Currently 80 active paid cross-disciplinary and social impact grants, fellowships and residencies. 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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Connections Through Culture (CTC) grants are designed to enable meaningful partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries. In 2026, CTC incorporates the grants programmes formerly known as Biennials Connect (Visual Arts) and Architecture, Design and Fashion Biennials and Festivals Grants, and serves as the British Council's major Arts grants programme for 2026 (in place of International Collaboration Grants). It offers grants of between GBP 5,000 and GBP 15,000 to support creative practitioners, cultural professionals, artists, organisations, festivals, biennials, hubs and collectives to develop and deliver collaborative projects across a wide range of themes and art forms, including applied arts, architecture, curating, dance, design, digital, drawing, education, fashion, film, installation, interdisciplinary work, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, public art, research, sculpture, social practice, sound art, textiles, video, visual arts and writing. ELIGIBILITY: applications must involve collaboration between at least one UK-based partner and at least one partner based in an eligible participating country; each partner must be legally based in the country they are applying from at the time of application and throughout the project activity period. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Mainland China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Eligible applicants include artists and creative practitioners, arts and cultural organisations, festivals and biennials, cultural professionals, creative hubs/networks/collectives, and organisations working across arts, culture and the creative sectors. Note: applications involving projects organised by or taking place as part of Visual Arts, Architecture, Design, Fashion and Craft festivals should be made by the festival or biennial organisation rather than by individual artists, designers or practitioners. No application fee. Deadline 12 August 2026.
The EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee supports individuals and organisations developing projects between Japan and European Capitals of Culture (past, present or future) as well as other Culture Next member cities. PURPOSE: support travel for research, project planning, and collaboration, building creative networks aimed at realising Japan-Europe arts and culture projects. THEMES (for Japan-Europe collaborative projects): Youth Empowerment; Nature & Green; Diversity (DEI); Social Regeneration. Projects may include participants from other regions (e.g. Asia) joining a Japan-Europe project. TARGET APPLICANTS: members of European Capital of Culture teams; artists and project organisers (including curators, designers, etc.); researchers in culture/arts; social entrepreneurs. TIMING: applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the travel date; this cut-off covers travel in April 2026 - September 2026. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 August 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Culture Next collaboration page.
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.
The GFX Challenge Grant Program, sponsored by FUJIFILM and running since 2021, awards 5 Global Grant Awards (USD 10,000) and 10 Regional Grant Awards (USD 5,000) to help aspiring creatives bring imaging projects to life. It is designed to nurture emerging and promising content creators, giving them the opportunity to create content on topics with significant meaning to them while gaining experience with FUJIFILM GFX System gear, including the GFX ETERNA 55 filmmaking camera. Proposed projects may be submitted as still photography or in movie format. AWARDS: both tiers include complimentary use of a GFX System camera body and two GF lenses for the duration of the project, plus mentoring and technical assistance from Fujifilm technicians and product experts. At the end of the production period in May 2027, recipients' final content is showcased on fujifilm-x.com, with a series of exhibitions planned in various countries. ELIGIBILITY: open to both amateur and professional photographers and videographers who are residents of the countries/regions listed in the Entry Submission section of the program page; not open to employees or officers of FUJIFILM and its subsidiaries. TO APPLY: combine three items into a single PDF: (1) the preformatted cover letter (downloadable from the program page); (2) the project proposal covering descriptive plan, objectives, evaluation and outcome measures, communications, how you will use the Fujifilm partnership and mentoring, schedule, and budget; (3) a portfolio for each individual involved. Proposals must be in English (optionally accompanied by a version in your own language; language proficiency is not judged). Entry period 16 June to 17 August 2026.
The Legalization Project is running a nine-month programme for experienced content creators who want to make engaging, accessible work about U.S. immigration law, policy and the issues affecting immigrant communities. Rather than commissioning one-off pieces, it pairs a USD 10,000 stipend with actual legal grounding: training in U.S. immigration law and policy, ongoing updates from immigration attorneys and advocates, and continuous feedback on the content you make. This suits creators already working in video, social or short-form documentary who want to report accurately on a fast-moving legal area rather than guess at it. ELIGIBILITY: experienced content creators who are immigrants. The programme is explicitly open to immigrants of ALL statuses. APPLICATION: preliminary applications are due 17 August 2026, through the programme page at legalizationproject.notion.site/icc-program (also circulated as bit.ly/icc-program). Being a preliminary application, expect a second stage after this date.
Liveline is a national risk-sharing fund rebuilding grassroots touring, programming and local music scenes across the UK, delivered by Music Venue Trust with Save Our Scene and the Association of Independent Promoters, alongside the LIVE Trust and the industry's voluntary levy on stadium and arena tickets. The premise is that good shows are not happening because the downside risk is too high, so rather than a traditional subsidy it is an incentive-led model that only pays out when things go wrong. FOUR FUNDS: (1) GUARANTORSHIP SCHEME covers up to 80 percent of losses on an individual show or tour, for promoters, in-house bookers, artists or their representatives; break even and nothing is paid, turn a profit and you keep it. (2) LOCAL SCENE DEVELOPMENT FUND covers venue hire costs and local promoter training to build regular programming, for independent promoters or venues developing an in-house programme. (3) TOUR EXTENSION AND REGIONAL ACCESS FUND covers the long travel, fuel, accommodation and ferry costs that stop tours reaching remote parts of the UK, for promoters, agents, management and artists. (4) GENRE SPECIFIC SAFETY AND ACCESS FUND covers extra security, licensing and structural costs for genres and scenes that face additional barriers, for venues, promoters, artists or collectives. ELIGIBILITY: grassroots venues (Music Venue Alliance member venues), independent promoters including AIP members, in-house venue programmers, and artists, agents and teams building sustainable tours. Guarantorship shows must be at MVA subscribed venues, and for a full tour at least 70 percent of dates must be at subscribed MVT venues. TWO CATCHES WORTH KNOWING: tours must NOT already be announced, and Liveline funds a headline artist only once. Applications for Round 1 close Tuesday 18 August 2026. Start with the eligibility checker at livelinefund.uk, or contact info@livelinefund.uk.
Plataforma Bogota, Idartes' art, science and technology media lab, awards four grants of COP 12,000,000 each to run interactive labs combining art, science, and technology. ELIGIBILITY: Colombian citizens or foreigners legally resident in Bogota only. Deadline 24 August 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.
The fifth iteration of transmediale's Digital Art Residency, run 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. THEME: the 2027 programme sits under transmediale's 40th-anniversary framework RFC 40, named after the early internet Request for Comments series, and treats the festival as a counter-infrastructure: the call asks how a network stays legible to itself while surrounding structures break down, and how technical paradigms can be reconfigured into new cultural protocols outside extractive logics, moving from critique to construction. Proposals should offer alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape the technological conditions we inhabit. WHAT IS OFFERED: an artist fee of CHF 2,000 per month for two months; a CHF 15,000 production grant supporting a new work or the continuation of an existing project, open to all formats and building on the research begun during the residency (the project must be completed by December 2027 at the latest); travel and accommodation for the festival and the residency; a shared modular working space at transmediale studio; connections to Berlin institutions and stakeholders; a public presentation in transmediale's year-round studio programme; and the option of an online publication in transmediale's journal. STRUCTURE: kick-off with a presentation of the residency projects during transmediale 2027 (26 to 31 January 2027, attendance optional but strongly recommended); onboarding and the first hybrid stretch in May 2027; the mandatory on-site month in Berlin in June 2027; and a second hybrid stretch including reporting in July 2027. Availability for the festival week and for the whole of June in Berlin are treated as key prerequisites. TIMELINE: open call 16 July to 28 August 2026 (23:59 CEST); selected residents announced October 2026. Applications are only accepted via transmediale's submission forms. Contact: info[at]transmediale.de.
