sound and media theory. Open to artists, researchers, practitioners, designers, filmmakers and sound artists across all formats. The two-month residency comes with an artist fee of EUR 1,500 per residency month; note there are NO funds for travel or housing. Duos and collectives are welcome but share the same fee. Part of transmediale's 2027 programme (40th anniversary, themed 'RFC 40'), seeking proposals that offer alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape our technological conditions, moving from critique to construction. Deadline: 28 August 2026, 23:59 CEST.
Reflection is a Pro Helvetia grant supporting collective mediation projects that use innovative formats to foster critical reflection on artistic practice and cultural transformation, across all supported disciplines (design, literature, music, performing arts, visual arts, and innovation and society). Open to collectives comprising at least two cultural practitioners (artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, or art educators); solo projects are excluded. 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. For international collaborations, at least 50 percent of practitioners must be from Switzerland. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25,000, and no more than 50 percent of the total budget. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
The National Gallery of Iceland announces an artist residency open call under its CUSP program, a European cooperation project funded through Creative Europe's Culture grant. Artists working in complex media or emerging technologies (e.g. generative AI, custom sensors, sound, software-based, blockchain, physical and digital hybrid) are invited to apply. This is the first of four residency stays offered to different artists through the program, one in each of the participating countries (Iceland, Norway, Czechia, and Ukraine), followed by two micro residencies in the Netherlands and Iceland. The programme brings together artists working in time-based media with museum professionals, conservators, and technology specialists developing preservation and conservation methodologies to ensure the long-term endurance of artworks. The selected artist will meet with a preservation specialist or conservator specializing in time-based media art for an in-depth artist interview addressing the preservation needs of their medium, and will present their body of work and working methods publicly during an open-lab masterclass designed in collaboration with the museum. RESIDENCY: up to four weeks in early 2027 in Reykjavik, exact dates arranged with the selected artist. WHAT IS PROVIDED: accommodation and working space; a travel and subsistence stipend; an artist fee for the open lab/masterclass; and possibly hardware and software depending on the artist's request and museum means. ELIGIBILITY: international artists based outside Iceland; applicants must be residents of any of the 27 EU member states or of non-EU countries with association agreements (EFTA/EEA members, acceding countries, candidate countries, and European Neighbourhood Policy countries). APPLICATION: complete the application form with full name, country of residence, gender identity, contact information, an artistic statement (max 2500 characters), a motivation letter (max 2500 characters), a draft idea of the public workshop or masterclass (max 1000 characters), links to social media/professional websites, and a CV and portfolio upload (max 10MB each). DEADLINE: 3 September 2026 at 23:59 GMT. ABOUT CUSP: Creative Understanding, Saving and Preserving Time-Based Media Art is a transnational cooperation project co-funded by the EU's Creative Europe Culture grant, led by the National Gallery of Iceland with Nasjonalmuseet (Norway), LI-MA (Netherlands), Vasulka Kitchen (Czechia), and Mystetskyi Art Arsenal (Ukraine), focused on preserving and presenting time-based media art. Inquiries: cusp.residency.is [at] gmail.com.
Híbrides is a biennial of artistic research co-organised by the Axolot.cat collective and the DARTS (Design, Art, Technology and Society) research group at the UOC in Barcelona. The second edition, "Small Embodied Data," centres on the concept of classification -- approached through machine learning, data science, algorithmic systems, and questions of who designs classifiers, under what ethical codes, and to what end. The biennial brings classification into dialogue with its previous themes of Small Data (community-defined, intentional data collection and analysis) and Embodiment (bodily experience as a foundation of situated, sensory knowledge). Both academic and non-academic contributions are welcome. FORMATS ACCEPTED: Oral Presentations (20 minutes; artistic practice, artistic research, or academic research projects; may be video-recorded for a public archive and developed into short papers); Performances (20-30 minutes; must engage with the physical body, stage, and technology; complete works, including previously presented work; takes place in a multipurpose space with technical support). SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: online form with abstract (max 1,000 characters), professional biography (max 1,000 characters), and link to representative materials (3-5 images; video and technical rider required for performances). HONORARIA: oral presentations €100; performances €400; invoice required in both cases. Participants must follow the event's code of conduct. Event runs 26-28 November 2026 at UOC Poblenou campus and Convent de Sant Agustí, Barcelona. Deadline: 7 September 2026. Submit at https://hibrides.axolot.cat/opencall.html.
