Currently 3 active writing and translation grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the EU. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Grant for a single artist publication, analog or digital formats included, by freelance visual artists or artist duos; media artists are eligible. The call opened 1 October 2026. FUNDING: up to EUR 24,000 per project with at least 10% own contribution (third-party funds allowed). ELIGIBILITY: primary residence in Germany; not enrolled as a student; artists may apply to only one KUNSTFONDS programme per year. NOTE: the sibling KUNSTFONDS_Stipendium (EUR 18,000 for 6 months) is expected to open mid-December 2026 with the same deadline. DEADLINE: 15 January 2027, 24:00.
Development grants from the Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) for starting and advanced Dutch literary creators - writers, illustrators and translators - to fund training, coaching, editorial support, or travel and research abroad linked to a literary project. EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. ELIGIBILITY: Dutch-language literary creators (Dutch or Flemish-speaking world); see funder's application page for full eligibility criteria. CYCLE: applications are reviewed on a ROLLING basis (the scheme has been open since February 2026 and there is no fixed deadline). No application fee.
La Scam's Brouillon d'un reve Sonore category funds documentary, educational or informational audio works for radio or podcast: reportage, narrative, portrait, chronicle, interview and testimony. WHAT YOU GET: a development bourse of EUR 2,500 to EUR 6,000, paid directly to the author 4 to 5 weeks after contract signing. ELIGIBILITY: explicitly no age, residence or nationality restrictions, and open to non-members, though the application process and repertoire are in French. RULES: one application per year across all Brouillon d'un reve categories; the same project may be submitted at most twice; past laureates must wait three years before reapplying. APPLICATION: rolling, via the online form on the Scam site, with monthly consultation slots running September to July; contact brouillondunreve@scam.fr. The fund leans documentary rather than experimental radio art, but it is a solidly current cash fund for radio and podcast authorship.