Third edition of transmediale's residency in collaboration with Arts Council Korea (ARKO), awarded to one person of Korean nationality (based in Korea or elsewhere) working in digital art and moving image practices, design, sound and media theory. Open to artists, researchers, practitioners, designers and sound artists across all formats. The two-month residency comes with an artist fee of EUR 1,500 per month, additional production support, and travel and accommodation support for the festival and residency; duos and collectives are welcome but share the same fee. Part of transmediale's 2027 programme (40th anniversary, themed 'RFC 40'), which seeks proposals offering alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape our technological conditions, moving from critique to construction outside extractive logics. 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.
Youth Music's Trailblazer Fund gives GBP 2,000 to GBP 30,000 to organisations in England running projects that let children and young people aged 25 or under make, learn and earn in music. A project should do at least one of three things: trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme, or disrupt the status quo. Doing all three is welcome. THEMES: your work must meet one of these: early years; Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent young people; the youth justice system; young people facing barriers; young adults; or organisations and the workforce. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE, using Youth Music's own examples: a new CIC testing ways to help nurseries embed music-making into the day; a small grassroots music organisation sustaining a programme that already works; a Music Education Hub setting up a Youth Board with real budget and decision-making power over how the hub is run; or an established youth centre trying a music programme for the first time. ROUND 13: opened 31 July 2026, deadline 28 August 2026 at 5pm, notification 11 December 2026, for projects starting between January and March 2027. ROUND 14: opens 23 October 2026, deadline 20 November 2026 at 5pm, notification 19 March 2027, for projects starting between April and June 2027. All deadlines are 5pm. NOTE: this is a grant to ORGANISATIONS, not to individual musicians or composers.
Video Pool's Media Art + Technology Residency supports experimental, independent, technology-based work. The selected artist or artists develop a new project (or adapt and transform an existing one) in direct response to the intimate scale and specific character of the Poolside Gallery, culminating in an exhibition there. The call is deliberately open on medium: video, sound, installation, digital media, performance, interactive technologies, expanded cinema and interdisciplinary practices are all welcome. VP asks proposals to speak clearly to your practice, the questions, materials or ideas that drive the work, and how that work might grow, shift or take new form inside the gallery. It is explicitly interested in expansive proposals, work that pushes past the gallery's four walls to engage its surrounding spaces (hallways, windows, projection wall) or that reimagines what the gallery itself can hold, and in projects that engage technology as a creative, critical, aesthetic or socio-political tool. Priority is given to artists from equity-seeking communities whose practices contribute to the advancement of experimental media arts. Residents get full access to VP's available equipment, facilities and technical resources throughout the residency, and applicants are encouraged to review the equipment and facilities list before proposing. ELIGIBILITY: open to VP members (this is a member submission call); no nationality restriction is stated, but the residency and exhibition are in person in Winnipeg. APPLICATION: artist bio (1,500 characters), headshot, description of your artistic practice (3,000 characters), project proposal for MATR (3,000 characters), equipment and facility needs (750 characters), description of how you would use the space (750 characters), CV, up to five images (optional) and up to two video or documentation links. Submit via the online form at videopool.org/matr-2027-application/ by 30 August 2026; alternative submission formats can be arranged by contacting Emma (emma@videopool.org) or Iyunade (iyunade@videopool.org). General enquiries: info@videopool.org, 204-949-9134.
Social Shifters, a Scottish-registered charity backed by corporate partners, runs its Global Innovation Challenge as a funnel into a longer founder-development pipeline rather than a one-off prize. ELIGIBILITY: founders aged 18 to 30 at submission, leading a fully youth-led venture that is already live and producing measurable social or environmental impact, aligned to at least one Sustainable Development Goal; concept-stage ideas and student projects do not qualify. Multiple winners receive up to USD 15,000 each, plus pitch coaching, a finalist showcase, and ongoing access to fellowships and paid work through the Shifters 100 alumni network. Free coaching is available from the moment you register, so the payoff to registering early is high. Submissions close 31 August 2026 (5pm UTC), with finalists announced in October and winners in December 2026. Apply at https://www.socialshifters.co/global-innovation-challenge/.
Three Helpmann Fellowships of up to AUD 7,500 support ambitious, self-directed projects that advance the artistic and professional development of emerging creatives. Fellowships are open across all eligible disciplines, to individuals and to collectives, and funding can go to larger-scale creative projects, tailored professional development, or a combination of both. Previous fellowships have supported the creation of new work, exhibitions and performances, residencies and internships, touring and recording, specialised training, and long-term professional development; each fellowship is shaped by the recipient rather than a fixed programme. ELIGIBILITY IS NARROW AND GEOGRAPHIC: applicants must be current residents of South Australia and either final-year students or graduates within five years of a supported degree at Adelaide University, the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, or the University of South Australia. Honours students and graduates (up to five years after the final year of study) are eligible where honours was undertaken directly following the undergraduate degree. Masters and PhD candidates and graduates are not eligible unless they qualify through their undergraduate or honours study. Final-year students may apply provided the funded activity takes place after studies are completed and within the activity timeframe. Applications are assessed on artistic merit, alignment with career development, feasibility, commitment to learning, and level of ambition. The online application requires a CV (max two pages), an official academic transcript, a budget on the Helpmann template, a timeline, project confirmations, letters of support from an academic and an industry referee, and four to six images or one to two audio-visual work samples. An online information session runs 4 August 2026 at 6pm ACST, and the Program Manager, Toni Wills, takes online or in-person application chats (info@helpmannacademy.com.au). Applications opened 15 July 2026 and close 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm ACST, for activity occurring 1 January to 31 December 2027. Free to apply.
Senior leadership post at the Digital Creativity Institute, the joint venture between the Communication University of China Nanjing (CUCN) and UEA, sitting in UEA's Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The Deputy Dean leads UEA's academic contribution to the Institute, covering curriculum and programme development, staffing and quality assurance across digital media, creative technology and related disciplines, and works with the CUCN partner leadership on strategy, recruitment and partnership growth. This is a rare senior role for someone who works across creative practice and digital technology rather than in a single discipline, and it involves regular engagement with the partner institution in China. Salary GBP 69,488 to 73,709. Advertised 3 August 2026 through jobs.ac.uk and the UEA vacancy portal; closes 31 August 2026. Check the UEA posting for the full person specification and whether the role requires periods based in Nanjing.
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.
Bloedel Reserve's residency programme exists to foster creative thinking inspired by nature and to explore the connection between humans and the environment. It is open to professional and emerging artists, composers, writers, botanists, landscape architects, researchers and others working on themes of nature and human connection to it. Residents get a three-week stay at a 140-acre internationally recognised public garden and forest preserve, housed in a small home hidden in the woods off the main paths. Note for non-US applicants: the funding is structured as expense reimbursement rather than a stipend, capped at USD 1,000, which for transatlantic applicants is unlikely to cover airfare plus meals over three weeks.
