Currently 7 active paid grants, fellowships and residencies taking place in Denmark, across AI, arts, film, journalism, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Many are open to applicants of any nationality; check each entry for residency and citizenship requirements. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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The European AI & Society Fund is launching Building Narrative Power, a EUR 2 million funding and learning programme to counter Big Tech's dominance over how AI is understood, and to help people and communities shape new ways of thinking and talking about the technology they want. The Fund's strategy is to build the power of the public interest community to shape the direction of AI in Europe; narratives are central to creating the conditions for a greater say over how AI is adopted and used. THREE THEMES where research shows the public already feels strongly: (1) DATA CENTRES: as the EU aims to triple data centre numbers in the next five to seven years, pollution, energy prices and compromised grid access have mobilised communities across the political spectrum; proposals should explore narrative questions that move communities beyond resistance towards engagement in shaping data centre expansion. (2) AI AND JOBS: 57% of the public in a recent study expressed concern about how AI will change employment, more pronounced among lower-income people, and the concern is not only displacement but the quality and nature of work, autonomy and dignity; proposals should move the debate from generalised anxiety into a mobilising issue that shapes the future of work. (3) YOUNG PEOPLE: beyond the strident social media ban debate, young people encounter AI in education, friendships and future careers, and their wider views are rarely heard; proposals should build narratives that help young people shape the technologies that will influence their lives. LEARNING PROGRAMME: grantees join a community of practice, sharing experiences across issues and places, supporting each other through delivery and reflecting on which strategies and stories have most salience, with findings feeding back to the Fund and other funders. ABOUT THE FUNDER: the European AI & Society Fund is a pooled fund with 18 funding partners that mobilises a public interest community in Europe to fight for AI that serves people, society and planet; it takes no EU, government or Big Tech money. ELIGIBILITY: this call is only open to organisations in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland; applications from the UK, the Western Balkans and other non-European countries are not accepted. Guidance for applicants and a full application-form preview are published so you can prepare a draft before submitting. HOW TO APPLY: create an account on the Fund's application platform Optimy (link in the guidance documents) and submit the first-stage application before 31 August 2026. KEY DATES: call launched 16 July 2026; information sessions 22 July, 29 July and 24 August 2026 (11:00 to 12:00 CET); first-stage deadline 31 August 2026; unsuccessful applicants notified 16 October 2026; shortlisted applicants invited to submit a detailed proposal on 19 October 2026, due 16 November 2026; funding decisions notified 14 December 2026; grants start February 2027. Questions to info@europeanaifund.org; an FAQ covering eligibility, coalitions, non-profit status and what the grant can be spent on is published at the bottom of the programme page.
The Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) at the University of Southern Denmark, with support from TrygFonden, is calling for applications for its 2027 fellowship cohort. The program fosters collaboration between researchers, journalists, and policymakers exploring the impact of digital technology and AI on media, politics, and democracy. Fellows collaborate with a self-selected DDC mentor to generate new knowledge, contribute to public debate, develop networks, and produce tangible outreach outputs such as policy briefs, educational packages, and talks. THREE FELLOWSHIP TYPES: (1) academic fellows researching digital technologies and democracy; (2) journalist fellows covering digital technology and democracy; (3) policy fellows contributing to the regulatory debate. Target group: researchers, journalism graduates, and policymakers in research/educational institutions, media organizations, ministries, NGOs, etc. PRIORITIES: projects with clear relevance to Denmark or Danish society (including comparative/international projects yielding insights relevant to a Danish context); in 2027, projects related to DDC's Hybrid Warfare Initiative (societal resilience to new forms of international conflict, with a focus on digital technologies and AI) are also prioritized. EXPECTATIONS: applicants must secure confirmation of mentorship from their desired DDC mentor BEFORE applying (applications without a confirmed mentor are automatically rejected; PhD students and research assistants are generally not eligible as mentors, and Sten Schaumburg-Muller is unavailable as a mentor for the 2027 call); applicants must also coordinate support from their current supervisors/managers. Fellows engage in DDC activities, seminars/workshops, and public outreach, and submit a short report within two months of finishing. APPLICATION (in English): preliminary project title, fellowship type, brief project description (max 1000 chars), detailed description and timeline (max 2400 chars, including duration, confirmed mentor, and remote/in-office work plan), description of activities and collaboration with external practice partners (max 1000 chars), expected product/impact/output (max 500 chars), a CV (max 5 pages), and an overview of the posts for which financial support is sought. Submit the application form (PDF or Word) plus CV as PDFs to ddc@sdu.dk with subject line 'DDC / TrygFonden Fellowship application'. Deadline 1 September 2026; decisions communicated no later than 1 October 2026.