Second strand of the ZMINA: Resilience project (run by IZOLYATSIA Foundation (UA) and Malý Berlín (SK) with Trans Europe Halles (SE)), funding the international showcasing and public presentation of artistic works CO-CREATED by Ukrainian and other Creative Europe cultural organisations. Where the co-creation strand funds making the work, this strand funds bringing finished co-creations to wider audiences through showcasing and presentation events in Ukraine and across other Creative Europe countries. Projects are expected to adapt works to new audiences through active partner cooperation, for example by contextualising works, providing translation, involving local artists, experts and communities, and running parallel programmes. All creative and cultural sectors are eligible except audiovisual. ELIGIBILITY: organisations active in the arts and culture sectors, registered in a Creative Europe country (EU and non-EU); Ukrainian partners must be registered in territory under the effective control of the Ukrainian government. Proposals are submitted by a single lead applicant but the project must include at least two partner organisations from at least two countries, one of which is Ukraine, with a genuine balance of roles and value across partners. FUNDING: total pool €950,000; grants up to €50,000 covering up to 90% of project costs, with the remaining 10% provided by applicants as a monetary (not in-kind) own contribution; 19 to 25 grants expected. ROLLING CALL with five rounds: Round 1 deadline 14 September 2026, Round 2 14 December 2026, Round 3 15 March 2027, Round 4 14 June 2027, Round 5 (final) 14 October 2027, all 23:59 Kyiv time. Eligible countries (Creative Europe): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine.
Open call from the Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds) for projects within digital culture that provide insight into and reduce the ecological impact of digital technology. Data storage in the cloud, generative AI chatbots and other everyday digital habits carry major ecological consequences: the energy consumption of data centres, the raw materials used for hardware, and ever-growing e-waste. The Fund encourages projects that make the ecological (and therefore also social) impact of digital technologies and data consumption tangible, question it, and put alternative working methods into practice, around topics such as regenerative culture, degrowth, low-tech, the reuse of obsolete hardware, and responsibility for the technologies we use within digital culture. Applications may concern new projects or the reinterpretation or further development of existing initiatives that show scope for more depth or a changed approach. Collaborations in which designers, makers or researchers engage with sustainability from an intersectional perspective are explicitly encouraged. The grant may be used for artistic and substantive development, research, collaboration, knowledge sharing, presentation and documentation. ELIGIBILITY: individual makers, designers, researchers or collectives working on alternative ways of handling digital technology, registered with a Chamber of Commerce within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Grant awards a maximum of EUR 30,000; maximum project duration one year. This call is open from 17 August 2026, 15:00 CEST until 14 September 2026, 16:00 CEST. No application fee. Questions: digitalecultuur@stimuleringsfonds.nl.
Kone Foundation is Finland's major private funder for academic research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, for professional artistic work across all disciplines, and specifically for multidisciplinary projects combining scholarly and artistic approaches, which is where digital culture, media arts and artistic research proposals land. Individuals, working groups and legal entities with a Finnish business ID may apply, and artistic groups and organisations can receive up to EUR 250,000. The Finland connection is the binding constraint: a non-Finnish applicant needs a Finnish institutional affiliation, Finland residence, or the work must happen in Finland, though international collaborators can join a group freely once one member is a Finnish citizen or Finland-based. Psychology, theology, law, business studies without an interdisciplinary element, and medical research are not funded, nor are master's studies, continuing education, building renovation, standalone equipment purchases or hobby activity. The annual call runs 1 to 15 September each year, closing 15 September 2026 at 16:00 EEST, with decisions announced in November and December. TIMING: funding is never retroactive and projects must begin in January or later, so a September 2026 application funds work starting January 2027 at the earliest. FLAG: Kone frames its funding around artistic work and research projects rather than festival or event hosting as such, so an event-led application needs to be framed as an artistic or research project.