ITER is now in its fifth year and supports people in the performing arts to build environmentally responsible, inclusive and equitable ways of touring and collaborating internationally. It is initiated and financed by Arts Council England, Arts Council Norway, Creative Scotland and the Danish Arts Foundation, and designed and delivered by Julie's Bicycle and in futurum. Creative Scotland joined as a partner for 2026. TWO TRACKS, up to 60 places in total: PATHFINDERS, ten sessions introducing the principles of sustainable touring for people new to the subject; and CHANGEMAKERS, nine sessions for those further along, on leadership and systemic change. Seminars run weekly from 1 October to 10 December 2026, Pathfinders on Tuesdays and Changemakers on Thursdays, 10:00 to 12:00 UK time, alongside networking and a new alumni network. THE MONEY COMES IN PHASE TWO: after the seminars, groups of three or more participants can apply for up to GBP 30,000 to implement collaborative projects that cut environmental impacts and advance climate justice. Funding applications open 6 November 2026 and close 11 January 2027; awarded projects begin in spring 2027. ELIGIBILITY: based in England, Scotland, Norway or Denmark, working in dance, music or theatre. That covers music and theatre venues receiving touring work, festivals, orchestras, theatre companies, solo artists, performers and musicians, performing arts producers, and multidisciplinary arts organisations. Applications are made through the relevant national funder (Arts Council England open funds, Creative Scotland targeted funding, Arts Council Norway, Danish Arts Foundation). Questions go to environmentaltouring@artscouncil.org.uk.
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.
The Music Growth Fund is Arts Council England's new investment programme for growth in new music, meaning original live performance, sound recording or musical work recently or newly created or performed by living UK-based artists and music creators. It sits inside the wider GBP 45 million Music Growth Package. WHO IT IS FOR: music festivals, music managers, music promoters, music publishers, record labels, recording studios, rehearsal spaces and grassroots music venues, plus established sector bodies and other sector support organisations that support them. Each applicant type has its own Applicant Specific Guidance on the Music Growth Package pages. IMPORTANT: this is business and organisational investment, not a grant for individual artists to make work. Individual artists, bands, producers and artist collectives should instead look at the separate Music Creators Growth Fund (GBP 10,000-20,000), whose guidance lands 1 September 2026 with the portal opening 1 October 2026. WHAT TO PROPOSE: how investment will be used to grow music businesses and/or the wider music industry, and enhance opportunities for artists and music creators, industry professionals, music fans and new audiences. Growth can mean increased reach, stronger business models, improved sustainability, skills development or expanded capacity, and is judged in the context of each applicant's own scale and ambitions. DECISION CRITERIA: potential for growth, effective use of funds, contribution to a fairer and more inclusive music industry, and contribution to a climate resilient music industry. BEFORE YOU START: you need an approved profile on the Arts Council grants management system before you can submit, so allow time for that. Arts Council reserves the right to change the programme, so check you are on the latest guidance. THIS STRAND: GBP 1,000 to GBP 40,000, with a GBP 3,000,000 annual budget for 2026/27 and a 25 percent cash match requirement. ROUNDS FOR 2026/27 (GBP 1,000-40,000 strand): Round 1 opens 6 August and closes 3 September 2026, decision 28 October. Round 2 opens 4 September and closes 15 October 2026, decision 28 October. Round 3 opens 16 October and closes 26 November 2026, decision 3 February 2027. Round 4 opens 27 November 2026 and closes 7 January 2027, decision 9 March 2027. ROUNDS FOR THE GBP 40,001-100,000 strand: Round 1 opens 7 September and closes 1 October 2026, decision 30 November. Round 2 opens 23 November 2026 and closes 15 January 2027, decision 8 March 2027.
NOTE: this is a climate-and-democracy funder rather than an arts or technology programme; relevance to creative or tech practice depends on whether political leadership is a genuine driver of the proposed model. The Resilient Futures Call is a co-funded initiative by the Better Politics Fund, the European Climate Foundation, Naia Trust and the Vibe Fund supporting non-partisan initiatives working at the intersection of democratic political leadership and climate resilience globally. Total available funding is USD 700,000 across two streams: Ideation Grants (open call, this entry) and Incubation Grants (nomination only, up to USD 50,000, for approaches already proven beyond early testing; nominees are contacted directly and there is no way to apply). WHAT IS FUNDED, across three areas: (1) Pathways, helping climate scientists, advocates and affected communities work more effectively with political and governance decision-makers so that evidence and local knowledge shape policy and policy is carried through at every level of government, from town councils to national parliaments; (2) Leadership, programs integrating a critical climate lens into democratic leadership development, strengthening ethical communication, policy design, implementation and strategic coalition-building, including pipelines for leaders from underrepresented backgrounds; (3) Cross-Sector Leadership, backing leadership on energy, housing, transport, food, security, health and conservation, and helping reform political systems and institutions so leaders and new ideas in these areas can succeed. The funders want work where political leadership is a key driver of change, not a side effect. WHO CAN APPLY: organizations, networks, collectives or individuals anywhere eligible. No need to be a registered charity and no need to be based in a priority country, though it strengthens regional fit. ELIGIBILITY CHECK (all must be yes): the idea is new or early-stage (organization under 12 months old, or a new pilot from an older organization; established programs with a strong track record are not right for an Ideation Grant); it aligns with at least one of the three funding areas and with regional priorities; it is non-partisan (no parties, candidates or campaigns); the applicant is based in an eligible location. PRIORITY COUNTRIES: Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa); Asia (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand); Europe (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, UK); Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname); Pacific (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu). CANNOT FUND, for legal and operational reasons, individuals and organizations in: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar/Burma, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Oman, Palestine (Gaza), Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson). NOT FUNDED: physical infrastructure such as solar panels or climate infrastructure where political leadership is not a driver of the model; research, accountability scorecards and policy-gap mapping (the funders support the leaders and institutions who act on evidence, not the generation of it); public awareness campaigns without a political leadership dimension; anything affiliated with a political party or candidate; corporate sustainability or ESG initiatives; outside-pressure advocacy campaigns that push governments on emissions targets without building new leadership capacity; citizens' assemblies or deliberation projects with no link to political leaders or institutions acting on the outcomes; transparency or open-data initiatives that do not feed into political or institutional decision-making; watchdog or investigative journalism without a direct link to strengthening political leadership or institutional response. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: innovation (a genuinely new idea, method or audience); impact potential; strategic clarity (a credible plan connecting activities to the intended outcome); financial clarity; regional fit; leadership (motivation, experience and rootedness in local context). PROCESS: fill out the short application form before midnight CET on 4 September 2026. There is no second full proposal stage. Every application is acknowledged; all are screened and shortlisted, and a Grantmaking Council of eight regional experts across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Pacific reviews the shortlist and makes recommendations. Shortlisted applicants are asked for supporting documentation for due diligence, sometimes including a short call. Feedback is only given to shortlisted applicants; no reply by December 2026 means the application was unsuccessful. INFORMATION SESSION: online 17 August 2026, two sittings at 8:00 CET and 16:00 CET, registration on the call page. Questions: resilientfutures@betterpolitics.foundation.
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.
