The Grant Desk - Cross-disciplinary & Social Impact, weekly digest

Democracy Foundation: Democracy Residency 'European Dream' 2027 (Kuldiga, Latvia; Liepaja European Capital of Culture) (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Democracy Foundation (Kuldiga), part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 1,000 stipend per participant (covering expenses during the residency, including travel), plus up to EUR 1,000 per participant to develop and run their activity, and accommodation in Kuldiga's Old Town. Six participants. No application fee stated.

International interdisciplinary residency run by the Democracy Foundation in Kuldiga, Latvia, as part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme.

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Youth Music: Trailblazer Fund (Round 14) (closes 20 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Youth Music
Deadline: 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award: GBP 2,000 to GBP 30,000 for organisations in England. No application fee.

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.

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Festival Opera Prima 2027: Call for Entries, experimental theatre and performing arts (Rovigo, Italy, 9-13 June 2027) (closes 21 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Associazione Festival Opera Prima
Deadline: 21 Nov 2026
Award: NO PUBLISHED CASH FIGURE, listed under the desk's festival exception. Each selected company is paid an agreed fee on invoice (described in the call as a production budget that also covers travel and other meals), plus lodging at an affiliated guesthouse for the performing artists and technicians and one dinner. Festival covers organisation, staff, communication and promotion. No application fee.

23rd edition of Festival Opera Prima in Rovigo, Italy, selecting performances for 9-13 June 2027. Open to single artists and emerging or independent professional companies in contemporary theatre, dance and performing arts, from Italy and abroad, in any legal form able to handle the administration...

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Futures of Listening x Immersive Audio Network: Residency Open Call (Bristol, IAN Festival 2027) (closes 21 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Futures of Listening (FIBER, 4DSOUND, Robin Koek, Art of Sound) and the Immersive Audio Network (IAN)
Deadline: 21 Nov 2026, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 1,750 residency fee (excl. VAT, paid on invoice), plus return travel from the Netherlands to Bristol and private accommodation for 22 to 30 January 2027. No application fee.

One residency for a freelance audio practitioner (composer, sound designer, audio maker, artist or researcher) registered in the Netherlands, to develop an existing project into a spatial, story-led sound work.

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2027 x Opening Shot: Open Call for First-Time Filmmakers (GBP 1,500 fee plus GBP 3,000 production budget) (closes 22 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Refugee Festival Scotland (Scottish Refugee Council) with Opening Shot
Deadline: 22 Nov 2026
Award: GBP 1,500 participation fee plus a GBP 3,000 production budget per filmmaker, with mentoring and a premiere screening at Refugee Festival Scotland in June 2027. Four filmmakers selected. No application fee stated.

Refugee Festival Scotland (run by the Scottish Refugee Council, festival 11 to 20 June 2027) and Opening Shot invite four first-time filmmakers with lived experience of seeking safety to make a short film of about five minutes.

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MON-ART: Nicosia Monastery of Arts Residency 2027, art, sustainability and community (Cyprus, EUR 6,000 fee) (closes 23 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Visual Voices (MON-ART project, co-funded by Creative Europe)
Deadline: 23 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 6,000 artist fee per artist, plus EUR 1,400 production costs, travel (EUR 600-1,000) and shared accommodation. Two artists selected. No application fee stated.

Visual Voices invites artists working at the intersection of art, sustainability and community life to the Nicosia Monastery of Arts Residency in Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships 2027-28 (University of Michigan) (closes 1 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 EST
Award: USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 relocation (figures from secondary listings; confirm on the official site).

An academic-year fellowship for mid-career journalists to pursue a study project at the University of Michigan, with seminars and programming at Wallace House. DEADLINES: international applicants 1 December 2026, 11:59 pm ET; US applicants 1 February 2027. No application fee stated.

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Youth Music: Recharge Fund, Racial Equity (up to GBP 120,000 core funding over four years) (closes 4 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Youth Music
Deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award: Core funding of up to GBP 120,000 over four years per organisation, from a total pot of GBP 2,400,000. No application fee.

Youth Music's Recharge Fund: Racial Equity gives multi-year core funding to creative organisations across England that are led by communities who experience racial injustice and that work with children and/or young people of different ages and backgrounds.