Canon Foundation in Europe Research Fellowships support bilateral research exchange between Europe and Japan, awarding up to 15 fellowships annually. AMOUNT: up to EUR 30,000 per year (pro-rated for shorter stays), flexible — covers living costs, travel, insurance, research expenses, and books; fellows determine their own allocation. ELIGIBILITY: European nationals (including UK, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey, Balkan and Baltic countries) conducting research in Japan; or Japanese nationals conducting research in Europe. Applicants must have completed at least a Master's or PhD degree within the last 10 years (older qualifications may apply with supporting documentation). No restrictions on research field. Priority given to first-time applicants to Europe/Japan. Fellows arrange their own host institution and advisor. Up to 15 fellowships awarded annually. Deadline: 15 September 2026, 23:59 CET (for fellowships starting January-December 2027). Apply at https://portal.canonfoundation.org/. Contact: canon.foundation@canon-europe.com.
Annual scheme funding festival organisations in the creative industries (design, architecture, digital culture, fashion, e-culture, etc.) presenting a 2027 edition. Application window opens 25 August 2026 at 15:00 CEST and closes 23 September 2026 at 16:00 CEST. Supports both content programming and the organisational/curatorial running of a festival; applicants must be organisations rather than individuals, but the scheme is the natural home for any artist-led collective or platform that runs a critical-AI / digital-culture / surveillance-focused festival event. Note the wider 2026 context: Stimuleringsfonds is restructuring its grant offering for 2027, and several individual schemes (Design, Digital Culture) have been reduced to two rounds in 2026. The Festivals scheme is a separate annual track and one of the cleaner ways to access SCI funding for an event-format project.
Medialab Matadero in Madrid selects three projects for a research and creation residency bringing together contemporary art, design, science, technology and society, welcoming critical, experimental and collaborative work. Each project must connect clearly with one or more themes from Medialab's recent programs: LAB 1 Sentient Media, LAB 2 The Metabolic Sublime, LAB 3 Synthetic Minds, LAB 4 Weird Futures and LAB 5 The Mechanics of Truth. Open to individuals and collectives from any discipline (design, art, architecture, film, journalism, digital media, environmental science, philosophy, engineering, programming, activism and more). SUPPORT: EUR 10,000 per project (before taxes), individual workspace, access to the Fablab and technical materials, curatorial team guidance, and logistical and financial support for public activities; proposals must include public engagement plans and produce documentation. RESIDENCY: January to July 2027, in person in Madrid. DEADLINE: 27 September 2026. No application fee.
Columbia University's Institute for Ideas and Imagination brings a cohort of scholars and artists to Reid Hall in Paris for an academic year (September 2027 to May 2028), with a USD 75,000 stipend, housing, and research support. The creative-arts category explicitly includes visual and sound arts and film alongside writing and composition. ELIGIBILITY: any nationality, but artists must not be permanently residentent in the United States (Netherlands-based artists qualify). Deadline 30 September 2026.
Fondation Camargo's 10-week residency for writers, scholars and artists on the Mediterranean coast in Cassis, France. About 14 fellows per cycle. Open to writers across genres (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation), as well as scholars and artists pursuing serious research, writing or creative projects in the humanities, social sciences and arts. ELIGIBILITY: international writers, scholars and artists; no nationality restriction.
