Grants
Residency – Mondriaan Fund
The Mondriaan Fund’s residency program offers artists and curators/critics the opportunity to deepen their practice in a specific location for a defined period of time. The residency provides a workspace, housing, and a monthly stipend. The program aims to support participants’ artistic development and to facilitate the creation of new works and connections within the […]
Duisburg calls for applications for the 2027 residency scholarship
Live and work artistically in Duisburg for a year from January 2027: The city of Duisburg is awarding the coveted residency scholarship for the ninth time together with the Duisburg Artists’ Interest Group. Under-40 artists from all over Germany are invited to apply for a free studio in the Rheinhausen district by August 31. In […]
DR. DORMAGEN-GUFFANTI SCHOLARSHIP 2027
To create opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the arts, the Board of Trustees of the Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Foundation awards the Dr. Dormagen-Guffanti Fellowship annually to visual artists using the Foundation’s investment income. The Dormagen-Guffanti Fellowship is a residency fellowship and lasts for six months. In addition to residents of the residential home […]
Photography Scholarships from the Krupp Foundation
In collaboration with the Museum Folkwang’s Photography Collection, the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is awarding two fellowships for the Contemporary German Photography program, each worth 3,000 euros. The application deadline is August 31, 2026.
Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
The scholarship at Künstler*dorf is open to professional visual artists, authors, and composers, as well as collectives. Applications for the year 2026 may be submitted from June 24 through August 31, 2025. The monthly stipend is 1,500 euros, minus rent and operating costs. For collectives, the stipend is 1,000 euros per person, up to a […]
“Artist and Child” Grant Program
Cover image: © Julie Favreau, 2026 | Julie Favreau, “Lovers,” 2025 Expiring SoonArts and CraftsCultural EducationVisual ArtsVisual ArtsGlass Art The Alexander Tutsek Foundation is continuing its “Artist and Child” grant program, which is aimed at freelance female artists living in Germany who work with glass and are mothers of a child who is older than […]
Open Call: INHABIT Artist-in-Residence 2027
The INHABIT artist-in-residence program at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics invites artists from the performing arts and music to collaborate with our team of scientists and researchers. The integration of artistic thinking and knowledge—as reflective practices in their own right—is an important aspect of the Institute’s mission. To this end, the presence of […]
Neo Future – 2-week residency in Finland
Neo Future – Thematic 2-week residency program in Finland, December 2026 Residency Program for Creators & Visionaries of Tomorrow Duration: 2 weeksDates: December 3–18, 2026Location: Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, FinlandApplication deadline: September 3, 2026 Neo Future: Shifting into New Realities is a special short-term residency for people who are reaching beyond the familiar and exploring […]
Carlernst Kürten Scholarship, Unna
OBJECTIVE The scholarship aims to facilitate an in-depth artistic exploration of the life and works of the sculptor Carlernst Kürten (1921–2000). Kürten was one of the leading figures in concrete and constructivist sculpture in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Carlernst Kürten Foundation operates an exhibition and development center in his former home and studio, which carries his […]
Culinary Residency
The MINSK opened in 1977 as a terrace restaurant and is now a museum of modern and contemporary art. Its history as a place of hospitality, exchange, and social life continues to shape the building to this day. The architecture, the building’s history of use, and its transformation from a restaurant to a museum create […]
Temporary Protective Residency for Vulnerable Cultural Workers in Germany
Cultural institutions in Germany can temporarily host artists and cultural professionals at risk and work together to enable them to continue their work in a safe environment. Applications are submitted jointly by the artists and cultural professionals and the host organizations. In addition to a monthly stipend, the grant includes project funding to support artistic […]
Cultural Exchange Scholarships: Istanbul, Paris, New York, Tokyo
The fellowships are intended to support the artistic development of professional artists. The stay abroad is intended to enable them to gain an understanding of and familiarity with the culture of the host location, to study developments in the local art scene, to establish contacts, to exchange ideas, to gain inspiration, and to carry out […]
EIDOLON GRANT
eidolon centre for Everyday Photography is calling artists, academics, enthusiasts, and professionals, who have a passion and serious interest in vernacular photography and everyday imaging.The eidolon Grant is an international programme that is presented annually to artists, academics, professionals, researchers, collectors and vernacular photography enthusiasts whose past work and proposed project is centred around the […]
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 Residency’Independent’Berlin
Artist Residency Berlin Wedding: OPEN CALL | REGISTRATION ongoing APPLICATION FORM (motivation letter, liability insurance etc.) Residency period: min. 2 weeks, by arrangement (arrival/departure usually Mondays 1 pm) Residency location: KHBstudios, Nazarethkirchstr. 42, 13347 Berlin-Wedding (Leopoldplatz)Residency artists: artists and authors who work with us primarily at a desk, with a bit of wall and in […]
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship
Program objective The Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship is a post-graduate scholarship awarded for outstanding artistic achievements. Every two years, three to five scholarships are awarded to visual artists who work exclusively or predominantly as freelancers. The scholarship initially runs for one year; it can be extended for a further year. At the end of the funding […]
OPEN CALLSÍM Residency 2026 – Reykjavík, Iceland
The SÍM Residency is an international, nonprofit residency program in Reykjavík, Iceland, for contemporary artists and cultural practitioners, run by SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. It is the largest and most established residency program in the Nordic region, welcoming around 200 artists from across the world each year. Our mission is to […]
CCCC Residency
The CCCC residency is a temporary residency for the development of artistic projects. Solo artists or groups set up at the CCCC for one or more weeks, can have their equipment set up and benefit from direct exchange with other projects and the community. It is a space for artistic experimentation and technical research – […]
OPEN CALL: Iceland Residency
SÍM Residency Seljavegur 32 101 Reykjavík Iceland // Self-funded Artist-in-Residence Program 2026 The SÍM Residency is an international, nonprofit residency program in Reykjavík, Iceland, for contemporary artists and cultural practitioners, run by SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. It is the largest and most established residency program in the Nordic region, welcoming around […]
AIR BURGENLAND – PEACE CASTLE RESIDENCY
Peace Castle is a residency for artists to explore the nexus between art and peacebuilding. Letting the unspeakable explain meaning that is lost in trauma. Adding nuance and empathy to shift paradigms in conflict. The Peace Castle Residencies begin in May 2024 and are ongoing. You can apply for a residency at any time and […]
The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, […]
ELIZABETH GREENSHIELDS FOUNDATION GRANT
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation exists to support young representational artists from around the world in the fields of painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. The foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or […]
Artist in Residence // Kunststiftung Starke
The Starke Art Foundation supports young, up-and-coming artists of all genres. In the stimulating and exclusive atmosphere, they can concentrate fully on their artistic work and (further) develop their individual style. We support them in their artistic development and also promote exchange between artists. Artists from Germany and abroad up to the age of 40 […]