Prague performance venue Studio ALTA announces four residency open calls for 2027, all with a single deadline of 10 September 2026. RESEARCH HOUSE (19 to 28 April 2027): a shared residential laboratory for three art projects or individual artists in the early stages of exploration and experimentation, or reopening an existing finished work (performance, installation, object, video) to transform it into another form such as a workshop, text or performance-lecture. Includes a 10-day residency, a fee of CZK 12,000 per project, shared studio, individual workspace and facilitated exchange meetings; the research output must be shared publicly as a work-in-progress in a form based on participants' needs. REST HOUSE (March to November 2027): a five-day residential spa for overloaded colleagues from the arts sector, with no required output or activities; restricted to people working in production, dramaturgy, curation, PR, technical and other supporting artistic professions in the Czech independent sector. Two guests are chosen by lottery (fee CZK 6,000 per person); the public draw is announced 16 September 2026. HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (9 to 18 August 2027): for one performative art project created with the local community and designed or adapted for public space in Liben and its surroundings; this year's call focuses on the 55+ target group. Includes a fee of CZK 30,000 per project, rehearsal and indoor facilities (primarily outdoor spaces), dramaturgic, production, technical and PR consultation, connections to partner organisations, and 7 days of intensive production and technical support in the final phase. A public premiere or work-in-progress in public space at the end of the residency is required. HOUSE OF SWEAT (1 to 10 February 2027): for one performative art project designed or adapted for the specific environment of the Studio ALTA sauna and its immediate surroundings, seeking new ways of working with intimate space, proximity to the audience and non-traditional formats. Includes a fee of CZK 15,000 per project, a 10-day residency, sauna and rehearsal spaces, dramaturgic, production, technical and PR consultation, and 2 days of intensive final-phase support; a public work-in-progress or premiere in the sauna within the 9 to 12 February 2027 programme block is required. Projects at any stage of development can apply to the production calls, and selected projects may be included in Studio ALTA's year-round programme. TIMELINE: deadline 10 September 2026; results 3 weeks after the deadline (30 September 2026); a Q&A Zoom call takes place 10 August 2026 at 3:00 PM. Apply via the registration forms on the call page.
The Asia in the World Fellowship Programme, run by the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) at Leiden University, is a nine-month, two-phase fellowship pairing a residency at a partner institution in Asia, Africa, Latin America, or Europe (Phase 1) with six months in residence at IIAS in Leiden, the Netherlands (Phase 2). The programme supports interdisciplinary, humanities- and social-science-based research engaging Asia and its connections with the wider world. SUPPORT during the Leiden phase: EUR 1,250 per month stipend, EUR 1,200 per month housing allowance, and a travel grant; the Phase 1 stipend is provided by the co-host institution. ELIGIBILITY: scholars and researchers worldwide; open internationally. APPLICATIONS open 1 July 2026; deadline 10 September 2026. Apply via the IIAS fellowships page. NOTE: dates confirmed via secondary sources at time of entry (the funder page was not directly reachable); verify before applying.
The Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship offers scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists a year to pursue ambitious projects in a vibrant interdisciplinary setting amid the resources of Harvard University. The Institute welcomes innovative work that confronts pressing social, scientific, and policy issues and seeks to engage audiences beyond academia. Reflecting Radcliffe's history, it welcomes (but does not limit eligibility to) proposals focused on women, gender, and society, or that draw on the Schlesinger Library's collections. It also invites proposals relevant to the Institute's 2024-2029 focus area, academic freedom and connecting across difference (intellectual virtues, free and open inquiry, diversity of thought, political polarization, peace and conflict, inequality, religious pluralism, and related higher-education policy issues), including work that constructively challenges disciplinary orthodoxies or advances transformative perspectives. SUPPORT: USD 78,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 for project expenses, with relocation, housing, and childcare funds available; fellows must reside in the Cambridge/Boston area from September through May. ELIGIBILITY: open to individuals across career stages; tenure is not required and applicants need not be academics. This is NOT a postdoctoral fellowship; those currently enrolled in a degree program are ineligible, as are former Harvard Radcliffe fellows (1999-present). Applicants must meet discipline-specific criteria. APPLY: register on the online portal and select an area (Humanities and Social Sciences; Creative Arts; Nonfiction and Journalism; or Science, Engineering, and Mathematics). Materials: application form, CV, 1,400-word project proposal (with bibliography when appropriate), a writing or work sample, and three references. DEADLINES: humanities, social sciences, creative arts, and nonfiction and journalism by 10 September 2026, 5pm ET; science, engineering, and mathematics by 1 October 2026, 5pm ET.
The Martin Roth-Initiative is the German temporary-relocation programme for artists and cultural actors at risk, run jointly by the Goethe-Institut and ifa with Federal Foreign Office funding. Programme Line 1 relocates an artist to Germany for up to 15 months on a scholarship, with insurance, language courses, psychosocial support, counselling and visa assistance, plus personnel funding for the hosting organisation. ELIGIBILITY: artists and cultural practitioners anywhere in the world who are demonstrably committed through their work to an open society, freedom, peace and democracy; who face threats, persecution or unsafe living conditions; who have no access to a safe place to continue working; and who speak English or German. Applicants must still be active in their home country or have left it after 20 February 2026. Citizens of EU and EEA countries, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and the USA are excluded, as are residents of Gaza and previous MRI recipients. HOST REQUIREMENT: applications are submitted jointly with a non-profit host organisation in Germany (museum, theatre, festival, cultural collective, NGO) that is a legal entity able to handle the administrative and digital-security requirements. Note that the scholarship visa does not itself permit employment or self-employment in Germany. TIMELINE: applications 6 July to 11 September 2026; decisions end of November 2026; funding starts no earlier than 15 January 2027. Apply to apply@mri-application.de (encrypted email recommended); phone +49 30 284491-77.
The UAL AKO Storytelling Institute, with the Power of Pop Fund, is recruiting six Storytelling Research Fellows to run independent research projects on how storytelling in popular culture shapes attitudes, behaviour and public discourse. Fellows work across media including television, film, gaming, podcasts and digital culture, are supported by the Institute's Head of Research and a peer cohort, and produce actionable findings for creative practitioners, funders and social-impact organisations, presented at a closing public symposium. ELIGIBILITY: experienced researchers with a PhD or equivalent research expertise gained academically, independently or through professional practice, with a track record of delivering high-quality research and working with external partners. Practice-based and non-academic researchers are explicitly in scope. APPLICATION: CV, record of publications, a research proposal of 1,000 to 1,200 words, and a supporting statement including at least one example of a research project you designed and delivered. Applications via the UAL jobs portal; closes 11 September 2026.
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.
The Democracy Stories Lab, an initiative of People Powered (a global hub for participatory democracy) in partnership with the Democracy Narratives Alliance, invites creators worldwide to submit visual content -- short videos, illustrations, or graphics -- that tells a compelling story about democracy, voice, fairness, belonging, and community power. Content can be original or already published, as long as it is the applicant's own work and engages with narrative frameworks from the Democracy Narratives Alliance's research on 'How to Talk About Democracy.' Tone is open; serious and comedic approaches are both welcome. SUBMISSIONS: up to two finished visual content pieces per applicant, answering the prompt of what the future would look like if people had a real say in the decisions that shape their lives. FORMATS: primarily visual social media content, including short videos (under 3 minutes, vertically oriented) and illustrations; written or audio pieces are accepted if presented in a visual format, for example as a filmed performance. Each submission should build on one of five narrative types from the DNA research brief 'How to Talk About Democracy': outcome-oriented (how democracy shows results), intrinsic-value (why democracy is the best choice), collectivist (the importance of diverse voices), individual (how democracy is empowering) and process-oriented (showing democratic institutions work); a short creative brief gives further guidance. AWARDS: 4 winning entries receive USD $1,000 each; 5 honorable mentions receive USD $500 each; all winners receive amplification across People Powered and Democracy Narratives Alliance communications networks and are featured in a global screening event. WHO CAN APPLY: individual creators and small teams anywhere in the world; especially welcomes creators who reach audiences outside usual democracy circles, who come from communities traditionally with less of a say in public discourse, and who work in civic tech, advocacy, community organising, comedy, art, illustration, games, or lifestyle content. Applications opened 14 July 2026 and are submitted through the official form on the People Powered Democracy Narratives Alliance page. Submission deadline: 14 September 2026. Winners announced October-November 2026. Note: the initiative was itself voted into existence through People Powered's participatory budgeting process (PP Decides).
