Currently 33 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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ONX Seeds 2026 is a four-month incubation and seed funding program run by Onassis ONX, the Onassis Foundation's platform for art and advanced technologies, hosted in Athens in a hybrid format under the theme Soft Circuits for Hard Times. It invites emerging artists, creative technologists, designers, game makers, performers, sound and visual artists and makers (individuals, groups and collectives, Greek and international) to develop early-stage prototypes that make the digital tangible: interactive objects, wearable or embedded systems, screen-based worlds, participatory environments, games, rituals, sonic works, moving images and hybrid analogue-digital forms. Proposals should be realistic in scope and result in an exhibitable prototype. SUPPORT: EUR 1,000 to 5,000 seed funding per project, weekly technical mentoring plus curatorial and business mentoring and online masterclasses, studio and equipment access at Onassis Ready for Athens-based teams (remote participation for everyone else), presentation at ONX Exhibition Athens (17 to 21 March 2027) with travel, accommodation and artwork transport covered for non-Athens participants, and connections to the ONX network in Athens, New York and beyond. HOW TO APPLY: via the Onassis open calls portal, with project summary, concept, visitor experience, technical requirements, production plan and bio, plus a mood board or project deck, portfolio and development budget as single PDFs; technical documentation and links to demos or repositories optional. DEADLINE: 26 October 2026.
HIAP's Learning Materials international residency hosts artists at HIAP Suomenlinna, the island fortress off Helsinki, for 90 days in Spring 2027 (12 April to 11 July) or Autumn 2027 (16 August to 14 November). The call suits artists with established material-based practices, socially engaged practitioners and researchers exploring ecology and materials; the residency is research-focused with no required output. DISCIPLINES: digital, visual arts, interdisciplinary and research practices. WHAT YOU GET: a working grant of EUR 1,350 per month (EUR 4,050 in total) via Kone Foundation, a material budget up to EUR 750, an access budget up to EUR 1,000, one return trip from the artist's home with slow travel encouraged and help with travel arrangements, plus accommodation and workspace. ELIGIBILITY: international artists and arts practitioners living and working outside Finland. Collectives may apply, but the working grant can be paid to one individual only and there are no extra residency fees or additional travel budget. APPLICATION: free, via the online form on the HIAP website. DEADLINE: 26 October 2026, 15:00 UTC.
Part of the Creative Europe project Invisible Cartographies (Buinho with FabLab Cuenca, Spain, and the Veljko Ramadanovic School, Serbia), which creates sensory cartographies of public spaces, schools and museums with neurodivergent communities. Two artists live in Messejana for six weeks (11 January to 21 February 2027) and work with students of the Agrupamento de Escolas de Aljustrel; proposals should sketch what you want to investigate and how you might work with the school community, and need not be a finished plan. SUPPORT: EUR 1,200 artist fee, free accommodation, travel budget up to EUR 300, production budget, and access to Buinho's FabLab. ELIGIBILITY: preference for neurodivergent artists; self-identification is enough, no diagnosis or documentation required; applicants must commit to the full period and, if selected, provide a criminal-record certificate for work with minors. APPLICATION: online in English or Portuguese; written answers (500-word expression of interest, 750-word proposal) or audio/video recordings (5 and 7 minutes) assessed equally; portfolio by link or upload (under 10 MB); access rider and consent sections included. Questions and access needs: info@buinho.pt. NOTE: this funded call is separate from Buinho's regular paid residencies; two further calls (Cuenca, Belgrade) are announced but not yet open. DEADLINE: 26 October 2026, 23:59 Lisbon time.
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.
Travel-grant programme for individual cultural-sector professionals (artists included) funding mobilities to or from Timisoara, national and international: residencies, research trips, festivals, presentations and professional development. Continuous intake until the budget is exhausted. AMOUNTS: up to RON 7,500 for national mobilities and RON 10,000 for international ones; at least 1% co-funding required. ELIGIBILITY: natural persons aged 18+, Romanian or foreign nationals, active in cultural professions; recipients of the 2025 mobility funding are excluded. DEADLINE: rolling registrations close 27 October 2026 or when the budget runs out, so apply early.