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IN SITU Platform Open Call #3: emerging artists in public space (EUR 1,500 writing aid, online programme and immersive lab) (closes 9 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

IN SITU (European platform for artistic creation in public space, led by Lieux Publics; Creative Europe)
Deadline: 9 Dec 2026, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 1,500 writing aid fee (taxes included) for the immersive lab, plus air travel up to EUR 300 round trip, accommodation and meals. About 10 selected projects later receive IN SITU production residencies. No application fee.

Open Call #3 of IN SITU PLATFORM 2025-2028, the Creative Europe-funded network of 27 programmers supporting artistic creation in public space, for emerging artists with a project in development (beyond the idea stage, not yet premiered or toured) intended for public space or non-conventional...

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European Press Prize 2027 (journalism awards, EUR 10,000 per category, Council of Europe countries) (closes 10 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Press Prize
Deadline: 10 Dec 2026
Award: EUR 10,000 per category winner in the 2026 edition (five categories); 2027 amounts not yet confirmed. No entry fee found.

Europe's main journalism award, recognising outstanding reporting published in the previous year. Entries opened 1 November 2026. CATEGORIES (2026 edition; 2027 list not yet confirmed): Distinguished Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Innovation, Migration Journalism and Public Discourse.

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Cove Park Awarded Residencies 2027-2028 (Scotland, UK, Central and South America and diasporas) (closes 11 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Cove Park
Deadline: 11 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award: Fully funded: GBP 775 per week fee (VAT inclusive, freelance), travel allowance (Scotland GBP 65 to 200, rest of UK up to GBP 250, Europe up to GBP 400, other international up to GBP 1,250), materials up to GBP 150 for studio-based practitioners, private accommodation and studio, visa and access support. Application Access Bursary available (request by 30 November 2026). No application fee.

Cove Park's biennial call for fully funded Awarded Residencies at its 50-acre rural residency site in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland, programmed between May 2027 and December 2028.

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HKADC Cultural Exchange Project Grant (up to HKD 500,000 for Hong Kong artists working abroad) (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC)
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, 18:00 Hong Kong time
Award: General Version: up to HKD 500,000 for individual artists and arts organisations, covering all project expenditure except listed exclusions; up to HKD 800,000 for experienced organisations with large-scale, outstanding exchange projects. Trial Version: up to HKD 150,000 for transportation, freight, insurance and documentation only. No application fee stated.

The Hong Kong Arts Development Council's Cultural Exchange Project Grant supports Hong Kong artists and arts organisations taking work abroad: overseas exhibitions, performances, festival participation, residencies, touring and similar exchange activity, across music, dance, xiqu, drama, visual...

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The Stringer Awards 2027 (independent accountability journalism) (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Stringer Journalism Foundation
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
Award: USD 9,000 to 100,000 per award, multi-year and unrestricted; the size depends on funds raised.

The Stringer Awards give unrestricted, multi-year funding to independent journalists who expose abuses of power, in Senior and Emerging categories. No nationality restriction is stated. No application fee.

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IJ4EU Freelancer Support Scheme 2026-27, Second Call (cross-border teams of freelance journalists) (closes 2 Feb 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU): International Press Institute and European Journalism Centre
Deadline: 2 Feb 2027
Award: Up to EUR 20,000 per team, plus training and mentoring.

A strand of IJ4EU for freelance journalists: teams of at least two freelancers in two eligible countries receive funding, training and mentoring for a cross-border investigation.

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IJ4EU Investigation Support Scheme 2026-27, Second Call (cross-border investigative journalism) (closes 2 Feb 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU): International Press Institute and European Journalism Centre
Deadline: 2 Feb 2027
Award: EUR 5,000 to 50,000 per project, from a EUR 1.2 million pot.

IJ4EU funds cross-border investigative journalism in the public interest, by teams of journalists and newsrooms working across at least two eligible countries. Eligibility is by country of residence, not citizenship; applications are in English.

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Follow Fluxus: After Fluxus Scholarship 2026/27 (EUR 10,000, 3-month studio and exhibition, Wiesbaden)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, with the City of Wiesbaden · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · EUR 10,000 grant plus a rent-free 70.88 sqm live/work studio at the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden for three months and a follow-up exhibition at the Nassauischer Kunstverein. No application fee mentioned.