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.
The Jentel Artist Residency offers approximately three-week residencies in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains near Banner, Wyoming, giving artists, writers, and composers dedicated time for creative work. Sessions run from mid-January through early December, hosting six residents at a time. It is open to visual artists in any medium, writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry, and composers across musical genres. Residents receive a private bedroom, a separate studio, shared living and kitchen space, and a USD 100 weekly stipend to help cover food and personal expenses. Applicants must be at least 25 years old and be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals whose primary residence is in the U.S. during the application year, and may not be enrolled full-time in a degree program. There is a USD 30 non-refundable application fee, with deadlines of September 15 for Winter and Spring sessions and January 15 for Summer and Fall sessions.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 September 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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.
The Fulbright-Iméra Mediterranean Studies Award supports US faculty to conduct research at the Iméra Institute for Advanced Study at Aix Marseille Université. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career, senior, or community college faculty affiliated with a US institution of higher education; US citizens residing outside France (permanent residents of France are ineligible); any discipline relating to Mediterranean studies; English sufficient (French desirable). 1 or 2 grants awarded. PROVIDED: €2,400/month stipend; fully equipped apartment with linens; office in co-working space; visa fees waived; academic event organisation expenses covered; school placement assistance for dependents. DURATION: 5 or 10 months (September 2027 – June 2028, flexible). DEADLINE: 15 September 2026. Apply via the Fulbright Scholar Program at https://fulbrightscholars.org/award/fulbright-imera-mediterranean-studies-award-aix-marseille-university.
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.
The American Academy in Berlin is an independent, nonprofit institute for advanced study in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and public policy, whose primary mission is to strengthen the cultural and intellectual ties between the United States and Germany. Each year, after a rigorous selection process, the Academy awards roughly two dozen semester-long Berlin Prize fellowships to individuals who demonstrate excellence in their fields. DISCIPLINES: applications are welcome across the humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and various areas of public policy. The Academy generally encourages projects addressing pressing issues of the day, specifically naming democracy, security, technology and society (especially AI), energy including climate, and global order. Dedicated fellowships also support projects in Jewish studies, German studies, and public health and biotechnology. Project proposals need not focus on Germany, but candidates should explain how a residency in Berlin would enhance their work. NOT ACCEPTED: proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences. NOTE FOR ARTISTS: visual artists and composers are invited through separate, nomination-based competitions, so there is no open application route for them here. ELIGIBILITY: fellowships are restricted to citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Both emerging and established figures are eligible. PhD holders qualify as emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation; candidates in non-academic fields such as journalism, filmmaking and policy need a significant record of publication or production; fiction and nonfiction writers must have published at least one book with a reputable press. WHAT FELLOWS DO: fellows present their work to audiences in and around Berlin through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances and film screenings, and should be willing to engage with relevant German institutions, organizations and the media; these activities are integral to the Academy's mission of fostering transatlantic dialogue. APPLICATION MATERIALS: a project proposal of 1,500 to 1,750 words plus a one-page bibliography; a curriculum vitae of up to 10 pages; two writing samples totalling no more than 60 pages; and three letters of recommendation, which are due 2 October 2026. DEADLINE: Friday 25 September 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (18:00 Central European Time). TIMELINE: all candidates are notified of the competition outcome by email in late March 2027; the 2027-28 Berlin Prize recipients are announced in May 2027.
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.
A fully funded art-science residency from Ars Electronica and Ceske Budejovice, European Capital of Culture 2028, exploring how art and science can collaborate on urgent environmental challenges: climate emergence, sustainable agriculture, geoengineering, permaculture, water resource management, and the broader ecological impacts on local communities. Selected residents work in direct collaboration with local scientists in Ceske Budejovice. WHO CAN APPLY: artists, designers, creatives and artist collectives with more than 5 years of professional creative practice and documented interdisciplinary work; experience in community engagement and science collaborations is essential; applicants must be 18+, of any nationality, and legally eligible to work and travel in the EU. WHAT YOU GET: a EUR 24,000 package (EUR 6,000 artist fee, up to EUR 15,000 production, up to EUR 3,000 travel and subsistence) plus one month of housing covered separately; two winners are selected. STRUCTURE: the residency runs January 2027 to April 2028, with a required on-site stay of up to one month in February/March 2027, an optional stay in August/September 2027, and a March 2028 stay for festival installation, exhibition and deinstallation. HOW TO APPLY: online form with project title, a written proposal of max 250 words, a scientific direction statement (max 100 words), artistic vision (max 100 words), community connection plan (max 100 words), a super short pitch (3 to 30 words), 3 to 7 images, an optional 1-minute video, a portfolio link and contact information. Two-round selection (online application then interview); winners notified by November 2026. Deadline 28 September 2026 at midnight CET.
The Ernest Solvay Fund provides financial support for local-impact initiatives in three areas: scientific education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), planet progress (environmental initiatives) and better life (community well-being). ELIGIBILITY: organisations submitting a project must implement it within a 100 km radius of a Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site. FUNDING: up to EUR 10,000 per initiative; the Fund covers expenses incurred only after the results are announced (mid-December 2026) and will not reimburse expenses incurred beforehand. APPLY: create or log in to an account at https://candidate.kbs-frb.be and complete the online application form (it can be saved and completed in several stages). Applications are open 15 April 2026 to 30 September 2026; results announced mid-December 2026.
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.
Waag Futurelab invites artists, theatre makers, choreographers, dancers, game designers and other creative practitioners to engage directly with seven experimental generative AI Enablers being co-created with technologists and dance, theatre and gaming professionals. The call is an invitation into the development process: selected artists get access to the technologies, datasets, interfaces and assumptions that shape these systems while they are still being built. Rather than testing whether the systems work, artists are asked to interrogate why they work the way they do, who they are designed for, what forms of creativity they enable or constrain, and what assumptions about culture, intelligence, authorship, labour, bodies, audiences and society are embedded in them. Waag is looking for individuals and collectives willing to move beyond adoption into investigation, and welcomes proposals that are speculative, critical, poetic, provocative, humorous, performative, constructive or disruptive, including work that challenges, misuses, reimagines, hacks, subverts or plays with the tools, exposes hidden biases, questions environmental costs, or imagines alternative technological futures. THE SEVEN AI ENABLERS, each requiring an on-site visit to its technology partner: the Generic Procedural Content Generation Enabler (text-to-3D assets and avatars, CERTH, Greece); the Data-Driven Cultural Content Adaptation Enabler (audience-aware creative content ideation with ranked candidate ideas, CERTH, Greece); the Cross-Domain Audience Engagement Analytics Enabler (turning heterogeneous cultural participation data into interpretable engagement signals, The Audience Agency, Warrington, UK); the Dance Style Analysis and Generation Enabler (dance video into virtual 3D choreography, dissected into body, effort, shape and space components, Centre of Excellence for Research & Innovation, Cyprus); the Immersive Design Integration Enabler for Dance & Theatre (NLP-driven XR environments with speech-to-3D scene editing, Cyprus); the Music-to-Movement Translation Enabler (audio into a time-aligned feature set spanning genre classification, emotional valence-arousal analysis, rhythm extraction and latent-space projection, feeding motion generation, spatial audio and visual choreography, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece); and the Adaptive Narrative Enabler for Games & Theatre (an evolutionary AI trained on creator-written story elements that generates infinite story variations, explicitly rejecting LLMs because of their dependence on copyrighted or public-domain corpora that encode 19th and early 20th century sexism, racism and imperialism, CAUSA Creation, Austria). ELIGIBILITY: artists, designers, creative technologists, theatre makers, dancers, choreographers and game designers, as individuals or collectives; applicants must hold a European VAT number. An info session with live demonstrations of the AI Enablers runs 31 July 2026, 10:00 to 11:30 CEST (meeting ID 995 7016 2341). Applications go through Homerun using the official Application Template, uploaded as a PDF; read the Guide for Applicants, which contains the full Enabler descriptions, before applying. Questions: zoenie at waag dot org. The AI Enablers and this call are part of the Horizon Europe project HAMLET, which aims to make generative AI accessible to cultural organisations of all sizes. Closes 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST. Free to apply.