Annual vocation bursaries for young talents in six fields including arts plastiques, arts de la scene and sciences et techniques; digital and media artists apply under arts plastiques or sciences et techniques. The EUR 10,000 bourse funds a concrete personal project: equipment, production or training. Vocatio operates under the King Baudouin Foundation umbrella but is a distinct foundation and call. ELIGIBILITY: over 18 and under 35 on 31 December of the application year; Belgian nationals OR persons domiciled in Belgium and resident there for at least 5 years. Call open 14 September to 29 October 2026, 16:00. DEADLINE: 29 October 2026.
Finland's largest private foundation moves to a single joint application round in 2026: the central fund and all 17 regional funds accept applications together from 15 to 30 October. It funds all fields of art and science, with one-year and multi-year working grants as the cornerstone alongside project grants for individuals, working groups and organisations. SCALE: around EUR 49 million awarded annually across roughly 2,100 grants (about 20,600 applications in 2025, including 165 multi-year grants); recent October rounds averaged over 450 grants of one or more years, and working grants can extend up to four years. ELIGIBILITY: Finnish nationals and people or organisations residing or working in Finland; other applicants qualify if the application demonstrates clear, strong ties to Finland or Finnish culture. HOW: apply online during the window via the foundation's grant service. DEADLINE: 30 October 2026.
Cultivamos Cultura in Sao Luis (Odemira, Portugal) hosts the Bom Dia residency as part of the European OASis project: one proposal is selected for a 7-to-30-day residency during March 2027. Residents engage with the local community (artist talks, walks, workshops, open studios) and must produce an output for the OASis group exhibition in 2027; one output is added to Cultivamos Cultura's collection, and documentation is shared across OASis partner channels. WHO: international creators, artists and researchers from various fields and disciplines, including practitioners working at the intersection of culture and other disciplines; individuals or groups of up to two people (conditions and funding are the same for a pair as for one individual); selected residents must be physically present for the approved timeline and reasonably autonomous in producing the project. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 1,300 project fee, travel budget up to EUR 500, production and material expenses up to EUR 1,600 (approved by Cultivamos Cultura before purchase, paid against an invoice), equitable food per diem, accommodation in a private room in a shared farmhouse on the Cultivamos Cultura property with shared kitchen, a workspace or studio, and free access to all spaces and resources. APPLICATION: via Google Form; the call runs 18 September to 30 October 2026, 18:00 CET, but closes early once 100 applications are received, so apply promptly. Results announced in the third week of December 2026; no individual feedback. Full details at cultivamoscultura.com.
Cultivamos Cultura, the art-science and bioart organisation in rural Sao Luis (Odemira, Portugal), hosts the Bom Dia residency as part of the OASis programme. One selected proposal (individual or a group of up to two people, same conditions) spends 7 to 30 days in March 2027 producing an artwork that joins the OASis group exhibition in 2027, is shown locally and across the OASis network, and leaves one output in the Cultivamos Cultura collection. SUPPORT: project grant of EUR 1,300; travel budget up to EUR 500; production and material costs up to EUR 1,600 (approved before purchase, paid on invoice); daily food allowance; private room in a shared farmhouse with shared kitchen; studio and free access to all Cultivamos Cultura spaces and resources. ELIGIBILITY: international artists, creators and researchers from any field, including practitioners working between culture and other disciplines. ASSESSMENT PRIORITIES: use of local or natural materials, strong ecological interest, care for a sustainable future, community interaction, and exchange with international artists. OBLIGATIONS: stay on site for the whole approved period, engage the local community (artist talks, walks, workshops or open studios), and create an output for the 2027 exhibition and the collection; travel beyond the village means renting a car from the production grant. APPLY with a project statement (max 500 words) with images, an estimated resources list, a signed declaration of originality, portfolio or website plus short CV (max 4 pages), a timeline, and five images for communication. DEADLINE: 30 October 2026 at 18:00 CET, or earlier if 100 applications are received first; results in the third week of December 2026.