Klang, Copenhagen's avantgarde music festival, is seeking one to three projects at the intersection of experimental music and movement, dance or choreography for its 2027 edition at Dansehallerne. Important constraint: the call is explicitly for ready-to-go projects, not commissions or works in progress, so the work must already be finished and production-ready. Submission is a one-page PDF covering artistic description, budget overview, bios, duration and media links, emailed to opencall@klang.dk with 'Open Call 2027' in the subject line. The submission window runs 1 July to 1 September 2026. The toaspern|moeller duo together with Klang Festival review feasible submissions in September 2026, with notification in October 2026.
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.
Supports organisations building new cross-border professional networks, funding joint meetings, workshops, staff exchanges and collaborative platforms among artists and cultural practitioners. It is designed for the convening and infrastructure-building side of festival work rather than artistic production, and it explicitly excludes artistic productions and public events, so it is used to assemble festival partners rather than to stage the festival itself. Grants run up to EUR 20,000 for networks of a year or less, with Nordic Culture Point covering at most 70 percent of the budget and a hard 85 percent ceiling on combined pan-Nordic public funding. The autumn 2026 window is 10 August to 4 September 2026, closing 15:59 UTC+3. TIMING RULE: activity may not begin until at least eight weeks after the deadline. IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY DIFFERENCE from the Culture and Art Programme: the applicant must be resident in a Nordic or Baltic country and must be a professional with documented training or experience in art and culture, so non-Nordic and non-Baltic lead applicants are not eligible. A strong fit for a media-arts or sound-art organisation assembling a regional partner consortium ahead of a larger application.
Nordic Culture Point's main project line, funding Nordic collaborative arts and culture projects across all phases: preliminary work, production, presentation and dissemination. Eligible activity explicitly includes creative productions, workshops, knowledge development and spaces for artists to meet publics, which covers festivals, public programmes and convenings when framed as new collaborations. The tiered co-financing model is the standout feature: EUR 7,000 with no match at all, rising to EUR 100,000 at a 50 percent match, and in-kind contributions count. NOTABLE: applicants do not need Nordic residency or citizenship provided the three-country and two-Nordic partner structure is met, so a non-Nordic organisation can lead the project. The autumn window runs 10 August to 10 September 2026, closing 15:59 UTC+3. TIMING RULE: decisions arrive ten weeks after the deadline and no project may start before notification, so budget for a roughly three-month lag. The programme will not finance existing tours, institutional running costs, ongoing festival core financing, solo performances, film, TV or gaming production, or book publishing, so a recurring festival must present a distinct new collaborative strand rather than seek operating support.
The Danish Arts Foundation's Production and Exhibitions programme funds the production, dissemination and exhibition of contemporary art in Denmark and abroad, and it is one of the few Nordic national schemes a foreign organisation can apply to directly. Eligible costs include creating new works where an exhibition agreement is in place, exhibition costs, exhibition programming featuring Danish or international artists, promotion tied to an exhibition, and honorariums covering artists' work and installation time, which lets a festival or biennial cover commission and artist-fee lines. THE KEY CONDITION for non-Danish applicants is that the exhibition must feature Danish artists; Danish artists and venues face no such restriction. No minimum or maximum grant is published since the committee decides case by case, and previous award levels are visible on the site. Two 2026 deadlines apply: 26 March 2026 (closed) and 24 September 2026 at 14:00, with the application form opening one month before each deadline. TIMING: applicants receive a response no later than twelve weeks after the deadline, so expect a decision by mid-December 2026. Applications must go through the Danish digital subsidy portal; submissions outside it are rejected except in very special circumstances. FLAG: earliest-start-date rules are not specified on the funder's page.