Founded by the artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill, the Camargo Foundation has run this residency in Cassis on the Mediterranean coast since 1971, and more than 1,500 fellows have been through it. Fourteen fellowships are awarded per cycle, split roughly seven artists and seven scholars or thinkers, which is the point: the interdisciplinary cohort is the programme, not a side effect. IMPORTANT: the Foundation has stated that this is the FINAL fellowship awarded through a public open call before it moves to a new selection process from 2027, so if you have been meaning to apply, this is the cycle. RESEARCH, NOT PRODUCTION: this is deliberately structured as a research residency. You propose a project or line of inquiry, which can be development of a new work, research preceding future creative work, or a broader investigation in your practice. Visual artists are explicitly reminded that research is prioritised over production, and the Foundation supplies no art materials, technical equipment or artwork shipping, so anything needing extensive fabrication is a poor fit. Fellows lead one resident session built around their own research or methodology, and attendance at these sessions is mandatory for everyone. Optional public Open Studios and introductions to organisations across the Aix-Marseille-Provence region are also part of it. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists, scholars and thinkers of any nationality. Artists should have at least five years of professional practice and a mature body of work evidenced by exhibitions, performances, publications, awards or grants. Performance artists, theatre directors, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, writers, filmmakers, composers and visual artists are all eligible within their categories. Collaborative applications of up to three members are accepted. APPLICATION: four separate written responses covering the project, the research questions, why Camargo specifically, and why now in your career; reviewers are reading for a coherent research trajectory rather than a production proposal. An applicant webinar runs 1 September 2026. Deadline 1 October 2026 at 17:59 EST / 23:59 CET; notifications April 2027.
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).
The Music Growth Fund is Arts Council England's new investment programme for growth in new music, meaning original live performance, sound recording or musical work recently or newly created or performed by living UK-based artists and music creators. It sits inside the wider GBP 45 million Music Growth Package. WHO IT IS FOR: music festivals, music managers, music promoters, music publishers, record labels, recording studios, rehearsal spaces and grassroots music venues, plus established sector bodies and other sector support organisations that support them. Each applicant type has its own Applicant Specific Guidance on the Music Growth Package pages. IMPORTANT: this is business and organisational investment, not a grant for individual artists to make work. Individual artists, bands, producers and artist collectives should instead look at the separate Music Creators Growth Fund (GBP 10,000-20,000), whose guidance lands 1 September 2026 with the portal opening 1 October 2026. WHAT TO PROPOSE: how investment will be used to grow music businesses and/or the wider music industry, and enhance opportunities for artists and music creators, industry professionals, music fans and new audiences. Growth can mean increased reach, stronger business models, improved sustainability, skills development or expanded capacity, and is judged in the context of each applicant's own scale and ambitions. DECISION CRITERIA: potential for growth, effective use of funds, contribution to a fairer and more inclusive music industry, and contribution to a climate resilient music industry. BEFORE YOU START: you need an approved profile on the Arts Council grants management system before you can submit, so allow time for that. Arts Council reserves the right to change the programme, so check you are on the latest guidance. THIS STRAND: GBP 40,001 to GBP 100,000, with a GBP 2,000,000 annual budget for 2026/27 and a 50 percent cash match requirement, which is the main thing that will decide whether this strand is realistic for you. You must also upload a completed finance template as well as your most recent financial statement; sole traders may submit the finance template alone. ROUNDS FOR 2026/27 (GBP 1,000-40,000 strand): Round 1 opens 6 August and closes 3 September 2026, decision 28 October. Round 2 opens 4 September and closes 15 October 2026, decision 28 October. Round 3 opens 16 October and closes 26 November 2026, decision 3 February 2027. Round 4 opens 27 November 2026 and closes 7 January 2027, decision 9 March 2027. ROUNDS FOR THE GBP 40,001-100,000 strand: Round 1 opens 7 September and closes 1 October 2026, decision 30 November. Round 2 opens 23 November 2026 and closes 15 January 2027, decision 8 March 2027.
Slamdance's DIG (Digital, Interactive and Gaming) showcase presents work at the edges of cinema and interactivity: interactive documentaries, VR/AR, experiential installations, and experimental games, a strong fit for interactive AI and data-driven work. Film categories run on similar deadline tiers. DIG deadlines: regular 10 August 2026 (USD 60), late 14 September 2026 (USD 70), extended 6 October 2026 (USD 90).
The Earth Partner Prize is a global open call for young creatives making work about climate action and ecological justice, run by Earth Partner with the Global Environment Facility and Re:wild, and timed to amplify youth voices ahead of the UN climate conference in November 2026. IT IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE: the call takes work across disciplines, and the organisers explicitly list photography projects, docu-style and experimental film, performance art, app development, spoken word, musical compositions, dance, fashion design, new media and social media projects. PRIZES: USD 10,000 for first prize, USD 5,000 each for two runners-up, USD 2,000 each for five finalists, plus an Impact Award and twenty honourable mentions. ELIGIBILITY: aged 14 to 30 at the time of submission, any nationality, race, gender or faith; applicants under 18 need parental consent. SUBMISSION NOTES: entry is free, and entrants are asked to disclose any use of AI tools and to mention prior awards or press coverage in the project description. Submissions are handled on Picter; deadline 7 October 2026 at 21:59.
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.
The Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds) runs this residency with Videotage, a Hong Kong-based non-profit media arts institution specialising in the promotion, presentation, creation and preservation of moving image and media art in all forms and languages. The Fund is recruiting one Netherlands-based designer, maker or observer working in digital culture to spend two or three months at Videotage's studio space in Hong Kong in 2027, conducting research, broadening their network, developing new work inspired by Hong Kong, and presenting their findings or completed works. The residency encourages crossovers and experimentation, giving the participant space to explore new methodologies, widen their creative practice and produce work that pushes the boundaries of digital culture, with a focus on social and urban dynamics. The 2027 edition takes the technological 'black box' phenomenon as its starting point and invites the resident to respond to that theme within the context of Videotage. ELIGIBILITY: you are an individual designer, maker or observer within the field of digital culture; you are established in the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands); you are registered in the business register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) or another business register within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; and you have had a professional practice in the creative industry for at least four years. NOT open to duos, collectives or cooperative ventures, nor to designers and makers who receive a grant during the work period under the Talent Development Grant Scheme, the Open Call Self-taught Designer or the Open Call Emerging Design Practices ABCSSS. Note that accepting this open call means you cannot apply to those schemes and open calls in 2027. FUNDING: EUR 5,000 for two months or EUR 6,500 for three months, covering travel, insurance, living expenses, compensation for time invested and material and transport costs; accommodation, studio use and Videotage's facilitation are covered separately by the Fund. Submit your proposal to the Creative Industries Fund NL by 21 October 2026, 16:00 CEST.