The Follow Fluxus scholarship, awarded by the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden and the City of Wiesbaden in memory of the Fluxus movement that began in Wiesbaden in 1962, supports artists whose work continues the open, intermedia and experimental spirit of Fluxus. WHO: international and national artists with a completed art degree and relevant professional and exhibition experience; self-taught artists with notable achievements documented through exhibitions and awards may also apply. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 10,000, a rent-free furnished live/work space with studio at the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden (70.88 sqm) from 1 June to 31 August 2027, during which the fellow is expected to spend most of their time in Wiesbaden, and an exhibition at the Nassauischer Kunstverein afterwards. APPLICATION: upload three PDFs (max 10 MB; German or English) to nowtransfer.de: APF_ApplicantName.pdf (application letter, CV and project outline, one A4 page each), Portfolio_ApplicantName.pdf (work examples, exhibitions, video/audio links) and Degree_ApplicantName.pdf; then email the download link to fluxus@kunstverein-wiesbaden.de with the subject 'Follow Fluxus Scholarship 2026_27'. Postal applications are also accepted. Results by December 2026. DEADLINE: 1 November 2026, email received by 23:59 CET.
Twice-yearly open round of Germany's federal fund for participatory and sociocultural arts projects: community-rooted work that uses artistic means (performance, media, music, visual art, digital culture) to engage people in social questions. Strong fit for artist collectives and small cultural organisations doing participatory, socially engaged or civic-media work in Germany. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 5,000 to EUR 30,000, up to 80 percent of the project budget, decided in January 2027 with project starts from February 2027. ELIGIBILITY: legal entities and groups (associations, initiatives of at least three people resident in Germany, GbR, GmbH, UG, private foundations); individuals cannot apply alone. Organisations that received two consecutive grants must sit out two rounds. The fund explicitly welcomes applications from people with disabilities, non-native speakers and non-academics. DEADLINE: 2 November 2026 via the application portal (window opened 2 October); a digital info session runs on 14 October 2026.
HIAP and Sumud, the Finnish Palestine Network, invite a Palestinian artist to a spring 2027 residency at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, delivered through HIAP's Ukraine Solidarity Residency Programme and supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. WHO: professional contemporary artists currently based in Palestine or of Palestinian descent living in the diaspora; formal education, exhibition history or institutional recognition is not required. Family members are welcome; collectives receive no extra grant or travel budget. WHAT YOU GET: a EUR 3,600 working grant, a free 63 sqm live/work studio with kitchenette, sleeping loft and private bathroom (suited to two adults or a small family), one trip to and from home, and a visa budget for application fees and travel to a visa office or embassy (HIAP cannot guarantee visas). APPLICATION: online form only, in English; emailed applications are not considered. DEADLINE: 2 November 2026, 15:00 (GMT+2).
The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association co-funded by the European Union, opens its fifth call: 50 residencies for 50 emerging artists (individuals, groups or collectives) hosted by partnerships of around 150 festivals, each led by one leading festival with a minimum of two partner festivals from different eligible countries. TWO CATEGORIES: EFFEA Discovery, 40 grants of EUR 8,000 for artists at the early stages of their careers with strong potential to break through internationally; and EFFEA Springboard, 10 grants of EUR 15,000 for artists already established in their own country and ready to develop their careers internationally. A Discovery residency includes a work-in-progress presentation at the leading festival, a workshop with programmers from each partner festival, a short film about the residency, and participation in the EFFEA Intake and Outtake Seminars; a Springboard residency includes at least three presentations of the production result (leading festival plus each partner festival) and a live masterclass by the artist in at least three countries. DISCIPLINES: architecture, ballet, contemporary dance, circus, design and applied arts, digital arts, film, folklore and folk arts, heritage, interdisciplinary, literature, music, opera, street art, theatre, photography and video, puppetry, sculpture, painting. WHO APPLIES: the leading festival submits the application online via the EFFEA website and proposes the artists; festivals must be registered on FestivalFinder.eu and have held at least one edition. Artists may be of any age and must have nationality or legal residence in an eligible country. Emerging is defined by novelty to programmers and audiences, not by age. FINANCES: minimum 80 percent of the grant goes to artist costs; own contributions of EUR 1,000 (Discovery) or EUR 2,000 (Springboard) are deducted from the grant; in-kind costs are capped at 10 percent. TIMELINE: evaluation in November 2026, results by email in December 2026, residencies between 1 January and 31 December 2027 (Intake Seminar 26 January 2027, Outtake Seminar 21 September 2027). Deadline 3 November 2026 at 23:59 CET.
