Grants
Summer Residency
Note: We will not be holding separate Summer and Winter Residency open calls this year. Instead, we will be holding one Artist Residency open call for the entirety of 2026. On our SlideRoom application, you will be able to specify which sessions you’re most interested in joining us for. Summer residents receive 24-hour access to […]
Support from the ArsVersa Art Foundation
The ArsVersa Art Foundation promotes outstanding projects and innovative concepts in the visual arts, in particular painting and its border areas such as object art or media-technical, artistic image design. The board of the ArsVersa Art Foundation decides on the grants twice a year. The application deadlines for funding are The following are required for […]
Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Scholarship 2026
Together with the Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Foundation, we invite artists from the fields of video, video and sound installation to apply for the Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Scholarship, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The equal participation of people with and without disabilities in society is the guiding principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons […]
Residency grant from the City of Duisburg and IG Duisburger Künstler
One year of art, one year of Duisburg: the city is awarding the popular residency scholarship for the eighth time together with the Duisburg Artists’ Interest Group from January 2026 What does the scholarship cover? Who can apply? Creative artists who have completed their training/studies for at least one year are eligible to apply. Whether […]
Artist and child support program
New scholarship award for 2026 The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung is continuing its Artist and Child funding program for the third year in a row. The funding is aimed at freelance artists living in Germany who work with glass and are the mother of a child who is older than one year and not yet of school […]
Schöppingen Residence Scholarships
Applications for the year 2026 can be submitted from June 24 to August 31, 2025 (midnight CET). The application portal will be open during this period. Who:Applications are open to professional visual artists, authors and composers. Since 2023, applications from collectives have also been accepted. The call is open to people of all nationalities and […]
Fleetstreet Residence
Together with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and the Rudolf Augstein Foundation, the Fleetstreet Theater Hamburg has been running a residency program since 01.01.2011 for groups of artists who work as interdisciplinary as possible in the performing arts, visual arts, film and/or music. The Fleetstreet Residency Program is intended to […]
TaDA – Textile and Design Alliance Artist in Residence Program
TaDA – Textile and Design Alliance is a cultural promotion program of the cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Thurgau. It enables an experimental and innovative exploration of Eastern Switzerland’s textile and design culture and works together with textile companies anchored in the region. Every year, TaDA offers sixnational and international personalities the opportunity […]
Foreign studio grants for artists and curators in the fields of fine arts, photography and media art
For the year 2027, the Federal Ministry is offering studio grants for artists abroad in ACCRA, HELSINKI, LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS, SEOUL, TOKIO and VILNIUS as well as 5 free artist-in-residence grants “FREE AWAY” for artists and curators. The allocation of studios, which are made available to individual artists or, in the case of “FREE […]
Invitation to tender castle chapel MMKK
Project planning and realization/implementation of a newly conceived, contemporary, site-specific artistic installation in the castle chapel/MMKK with direct reference to the architecture, history and design of the former chapel space for the purpose of a temporary public presentation. Funding amount: € 14,000.00 (gross) Visual artists are eligible to participate . The scholarship/grant will be awarded […]
Wilhelm Morgner Scholarship
The call is aimed at artists up to the age of 35. Artists are also eligible to apply if they graduated no more than 5 years ago. The art scholarship is awarded every two years and offers young artists in the visual arts secure working conditions, monthly maintenance and the opportunity to hold an art […]
home – scholarship
For the third time, the Saxony-Anhalt Art Foundation is giving artists access to museums and libraries in Saxony-Anhalt with the twelve-month HEIMATSTIPENDIUM. During this time, they can engage intensively with the collections, explore the holdings and discover hidden treasures in the archives. Inspired by this, the aim is to create new works that reflect the […]
Two residences for women with disabilities + fee
Kunsthaus Lisa was able to offer two special residencies for artists with disabilities for the first time in 2025. (Incl. artist’s fee of 1200.- ) The jury of the Lisa e.V. association, which decided on the handicap residency (consisting of: Silke Krempien (wood sculptor), Ebba Radke (painter) and Uta Eickworth (graphic designer) has made its […]
Promotion by the ifa Institute of work-related stays and networks in Germany or abroad
The CCP – CrossCulture Program offers scholarships for transnational cooperation between professionals or institutions from the fields of culture, education, science, art and media. CCP’s funding helps to sustainably strengthen civil society networks between Germany and the rest of the world. Further information: https://www.ifa.de/foerderungen
Project funding from werkleitz (without deadline)
Project funding supports up to four film and media projects per year. Werkleitz provides them with technology free of charge (excluding insurance) for a maximum of 14 days. Requests for project funding can be submitted at any time by e-mail to info(at)werkleitz.de. In addition to the obligatory application form with technical data, the planned project […]
Open Call Residency “Cruce, Space for Transformation” in Spain (possible on an ongoing basis)
This initiative is intended for professionals who need to disconnect from their daily rhythms, those who need a space to create, hold workshops, events or exhibitions, focus on analysis and dissemination of their work; or just make a temporary withdrawal. Surrounded by nature, the rural environment of Blanca allows one to enter the traditions and […]
Project grant Atelier Schwarzweiß Fotolabor (ongoing possible)
Every year, the Schwarzweiß Fotolabor initiates a project grant in cooperation with Art in the museum, which is explicitly aimed at young artists. The scholarship includes the use of the laboratory for a period of up to six weeks in July / August outside of laboratory operations and the material used during this time. The […]
Uwe Lüders Art Scholarship Lüneburg (ongoing possible)
The aim is to promote artists who are not yet established on the art market and are not yet successfully represented by other galleries or institutions. Scholarship holders receive a monthly grant of 1,500 euros for a period of three months. In addition, the scholarship grants a free stay in a studio apartment in the […]
Solitude Fellowship (possible on an ongoing basis)
The Akademie Schloss Solitude supports young artists, scientists and young cultural professionals through residency fellowships. Scholarships are awarded to people who are no older than 40 or who graduated from university no more than five years ago. Students enrolled at a university cannot be included in the selection. Doctoral students are eligible to apply. Some […]
Artist residencies “Minimal Travel” in the Below summer
We are looking forward to summer 2025 with artist residency programs for artists and guests with/without an artistic profession. Program-specific details can be found in the descriptions of the various residency programs, as well as information on contributions/fees/prices.Each program is developed in close cooperation with AG Minimales Reisen.For a stay longer than a residency program, […]
EWE Art Lab Foundation – Art scholarship at Gut Altenkamp
As part of theOstfriesland Biennale 2025, the EWE Foundation is offering talented artists an extraordinary opportunity: a residency at Gut Altenkamp in Emsland. The scholarship highlights outstanding artistic positions and invites artists to bring art to rural areas. The Art Lab art scholarship at Gut Altenkamp enables a talented artist to spend four weeks at […]