Open Interval is a Simons Foundation program that supports trios consisting of an artist, a scientist, and a representative from a 501(c)(3) arts organization to collaborate around a shared scientific theme. The current cycle centers on the theme of turbulence, a phenomenon at the edge of chaos and beauty. Awarded trios receive USD 30,000 to support a sustained period of thought partnership and exploration rather than the production of finished works or exhibitions. The program runs from April to December 2027 with a touchstone meeting in May 2027 and possible cohort convenings. Trio members must be regionally co-located anywhere in the United States so they can collaborate in person. The scientist should hold a Ph.D. and be conducting basic research, with priority given to fields such as astrophysics, neuroscience, quantum physics, biology, or mathematics. The application portal opens September 9, 2026, and all three trio members must submit for the application to be complete.
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 Nebraska Arts Council's Individual Artist Fellowship awards up to $5,000 for a one-year period to support professional development: creating new work, presentations, training and/or research. The fellowship rotates among three umbrella categories; the 2026 round accepts Performing Arts applications in theater/playwriting, choreography, filmmaking/screenwriting, and music/sound. ELIGIBILITY: Nebraska resident for at least 24 months before application, remaining resident during the fellowship year (attestation required); 19 or older; not enrolled in an undergraduate program in the discipline applied for (graduate and certificate programs allowed); applicants must be the originator of the submitted work, not an interpreter. Previous winners may reapply after three years with new work if prior grant requirements were completed. SUBMISSION: artist biography, artist statement (name redacted; themes, influences, techniques), and five work samples with descriptions or synopses. Questions: meagan.dion@nebraska.gov. DEADLINE: 17 November 2026.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 December 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
Multidisciplinary international residency at the A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, China, a global exchange platform integrating creation, networking and resources, dedicated to fostering cross-cultural creative collisions and innovation through residency programmes while promoting deep integration of creative culture with commerce and communities. Residents initiate one to two participatory local activities to facilitate communication with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, intimate sharing and exhibition opportunities to foster understanding among creators and connect them with local resources. AVAILABLE DATES: Spring 2028 (April - June) or Autumn 2028 (July - October). ELIGIBILITY: international applicants from any field; A4 welcomes applications from multidisciplinary artists (visual, performing, music, film, sound, architecture), curators, designers (product, fashion, spatial, interactive), and interdisciplinary creatives. PROGRAMME SUPPORT: studio and accommodation; round-trip economy airfare or 2nd-class train within a set budget; RMB 10,000 production grant per person/team (excluding living expenses). DEADLINE: 31 December 2026 (2028 cycles). APPLY via the A4 Residency Art Center latest-recruitment page.
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico runs one of the oldest artist residency programs in the United States, established in 1954, on a 15-acre campus in Taos, New Mexico. The residency is open to visual artists, literary artists, and music composers, including painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, writers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, and songwriters. Selected grantees receive rent-free and utility-paid housing in a furnished casita for a session of 10 to 12 weeks, with access to a Commons House offering WiFi, a library, and bicycles. No stipend is provided in most cases, and residents cover their own food and transportation. Applications are open to creative artists worldwide regardless of age, experience, or nationality, and the annual deadline is January 18 for residencies the following calendar year. There is a non-waivable USD 30 application fee.
The EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee supports individuals and organisations developing projects between Japan and European Capitals of Culture (past, present or future) as well as other Culture Next member cities. PURPOSE: support travel for research, project planning, and collaboration, building creative networks aimed at realising Japan-Europe arts and culture projects. THEMES (for Japan-Europe collaborative projects): Youth Empowerment; Nature & Green; Diversity (DEI); Social Regeneration. Projects may include participants from other regions (e.g. Asia) joining a Japan-Europe project. TARGET APPLICANTS: members of European Capital of Culture teams; artists and project organisers (including curators, designers, etc.); researchers in culture/arts; social entrepreneurs. TIMING: applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the travel date; this cut-off covers travel in October 2026 - March 2027. DEADLINE: this card is for the 14 February 2027 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Culture Next collaboration page.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 March 2027 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 June 2027 cut-off (final cut-off for this programme). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
Believers funds the people, projects and programs creating the conditions for young people's creativity to flourish at scale. Creativity is meant in the broadest sense: artists are creative, but so are scientists, debaters, community builders and dancers, and a project can be anything from a summer camp to a robotics competition to a co-working holiday house for artists. Blackbird looks for inventive, dynamic experiments that encourage young people to be curious, to explore, to be lifelong learners, and to build community and become high-agency people, backing projects that are 0-1 (just starting) or 1-10 (scaling or iterating) rather than established groups. Examples: a neighbourhood community science lab, a hacker house, a hardware garage makerspace, a travelling STEM roadshow, or an after-school arts or coding club. ELIGIBILITY (no flexibility): individuals, groups or organisations established in Australia and/or New Zealand; projects taking place in AU/NZ; projects completed within 12 months; projects whose core focus is primarily creative outcomes; and organisations with less than AUD 1.5M in revenue. WHEN TO APPLY: Believers is open year-round, with EOIs and applications reviewed and progressed on a rolling basis; the program closes when all funds are disbursed or at the end of the FY27 period (30 June 2027), whichever comes first. Expressions of interest for Believers Fund III open on 30 June 2026.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF), pursuing 'a Justice Journey', seeks innovative partners and proximate changemakers driving impact. Over three decades NCF has awarded nearly half a billion dollars to support movements, organizations, and individuals pursuing justice for people and the planet, embracing a 'totality of assets' approach that leverages the full power of its financial and non-financial resources. It works with organizations that share its commitment to advancing racial, economic, and environmental justice (REEJ). NCF welcomes proposals for partnerships via its Letters of Inquiry (LOI) portals year-round; grant and Program Related Investment proposals use the same portal. GRANT TYPES: (1) Venture Grants, up to USD 100,000 for one year, short-term support to expedite backing for social entrepreneurs with breakthrough, emerging, and innovative solutions, and to mutually explore new relationships; (2) Advancement Grants, up to USD 250,000 annually for up to two years, for project-based work and/or to help scale organizations and promising solutions; (3) Enterprise Grants, USD 250,000+ annually for more than two years, invitation-only, providing multi-year unrestricted funding to partners with deep alignment across NCF's REEJ focus areas. NOTE: this is a social-justice funder rather than an arts or technology programme; relevance to creative or tech practice depends on how a project connects to racial, economic, and environmental justice. Apply via the LOI portal at nathancummings.org/become-a-partner.
The Artist Response Fund (ARF) is an emergency relief program from the Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) for artists who experience threats to their safety or mental health during a residency and must leave before completing their term. Qualifying situations include assault, harassment, or systemic harm where the artist has attempted to address the issue without success. Grants of up to USD 1,500 help cover relocation costs such as transportation home, temporary lodging, supplies or basic needs, and rent upon returning. Eligible applicants are individual artists currently at, or having attended within the past 12 months, an ACA Organizational Member residency. There is no application fee, and the fund operates on a rolling basis with applications typically processed within one week. Artists apply directly through an online form and can also contact ACA staff with questions.