The Netherlands Embassy in Brussels runs several open calls per year subsidising Dutch-Belgian artistic and cultural projects in Belgium that strengthen the Netherlands' cultural profile and promote cooperation between the two countries. All artistic disciplines are eligible, with a focus on performing arts, visual arts, cultural heritage, creative industries and digital culture; the embassy welcomes innovative formats, cross-border exchange, and work on participation, inclusion, equal rights and sustainability. The subsidy (max EUR 5,000) only covers costs related to the Dutch participation in the project, such as travel and accommodation for Dutch participants, art transport, production, and communication for the Dutch segment. Projects must take place in Belgium (unless virtual collaborations) and be accessible to the public; personal development projects are not eligible. ELIGIBILITY: professional creators, organisations, institutions and legal entities in Belgium with a company registration number; Dutch artists typically take part via a Belgian partner or organiser. Apply via the embassy (netherlandsandyou.nl). DEADLINES: 3 November 2026, then 18 March 2027.
The second and final round of Culture Helps Solidarity Collaboration Grants, run by the European Cultural Foundation through its Culture of Solidarity Fund with Insha Osvita, VETERANKA Movement and zusa, and funded by Creative Europe. It supports cultural projects that improve access to culture and promote inclusion and mental well-being for internally displaced people and refugees from Ukraine, helping integrate them into host communities through intercultural dialogue, professional exchange and long-term solidarity; vulnerable groups and veterans are an emphasis. WHO: partnerships of at least two organisations, with at least one Ukrainian-led organisation (in Ukraine or in exile) and at least one based in a Creative Europe country; cross-border partnerships and Ukrainian-led partnerships with neighbouring Creative Europe countries are prioritised. A matchmaking board helps applicants find partners. WHAT YOU GET: up to EUR 20,000 for two-partner projects or up to EUR 30,000 for three or more partners; at least 15 projects will be awarded. APPLICATION: read the Call for Proposals PDF on the call page and apply via the Culture of Solidarity Fund grant platform. DEADLINE: 10 November 2026, 13:00 Amsterdam time (14:00 Kyiv).
ART4MENTAL is a Creative Europe project (partners in Ukraine, Poland, Czechia, Estonia, Sweden and Austria) selecting 20 artists to create immersive VR content and scenarios used in art-therapy and mental-health support sessions across Ukraine and the EU. Selected artists get professional training in VR technology and trauma-informed design, local bootcamps, a residency in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains, study visits to rehabilitation centres, ongoing collaboration with mental-health professionals, and present their work at European exhibitions and conferences, including an international exhibition in Poland. ELIGIBILITY: the official page says residents of EU countries and Ukraine with a proven artistic practice and full availability for all mandatory activities; the On the Move listing adds that at least 10 of the 20 places go to artists from Ukraine and at least one each to Czechia, Estonia, Sweden and Austria, so applicants from other EU countries are eligible but not prioritised. Two stages: online form with supporting documents, then an online interview; selected artists announced January 2027. DEADLINE: 11 November 2026 per On the Move (the official page only says November 2026; no time zone stated).
Themed international residency: three artists, duos or collectives are selected for one of three four-month periods between February 2027 and January 2028 to work on the 2027 theme 'On Absence'. Each resident receives EUR 1,100 per month and a rent-free furnished studio apartment in central Weimar; the programme closes with a group exhibition the following year. ELIGIBILITY: open worldwide, all ages and disciplines; currently enrolled students are excluded; applications in English or German. DEADLINE: 22 November 2026.
TRACES is a new art and science residency run by the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (FDDM) with EPFL Valais-Wallis, Energypolis, the City of Sion and the Canton of Valais. The 2027 pilot embeds one visual artist for three months in Prof. Sascha Feldmann's Laboratory for Energy Materials at EPFL, which works on light-matter interactions and soft semiconductors for flexible solar cells, energy-efficient screens and emerging quantum technologies. The artist develops original work in dialogue with the lab around the energy transition and the materials of the future, with studio and production space, scientific mentoring and a public final presentation on 15 April 2027. ELIGIBILITY: confirmed, professional international visual artists aged 25 or over who finished their studies at least two years ago and have at least two years of professional practice; applications in English or French with a letter of intent (two A4 pages), portfolio and CV via the online form. Laureate selected 7 December 2026. DEADLINE: 22 November 2026, 23:59 Swiss time (CET).