The Interdisciplinary grant is a new joint scheme of the six Dutch national cultural funds (Mondriaan Fund, Performing Arts Fund NL, Fund for Cultural Participation, Netherlands Film Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature), announced on 7 July 2026. It supports makers and organisations whose work genuinely crosses the boundaries of the individual funds' disciplines (visual art, design, film, literature, performing arts, and cultural participation) and cannot be contained within a single discipline. TWO TRACKS: an Individual track for professional makers with a demonstrable interdisciplinary practice (at least one year of experience; income cap EUR 55,000 including the grant; approximately EUR 24,900 for 12 months); and an Organisation track for organisations running multi-discipline projects. AMOUNT: EUR 12,500 to 50,000 per project. ELIGIBILITY: makers and organisations based in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. APPLYING: handled through the Mondriaan Fund's online application portal (info@mondriaanfonds.nl); an account is required in advance. DEADLINE: 1 October 2026, 16:00 Dutch time (single application round).
Residency programme run by the Institut francais de Paris with the Cite internationale des arts, one of France's largest international artist mobility programmes, supporting nearly seventy artists and cultural professionals each year. It offers furnished individual live-work studios in the Marais for 3, 6 or 9 months across four quarterly windows between April 2027 and April 2028 (arrivals 9 April 2027, 9 July 2027, 8 October 2027, or 7 January 2028), plus access to an auditorium, exhibition spaces, rehearsal studios and shared printmaking, screen-printing and ceramics workshops. The Institut francais covers the monthly cost of the studio; the artist's nominating partner organisation submits the application and must provide a stipend of at least EUR 1,100 per month plus international travel, insurance and visa fees. ELIGIBILITY: established artists and cultural professionals of any nationality who have lived outside France for at least 5 years, with an active professional practice, a clearly defined research or creative project, and professional-level French and/or English; open across disciplines (theatre, dance, performance, visual arts, music, literature, cinema, architecture, design, digital creation, photography, fashion, crafts, curating, and more). IMPORTANT: artists cannot apply directly - a partner organisation (French cultural network abroad, or a French or foreign cultural organisation) must nominate and support the applicant, committing financial and professional support before, during and after the residency. Applications open 1 July 2026; free to apply. Deadline: 8 October 2026, 11:59 PM CET.
Ettijahat's Zad programme is a support framework promoting mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe, designed to develop their artistic and professional path in collaboration with peers and across artistic spaces and platforms, while helping them reach diverse audiences and contribute to public life in their cities/countries of residence. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (examples): presenting theatrical works and live artistic performances; concerts at music festivals; streaming films in cities/places where they have not previously been shown; organising or joining literary readings; organising and relocating art exhibitions; sharing the outcomes of artist residencies. DISCIPLINES: all artistic and literary specialisations; open to artists of all ages. ELIGIBILITY: individual or group artists from the Arab region regardless of ethnic background who have relocated to Europe since 2015. PRIORITY for artists who moved from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya. The programme encourages environmental and economic solutions when planning travel. DEADLINE: this card is for the 16 October 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Ettijahat Zad page.
Travel voucher for Dutch-based professionals in design, architecture and/or digital culture who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation, lecture or workshop. To apply you must have submitted an application to the Fund in the past five years that was positively assessed (previous International Vouchers do not count). The inviting foreign party must cover a proportionate share of the costs. Covers hourly fees, travel and accommodation directly related to the activity. IMPORTANT TIMING RULE: applications are accepted from 5 months to a minimum of 7 weeks before the activity begins, and processing takes about 6 weeks. This lead time can rule out activities that fall shortly after a round opens. Round 2 (4 May to 22 June 2026) has closed. Round 3 runs 8 September 2026 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2026 16:00 CEST, with a budget of EUR 33,000; given the 7-week rule it effectively serves activities starting from late October 2026 onwards. IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE: you must already have had an application to the Fund positively assessed within the past five years, and a previous voucher does not satisfy this, so this is not a viable first approach to the Fund. The window runs 8 September 2026, 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2026, but closes early once 20 complete applications are received. Maximum one voucher per applicant per calendar year.