MIT Museum: BRAIN Programmatic Open Call (public programs)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

MIT Museum · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · Up to USD 1,000 total per selected program, covering all costs including speaker and performer fees, travel, materials and equipment rental; proposals using external funding or smaller budgets welcome. The Museum sets ticket prices and keeps ticket revenue. No application fee.

BRAID Creative Commissions 2027: A Promise in Return (Responsible AI, GBP 8,000-12,000, Edinburgh Art Festival)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides), University of Edinburgh, with Inspace, the Institute for Design Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · Around seven commissions with budgets of GBP 8,000 to 12,000 each, inclusive of VAT and all costs. No application fee.

HIAP x Sumud: Residency for Palestinian Artists in Helsinki, Spring 2027 (EUR 3,600 working grant)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme, with Sumud - The Finnish Palestine Network · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · EUR 3,600 working grant, a free 63 sqm live/work studio, one return trip, and a visa budget covering application fees and visa-office travel. No application fee.

ART4MENTAL open call for artists: VR content for mental-health support (EUR 5,000 sub-grants)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ART4MENTAL (Creative Europe project) · deadline 11 Nov 2026 · Sub-grant of up to EUR 5,000 per artist for 20 selected artists (EUR 100,000 pool), plus VR training, mentorship, a residency in the Ukrainian Carpathians and exhibition opportunities. No application fee.

TRACES Art & Science @ Energypolis 2027: residency at the EPFL Laboratory for Energy Materials (Sion)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (FDDM) with EPFL Valais-Wallis · deadline 22 Nov 2026 · Artist stipend of CHF 2,000 per month (CHF 6,000 total) covering living and research costs, housing in Sion, travel from home and back up to CHF 1,500, and a separate production budget set by the curator. No application fee.

Jan van Eyck Academie Residency 2028 (Maastricht, 11 months)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Jan van Eyck Academie · deadline 01 Dec 2026 · Monthly stipend of EUR 1,500 (EUR 2,000 for participants with children; EUR 1,500 per duo member or EUR 2,500 combined for life partners; collectives up to EUR 4,500 combined, max three stipends), with rent including service costs deducted from the stipend. Plus a EUR 2,000 annual working budget and a newly built, furnished private studio apartment. Application fee EUR 65 excl. VAT (EUR 78.65 incl. VAT), waived for applicants from and living in OECD DAC-list countries; enrolment fee for accepted participants EUR 2,750 excl. VAT.

YAO Residency #02 (Taiwan): Research Residency 2027 and Exhibition 2028

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

YAO Residency Program (Yao Zuo Zhu Cun Ji Hua) · deadline 31 Dec 2026 · Research Residency 2027: travel support (international applicants reimbursed up to NTD 20,000 for one round-trip to Taiwan against receipts), production budget up to NTD 20,000, living stipend of NTD 10,000, accommodation, Open Studio venue, local connections, and documentation, text editing, translation and promotional support. Exhibition Phase 2028: travel support up to NTD 20,000 again, a further NTD 10,000 living stipend, accommodation, exhibition venue at YAO, installation and de-installation assistance, and exhibition documentation. Application fee: NTD 300 for Taiwan-based applicants (bank transfer) or USD 10 for international applicants (PayPal), non-refundable.

Netherlands Embassy in Brussels: Open Call for Cultural Project Support

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brussels · deadline 03 Nov 2026 · Up to EUR 5,000 per project.

Unearthodox Exploration Co-Lab 2027: Edges of Possibility

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Unearthodox · deadline 16 Nov 2026 · CHF 10,000 grant per selected initiative, plus a 10-month incubation programme with tailored coaching, expert support, peer learning, systems mapping and futures-thinking support. No application fee.

Kooperativa x Flanders Arts Institute: South-Eastern Europe Mobility Programme 2026-27

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Flanders Arts Institute (Kunstenpunt) and Kooperativa · deadline 01 Mar 2027 · Fully funded mobility: travel costs, accommodation and per diems calculated per Erasmus+ formulas, plus up to EUR 300 for the host organisation's costs. Fifteen grants available. No application fee.

Flemish Government: Kunstendecreet beurzen voor kunstenaars (March 2027 round)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Flemish Government, Department of Culture, Youth and Media (Kunstendecreet) · deadline 15 Mar 2027 · Beurs opkomend talent (emerging talent): EUR 7,500 lump sum for 1 year. Beurs bewezen talent (proven talent): EUR 12,000 per year, for 1, 2 or 3 years. No application fee.