First edition of an international competition for short live performances of around fifteen minutes in dance and physical theatre, run by Music & Movie ETS within the InterAgendo project. Works must carry an ethical, civic or social theme. Six companies are selected to perform in Sassari on 6-8 May 2027 in front of a National Jury, a Schools and Community Jury and a Territorial Jury. MONEY: each selected company receives a guaranteed gross fee of EUR 500 (solo), EUR 700 (duo) or EUR 900 (three or more performers) plus three nights' accommodation; the Best Work Award is EUR 1,000 and the Reflections Award EUR 400. Application is free; only the six selected companies pay a EUR 50 security deposit, refunded in full at the end of the festival. Similar in format to Teatri Riflessi in Sicily. DEADLINE: 30 November 2026, 23:59 CET.
make-a-thek, a Horizon Europe project (grant No. 101177660) coordinated by Fab Lab Barcelona at IAAC, connects creative spaces, public libraries and makers across Europe and beyond to share skills in circular fashion, traditional crafts and technology. Its open call runs two tracks. MOBILITY SCHEME (Track A): experienced practitioners (make-a-thek Experts) travel to an EU pilot location (Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Kranj, Milan, Opole, Reykjavik, Kyiv or Zaporizhzhia) to deliver a workshop, talk or hands-on training, with a EUR 1,000 stipend to support expenses. KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (Track B): learners, practitioners, makers, craftspeople and librarians travel to a 2-day in-person group meet-up (Cohort 1 in Barcelona between end of November and start of December 2026; Cohort 2 in Berlin in May 2027), then organise a local knowledge-sharing activity, with a EUR 850 stipend. Up to 12 participants per track annually. ELIGIBILITY: legal residents of EU member states, Horizon Europe associated countries, or the international pilot countries Ghana, South Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines and Chile; proposals must align with at least one focus area: Circular Fashion, Digitising Traditional Crafts, or Open Technologies. HOW TO APPLY: via the Typeform linked from the open call page. The early-bird round closed 15 September 2026; late applications are accepted until 1 December 2026, and the next call runs 1 February to 31 March 2027. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026.
The Mensch Maschine VISIT Residency Program is an annual fellowship offering four fully funded fellowships to artists from around the world, run by the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste (Berlin) with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the E.ON Foundation, E-WERK Luckenwalde and Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (Warsaw). The 2027 edition particularly encourages projects at the intersection of art, energy and ecology exploring the theme ENERGY GHOSTS: the unseen dimensions of energy approached through mythology, cosmology or speculative fiction, the invisible infrastructures, histories and residues that haunt contemporary life, and energy as an ecological, political or spiritual force. Proposals are welcome from visual art, performance, film, installation, sound, writing and new media. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 20,000 per fellow for artist fees and production costs of a new project (research and development, travel, material and presentation costs); three fellows receive studio space and accommodation at E-WERK Luckenwalde (a former power station about 40 minutes south of Berlin), one is accommodated by the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. The three-month residency runs roughly September to November 2027 with on-site presence of at least 75% required, a retreat at Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw in September 2027, events across the three venues, and a closing symposium in October 2027 at the Akademie der Künste where fellows show work in progress alongside the 2026 cohort. JURY: Nolan Oswald Dennis; Chus Martinez (Institute Art Gender Nature, TBA21); Sarah Johanna Theurer (Fondation Beyeler); Anh-Linh Ngo (Akademie der Künste); and Tiara Roxanne. APPLICATION: via the VISIT portal at visit-energy.com/bewerben. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026, 23:59 CET.