The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association co-funded by the European Union, will open its fifth call from 1 September to 3 November 2026, with full guidelines and application details published on 1 September 2026. Call #5 will again support around 50 cross-border co-production residencies taking place in 2027, each bringing together at least three festivals from different eligible countries to accompany an emerging artist or collective. EFFEA is a co-production residency scheme: festivals join forces across borders to support an emerging artist through a process of creation and presentation, providing dedicated time, space, and tailored mentoring, exchange, and collaboration, moving beyond a single invitation toward a shared artistic development journey. Each supported project is built around one leading festival working with at least two partner festivals based in different eligible countries; one emerging artist or collective at the centre; a combination of artistic development, mentoring, exchange, and audience engagement based on the artist's needs; and presentations or outcomes shared across the partner festivals. Two residency formats are offered. DISCOVERY (EUR 8,000 grant): the proposal must include a workshop (live or online) hosted by the leading festival with at least one programmer from each partner festival, and a work-in-progress presentation at the leading festival. SPRINGBOARD (EUR 15,000 grant): the proposal must include final presentations or production results shown within each festival (minimum the leading festival plus two partners) and a live masterclass led by the artist(s) at each festival (minimum the leading festival plus two partners). WHO CAN APPLY: festivals that have existed for at least one edition and are registered on FestivalFinder.eu; the festivals apply on behalf of the residency project. Residency projects must fall within these artistic fields: architecture, ballet, contemporary dance, circus, design/applied arts, digital arts, film, folklore and folk arts, heritage, interdisciplinary, literature, music, opera, street art, theatre, photography/video, puppetry, sculpture, painting. A series of EFFEA info, networking, and Q&A sessions runs on Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (15 September, 29 September, 13 October, and 20 October 2026) to help applicants navigate the process and find partners. Across Calls #1 to #4, EFFEA has supported 619 festivals and 200 artists/collectives across Europe and beyond.
The Cultuurlening from Cultuur+Ondernemen is a low-interest loan (not a grant) for creative and cultural professionals and organisations in the Netherlands, to invest in their practice or business. Loans run up to EUR 500,000, with interest of 2 percent up to EUR 50,000 and 2-5 percent (risk-based) above EUR 50,000, and a term of up to 10 years. The loan must be repaid. Eligible applicants reside and work in the Netherlands and are either art-school graduates or have at least three years of professional practice (others can apply with a motivation and reference). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. No application fee. Note: separate regional products exist (for example the Rotterdam and Amsterdam Cultuurlening) with different rates and caps.
Stichting DOEN, funded by the Dutch charity lotteries, supports pioneering initiatives within themes including the transformative power of imagination (art and culture), regenerative economy and solidarity economy. Applications are accepted year-round via the Mijn DOEN portal from legal entities only (no individuals) and must be received at least four months before the project starts; the assessment procedure takes about four months. Amateur art practice and standalone productions of films, books, CDs or websites are not supported. No application fee.
House of Europe is an EU-funded programme (implemented by the Goethe-Institut) supporting cultural professionals, educators and organisations across Ukraine and the EU, with particular focus on war-response initiatives and creative-industries development. It runs several grant lines relevant to the culture, creative and media sectors, including joint artistic Residency grants (up to EUR 16,000), Cultural Institutes Cooperation grants that pair Ukrainian organisations with EU cultural institutes (up to EUR 20,000), and infrastructure grants for Ukrainian culture organisations (up to EUR 20,000). ELIGIBILITY: primarily Ukrainian legal entities (organisations), often in tandem with EU partners; sectors include culture and creative industries, media, education and youth work, and social entrepreneurship. Deadlines are ROLLING on a monthly cycle (typically the last day of the month, 15:00 Kyiv time), with individual grant lines opening and closing over time; check the House of Europe opportunities catalogue for the currently open calls and exact amounts. No application fee.