Culture Moves Europe: Call for Individual Mobility 2026-2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Creative Europe (Culture Moves Europe), implemented by the Goethe-Institut · deadline 30 Apr 2027 · EUR 85 per day of project implementation, plus travel allowance of EUR 400 (under 5,000 km) or EUR 800 (from 5,000 km). Top-ups where applicable: green mobility EUR 400, overseas countries and territories / outermost regions EUR 175, family EUR 200 per child under 18, visa EUR 120. Accessibility support: EUR 30 per day plus actual cost or fixed allowance for personal assistance or sign language interpretation. No application fee.

HIAP: Learning Materials International Artist Residency 2027 (Suomenlinna, Helsinki)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Programme), with Kone Foundation · deadline 26 Oct 2026 · Working grant of EUR 1,350 per month (EUR 4,050 total for 90 days) via Kone Foundation, material budget up to EUR 750, access budget up to EUR 1,000, one return trip covered (slow travel encouraged), plus accommodation and workspace. For collectives, the working grant can be paid to one individual only and there is no additional travel budget.

Invisible Cartographies: Residency for Neurodivergent Artists (Buinho, Portugal)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Buinho Creative Hub (Creative Europe project Invisible Cartographies) · deadline 26 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,200 artist fee for the six weeks, free accommodation for the full period, travel budget up to EUR 300, plus a production budget and FabLab access. Meals not included. No application fee.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 2027 (US graduate study)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans · deadline 29 Oct 2026 · Up to USD 90,000 over two years (stipend and tuition support) toward graduate study; 30 fellowships awarded annually. No application fee.

OASis Bom Dia Residency 2027 at Cultivamos Cultura (Sao Luis, Portugal)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cultivamos Cultura (European OASis project) · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,300 project fee, travel budget up to EUR 500, production and material expenses up to EUR 1,600 (pre-approved), food per diem, plus free accommodation in a private room in a shared farmhouse and access to a workspace or studio and all Cultivamos Cultura spaces and resources.

Movies that Matter Festival 2027: Film Submissions

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Movies that Matter · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · Cash prizes: EUR 5,000 Grand Jury Documentary award (winner also becomes eligible for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), EUR 5,000 Grand Jury Fiction award, and EUR 1,500 Shorts award; further competitions (Activist Lens, Justice Frame, Dutch Focus, Education Award, Audience Award) publish no amounts. SUBMISSION FEE: EUR 25 until 30 September 2026, EUR 35 late fee 1 October to 1 November 2026; fee waivers only in very exceptional cases.

ACC Galerie Weimar: 33rd International Studio Program 2027, On Absence

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ACC Galerie Weimar and the City of Weimar · deadline 22 Nov 2026 · EUR 1,100 per month stipend for four months, plus a rent-free furnished studio apartment and a group exhibition the following year. No application fee.

make-a-thek: Mobility Scheme & Knowledge Exchange Programme (Europe + pilot countries)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

make-a-thek (coordinated by Fab Lab Barcelona at IAAC, funded by Horizon Europe) · deadline 01 Dec 2026 · Mobility Scheme: EUR 1,000 flat stipend for experienced practitioners. Knowledge Exchange Programme: EUR 850 flat stipend. Up to 12 participants per track annually. No application fee.

Auslandsstipendien von Bund und Laendern 2028 (Villa Massimo, Casa Baldi, Venice, Paris)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kulturstiftung der Laender / BKM (German federal and state governments) · deadline 15 Dec 2026 · Villa Massimo: EUR 3,000/month; Casa Baldi: EUR 3,000/month; Deutsches Studienzentrum Venedig: EUR 1,534/month; Paris: approx. EUR 1,500/month. Accommodation and studio provided at all locations. No application fee.

EU CERV: European Remembrance 2026-27 (CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

European Commission / EACEA (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme) · deadline 24 Feb 2027 · EUR 50,000 to EUR 500,000 per project, from an estimated call budget of EUR 28 million (EUR 14M Holocaust remembrance of Jewish victims; EUR 5M genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity incl. Roma and LGBTIQ+ victims; EUR 5M colonialism, slavery and migration; EUR 4M democratic transitions). No application fee.