Hordaland Kunstsenter, founded in 1976 as Norway's first artist-run art centre, invites artists based in the Nordic and Baltic countries to apply for its 2027/2028 residency programme in central Bergen, supported by the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture. The centre does not privilege any medium and is especially interested in practices that move between disciplines, including exhibition-making, performance, sound, publishing, moving image, socially engaged and research-based or discursive work. WHO: artists with a permanent address in Sapmi, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, Aland, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania (citizenship not required); artists based in Norway, full-time students and artistic PhD candidates are not eligible; visa costs are the resident's own. WHAT YOU GET: a NOK 30,000 stipend for the full-time two-month residency, a furnished one-bedroom self-catering apartment near the centre, up to EUR 500 travel support booked by the residency coordinator, a dedicated desk and workspace, access to the project room, and connections to studios, specialist workspaces and production networks in Bergen. Residents give a public presentation or talk during their stay. APPLICATION: fill in the Google form on the call page and email one PDF (CV, motivation letter on intentions and use of time, up to 5 slides of recent work) to residency@kunstsenter.no; questions to scott@kunstsenter.no. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026.
Germany's flagship residency awards for visual artists, architects, writers and composers, administered by the Kulturstiftung der Laender for the federal government. One application window covers the Rome Prize at Villa Massimo (10 months, EUR 3,000/month, international visibility expected), Casa Baldi in Olevano Romano (3 months, EUR 3,000/month), the Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venice (3 months, EUR 1,534/month) and a 6-month Paris residency (approx. EUR 1,500/month). Accommodation and studio are provided everywhere. ELIGIBILITY: German citizenship, or primary residence and artistic practice in Germany. Application window 1 October to 15 December 2026 for residencies in 2028, via auslandsstipendien-von-bund-und-laendern.de. DEADLINE: 15 December 2026, 23:59.
One of the best-known international artist residencies: established artists live and work in Berlin for a year (six months for film) and become part of the city's cultural scene. Applications are open in literature, music and sound, and film; visual arts fellows are nominated by a jury and cannot apply. ELIGIBILITY: established artists with their own voice and standing, no upper age limit; students and recent graduates are not eligible (doctoral students are). German nationals and artists residing primarily in Germany are excluded, with narrow exceptions for German dual nationals abroad and recent arrivals. Alumni cannot reapply. Window opened 19 October 2026; deadline 15 December 2026, 23:59 CET.
The organisation-side strand of Culture Moves Europe, the EU's flagship mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals, funds organisations to host artists in residence. WHO: newly or well-established legal entities registered and based in a Creative Europe country and active in architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts or visual arts, with capacity to host one to five residents from other Creative Europe countries. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 50 per day per resident for the host, plus accessibility support of EUR 375, 675 or 1,200; residents receive EUR 30 per day, a travel allowance of EUR 400 or EUR 800 and optional top-ups (green travel, overseas regions, family, visa). PROCESS: apply in English via the Goethe Application Portal, registering as Organisation/Enterprise and selecting the 2026-2027 call for residency hosts; results by 9 March 2027, then hosts select residents and submit residency info cards between 9 March and 31 July 2027, with residencies starting from 12 April 2027. The call opened 15 October 2026. DEADLINE: 18 January 2027.
Creative Europe's Media Literacy call (CREA-CROSS-2027-MEDIALITERACY) funds cross-border actions that build media literacy and resilience to disinformation, with attention to countries facing particular media literacy challenges. WHO: consortia of at least three entities from three eligible Creative Europe countries; individuals cannot apply. WHAT YOU GET: up to EUR 500,000 per project at a 70 percent funding rate, from a total budget of EUR 3,500,000. APPLICATION: via the EU Funding and Tenders portal. DEADLINE: 20 January 2027, 17:00 CET (Brussels).
Creative Europe's Journalism Partnerships call (CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART) has two topics supporting the news media sector. COLLABORATIONS funds cross-border collaboration and business transformation among news media organisations; consortia need at least three independent entities from three eligible countries. PLURALISM supports journalism sectors of public interest (for example local and regional media, investigative or community journalism), with at least 60 percent of the grant going to that sector, including through re-granting of up to EUR 60,000 per third party; applicants can be single organisations or consortia, with activities in at least four EU Member States. WHAT YOU GET: up to EUR 2,000,000 per Collaborations project (80 percent funding) or up to EUR 2,500,000 per Pluralism project (90 percent funding), from EUR 7,000,000 per topic. Individuals cannot apply. APPLICATION: via the EU Funding and Tenders portal (topics CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS and -PLURALISM). DEADLINE: 4 February 2027, 17:00 CET (Brussels).