The Musicians Foundation provides one-time financial assistance to professional musicians facing a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship such as a medical or dental situation, a natural disaster, or a housing crisis. Eligible applicants must be professional performers, composers/arrangers, or educators who have worked as professional musicians in the United States for five or more years, currently reside in the U.S., and have filed taxes as a musician for at least five years. The application has a rolling, always-open structure with a Pre-Application followed by a more detailed second part for those who qualify. Grants are issued as vendorized checks made payable directly to the biller and mailed to the applicant's home address. Processing typically takes between one and twelve weeks depending on volume.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park offers subsidized residencies for artists of all genres to create, live, and collaborate on its 153-acre campus in the Hudson Valley near Tivoli, New York. Residencies are individually designed between the artist, Kaatsbaan, and partners to fit the needs of the artist or company, welcoming disciplines from dance, theater, music, and visual arts to writing, composition, design, and film. The program is generously subsidized and includes individual hotel-style rooms, healthy locally sourced meals, and access to professional studios with sprung floors and pianos, a 160-seat black box theater, and exhibition space. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through an inquiry form, with early inquiries encouraged to secure preferred dates. Artists at any career stage worldwide may apply, individually or as collaborative teams. There is no application fee and no artist stipend.
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland's key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall annual budget for this fund is GBP 5 million. WHAT IT SUPPORTS: periods of research, development and/or delivery of creative activity, such as specific projects and productions, for up to 24 months; it can support an individual's time where this is related to specific creative outcomes. Applicants are asked to give a start and end date for the activity and to describe the outcomes, benefits and impacts they wish to achieve. ELIGIBILITY: freelance and self-employed artists and creative practitioners living in Scotland who are at least 18 years old; applicants must have a UK bank account in their own name. Those who are not self-employed individuals or sole traders may instead be eligible for the National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations. FUNDING AMOUNTS: between GBP 500 and GBP 50,000. TIMESCALES: requests between GBP 500 and GBP 20,000 receive an outcome in about 10 weeks; requests between GBP 20,001 and GBP 50,000 in about 14 weeks. This is a rolling open fund with no fixed deadline. Download the guidance for applicants and apply via the online portal.
Emergent Ventures funds entrepreneurs and thinkers worldwide with highly scalable, zero-to-one ideas for meaningfully improving society. It is aimed at individuals (applicants must be 13 or older) rather than institutions, and international and non-US applicants are eligible; grants are awarded to people around the world. Dedicated support is available for projects focused on India, Africa, the Caribbean or Ukraine. Grant amounts are not disclosed and are set per project. Applications are accepted on a rolling, continuous basis through an online form. The programme launched in 2018 and is administered by Tyler Cowen at the Mercatus Center.
Creative Debuts' Black Artists Grant (BAG) is a small, fast, recurring and unconditional cash grant for UK-based Black artists, deliberately barrier-free with no outcomes or reporting required. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based artists of Black heritage who self-identify as Black, across all creative disciplines (visual art, music, film, jewellery, sculpture, choreography and more); no age limit. One recipient is selected each month; apply once and the application is retained for future months. Apply via the Creative Debuts BAG page.
Daily seed grants for early-stage volunteer-driven projects with social and environmental impact. Open to grassroots changemakers worldwide: individuals, informal groups and small nonprofits. Project budget under $10,000 and organisational budget under $50,000; no paid staff. Applications reviewed monthly; submit before month-end for that month's review.
Monthly $1,000 micro-grants for awesome ideas. Decentralised network of local chapters around the world; each chapter awards one grant per month. Apply via your nearest chapter on the site. Your idea stays yours, no equity taken.
Monthly £500 grant for a different working-class creative practitioner based in the UK. Open to anyone making stuff: art, writing, performance, sound, music, craft, comedy, games. Money can be used for time, materials, equipment, research, subscriptions, development, travel, or rent and bills. Apply by emailing funding@thewhitepube.com with a brief intro, contact and a work sample. Rolling, no deadlines, no reporting expected. Non-recipients stay in consideration for future months without re-applying.
Independent artist-run grant redistributing a portion of Karim Boumjimar's artwork sales as a no-strings-attached 500 EUR award for working-class creatives anywhere in the world. Funds may be used for artistic production, research, materials, travel or basic living needs. Simple application: short intro and a sample of work or interests. No fee, no reporting, no obligation to produce. Rolling review based on available funds; non-selected applicants stay in the pool for future rounds.
Pro Helvetia offers a two- to four-week research trip to one or more regions in Switzerland for cultural practitioners from the regions of its liaison offices: the Arab region, East Asia, South America, South Asia and Vietnam, and West, Central, East and Southern Africa. Applicants active in any of the disciplines supported by Pro Helvetia are welcome, and applications from both individuals and artist duos are accepted. SELECTION CRITERIA: permanent residence in one of the liaison-office regions and active participation in the respective cultural scene; a comprehensive portfolio and proven track record of professional activity in the applicant's field; strong professional interest in the selected destination connected to the applicant's artistic practice and to networking with the local cultural field; a concrete research topic that can deepen exchange between the cultural scenes of Switzerland and the applicant's country of residence; and knowledge of English or one of the Swiss languages. For environmental reasons, applicants are asked to consider a travel duration of at least two weeks. WHAT IS OFFERED: accommodation, travel costs, and daily allowances, plus a coach (a cultural professional from the local artistic field) to facilitate networking and exchange; artists with childcare responsibilities can apply for up to CHF 1,000 per month toward childcare or children's travel expenses (a budget must be presented in advance). EXCLUSIONS: applicants from countries outside the Pro Helvetia liaison offices' area of responsibility may not apply, and Pro Helvetia cannot consider requests from applicants enrolled in a school, university curriculum, basic training, or education programme. APPLICATION: submit a title and brief description of the proposal; a motivation explaining the professional interest and artistic research in the selected destination; the desired length of stay and destination; and a CV and portfolio. All applications must be submitted in English. KEY DATES: submissions accepted year-round; notification of decision eight weeks after submitting; earliest project start three months after application. Pro Helvetia assumes no responsibility for the approval of visa applications. Apply via the Pro Helvetia application portal.
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.
First round of grantmaking for the newly launched Just Futures Initiative at Borealis Philanthropy, within its Community Safety & Justice pillar. It resources frontline power-building organizations, emergent formations and coalitions advancing community safety, democracy protection and belonging in communities most impacted by criminalization. THREE PRIORITY LANES: (1) Movement Defense and Protection of Civil and Human Rights (defending protest, dissent, civil liberties, and communities facing criminalization, surveillance or state repression); (2) Community-Defined Safety and Innovative Alternatives to Criminalization (care-based safety infrastructure, crisis response, local policy/system shifts, place-based safety models); (3) Local Democracy Protection and Belonging Infrastructure. ELIGIBILITY: US-based or US-territory 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored projects; annual operating budget generally under $2 million; grassroots organizations or coalitions rooted in and accountable to impacted communities, with a clear power-building and community-mobilization strategy. Priority to organizations in underfunded Southern, rural and high-threat geographies and those led by most-impacted communities. Applications are accepted on a ROLLING basis while funding remains available: complete the Just Futures Eligibility Quiz first; eligible organizations receive the Letter of Interest form, and selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal.
Rainbow Railroad's Grassroots Mobilization Fund (GMF) provides grants of up to $10,000 to LGBTQI+ grassroots, community-based organizations for services and programs tailored to the local needs of LGBTQI+ people in their region, including work with at-risk populations. Open to grassroots organizations in any country. Applications are reviewed in MULTIPLE ROUNDS throughout the year (rolling), and submitting an application does not guarantee funding given high demand and limited resources. Apply via Rainbow Railroad's funding request form.
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.
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.