The Grant Desk - Writers, EU https://www.artificialnouveau.com/smalltools/grants/ Paid open calls, fellowships and residencies in AI, tech, research, and digital and mixed-media arts, sorted into the right pile. Updated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Writers, EU. en 360 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:44:26 +0000 Sonic Acts: The Walls Have Ears - Sound Studies Writing Residency 2026 (Amsterdam) https://www.nica-institute.com/open-call-the-walls-have-ears-sound-studies-writing-residency-sonic-acts/ sonic-acts-walls-have-ears-2026 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EU eu netherlands amsterdam sonic-acts walls-have-ears sound-studies sound-art writing-residency criticism prior-publication one-month in-person Organisation: Sonic Acts (with De Ateliers / Woonhuis)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Award: EUR 3,000 artist fee plus accommodation in Amsterdam, up to EUR 500 EU travel reimbursement, and Sonic Acts Biennial tickets. No application fee.

Duration: One-month writing residency in Amsterdam

Deadline: 14 Jun 2026

Funded one-month sound studies writing residency in Amsterdam from Sonic Acts at De Ateliers / Woonhuis. This is a residency for sound-art practitioners and scholars who write about sound (sound studies, criticism, theory) - it is a writing residency, not a sound-production residency. ELIGIBILITY: EU-based artists, researchers and scholars with at least one prior publication in sound studies or sound-art writing.

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]]> Fondation Jan Michalski: Writers' Residency 2027 https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences jan-michalski-writers-residency-2027 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EU eu switzerland montricher jura jan-michalski fondation-jan-michalski writers-residency writing fully-funded stipend travel-covered poetry fiction nonfiction translation international in-person Organisation: Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'ecriture et la litterature

Location: Montricher, Switzerland (treehouse-style writers' studios in the Jura foothills)

Award: Free residency 2 weeks to 3 months; all travel costs covered; CHF 400/week stipend (approximately USD 475). No application fee.

Duration: 2 weeks to 3 months in 2027

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Writers' residency at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Montricher, Switzerland (Jura foothills), one of the most generously funded literary residencies in Europe. Open to writers of all nationalities, languages, genres and career stages: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation, hybrid forms. The residency provides a free stay of 2 weeks to 3 months in the foundation's distinctive treehouse-style writers' studios, plus all travel costs and a CHF 400/week stipend (approximately USD 475). ELIGIBILITY: international writers across all genres and career stages. Applications open 2 June 2026 and close 31 August 2026 for residencies in 2027. No application fee.

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]]> Translation House Looren: Translators' Residencies and Pro Helvetia Stipends 2027 https://looren.net/en/residencies/application-for-a-stay translation-house-looren-2027 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EU eu switzerland zurich looren uebersetzerhaus-looren translation-house-looren translators literary-translation residency pro-helvetia james-joyce-scholarship stipend rolling Organisation: Uebersetzerhaus Looren

Location: Wernetshausen, Switzerland (Zurich region)

Award: Free residency stay (apartments at the translation house). Six competitive CHF 4,000 translation grants per year, each tied to a one-month residency. Pro Helvetia residency programme separately funded. James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 has its own conditions. No application fee.

Duration: Stays of typically 2 weeks to 2 months; CHF 4,000 stipend grants tied to one-month residencies

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators with a current contract, including six competitive CHF 4,000 stipend grants per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency programme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a current translation contract; any language combination is welcome. Apply via the application page on looren.net. No application fee.

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]]> Designer-Writer Residency 2026-2027 (Centre for Text Margins) https://tekstien-marginaalien-keskus.aalto.fi/blog/en/journal/apply-for-designer-writer-residency-2026-2027 centre-for-text-margins-aalto-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EU residency writing design typography art Organisation: Centre for Text Margins, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (funded by Kone Foundation)

Location: Espoo, Finland

Award: €2,700/month working grant (€32,400 for 12 months)

Duration: 12 months (1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027)

Deadline: Closed 06 May 2026

Twelve-month paid residency for one designer or writer whose practice bridges typography, writing and reading, with a focus on nonlinear, experimental, accessible or otherwise 'marginal' textual practices. Based at Aalto University in Espoo. Includes desk space, workshop facilities, library and archive access. Requires residence in Finland and regular on-campus engagement, 1-2 public talks and one 5-day workshop for students. MA-level degree or equivalent expertise required; no current student status. Travel and accommodation arranged independently.

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