The EU's main remembrance funding line, and emphatically not Holocaust-only: the 2026-27 call (covering both years; there is no separate 2027 call) funds projects across four topics: 1) remembering democratic transitions and the (re)building of democratic institutions; 2) remembrance of the Holocaust against Jewish people; 3) remembrance of the Holocaust, acts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, with priorities on Roma victims and on LGBTIQ+ and other victims; 4) the legacy of colonialism, slavery and migration in contemporary multicultural European societies. Previous rounds funded exhibitions, digital archives, testimony projects, memorial education and artistic memory work. ELIGIBILITY: lead applicant must be a non-profit legal entity (public or private) or international organisation established in an EU Member State or CERV-associated country; for-profits only as co-applicants alongside public or non-profit partners; each application addresses exactly one topic. TIMELINE: call opens 21 October 2026; deadline 24 February 2027 at 17:00 CET, via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal.
Flanders Arts Institute and the Kooperativa network offer fifteen mobility grants for Flanders-based artists and arts professionals in the visual arts, performing arts, music and sound to immerse themselves in the South-Eastern European arts sector. Participants spend 3 to 5 days job shadowing at one organisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia or Slovenia, with mobility actions between 1 October 2026 and 30 June 2027. WHAT YOU GET: travel costs, accommodation and per diems per Erasmus+ formulas, plus up to EUR 300 for the host to cover any costs they might incur. ELIGIBILITY: artists and arts professionals based in Flanders, Belgium. APPLICATION: two steps; first email ward@kunsten.be with an outline of the project status, then submit a letter of intent from the host, visit planning, motivation and a description of the reporting format. Applications are reviewed in monthly cycles (8 September, 8 October, 9 November, 8 December 2026; 15 January, 8 February, 8 March 2027) and are accepted until 1 March 2027. AFTERWARDS: participants share their experience through a written report, video, talk or recording on an online platform.
Development bursaries for individual professional artists under the Flemish Arts Decree: free development time with no output obligation, across all disciplines of the professional arts including media/digital art and sound. Two strands: opkomend talent (EUR 7,500, one year) and bewezen talent (EUR 12,000 per year for one, two or three years). Two windows a year, closing 15 September and 15 March. ELIGIBILITY: artists connected to the Flemish Community, in practice living and/or working in Flanders or Brussels. DEADLINE: 15 March 2027 for the next round.
Flagship EU mobility grant for artists and cultural professionals: individual or group (up to 5 people) mobility to carry out an artistic or cultural project in another Creative Europe country, with the support of an international partner of your own choosing (an individual or an organisation). The project must follow 2 of the 4 objectives: to learn, to create, to explore, or to connect. SECTORS: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts; no specific level of experience required. ELIGIBILITY: aged 18+, legally residing in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions (Netherlands eligible). GRANT: EUR 85 daily allowance per day of project implementation; travel allowance EUR 400 under 5,000 km or EUR 800 from 5,000 km (distance calculated automatically in the application form as a one-way straight line); top-ups for green mobility (EUR 400), OCT/outermost regions (EUR 175), family (EUR 200 per child under 18) and visa (EUR 120); accessibility support of EUR 30 per day plus personal assistance or sign language interpretation covered. APPLICATION: official national identification, proof of legal residence, short CV, artistic and creative portfolio, and a letter of invitation from the international partner. TIMELINE: call opened 1 October 2026, 9:00 CEST; deadline 30 April 2027, 23:59 CEST.
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.
AFK is the City of Amsterdam's arts fund and the main route to project money for artists and organisations working in the city, and it was the significant gap in this desk's Dutch coverage. The Projectsubsidies 2026-2028 scheme funds art and culture projects across disciplines, split into four categories by scale and applicant type; requests up to EUR 7,500 in categories 1 and 2 are assigned to an assessment round by monthly draw, with published loting and gesprek dates. ELIGIBILITY: you must live or work in the municipality of Amsterdam or in Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer, Waterland, Haarlemmermeer, Amstelveen, Ouder-Amstel or Diemen. Both individual makers and organisations can apply depending on category. NOTE: AFK periodically closes individual categories when demand outruns budget (categories 3 and 4 for professional art were temporarily shut in May 2026 and reopened on 1 July 2026), so check which categories are open before you start. Applications are in Dutch through the AFK portal. Phone 020 520 0520, weekdays 09:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:00.