Art Grants, Residencies & Funding

Stadt Zürich

Work Year Literature

One-year work scholarship enabling Zurich-based authors to focus on writing new literary texts. Annual deadline 1 August.

Literature

Closing soon Switzerland Deadline being verified

Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung / Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg / Geest-Verlag

Residency Scholarship Parents in Arts | Geest-Verlag

Six two-week work stays for writers, literary translators, comic artists, as well as visual artists and curators with children at…

Visual Arts Literature Residency

Closing soon Germany Verified

2 days left · Application deadline Aug 3, 2026

Grants | Literary Arts Fund

The Literary Arts Fund will provide at least $50 million over five years (through 2031) to support the nonprofit literary arts fi…

Literature

Closing soon USA Verified

16 days left · Application deadline Aug 17, 2026

Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

Scholarship for visual artists, authors, and composers

Monthly work stipend of 1,500 EUR for professional artists, authors and composers for residency at the Artist Village – flexible …

Visual Arts Literature Residency

Closing soon Germany Verified

30 days left · Application deadline Aug 31, 2026

Künstler*dorf

Scholarship in the artist village

Monthly residency grant of 1,500 Euro for visual artists, authors, and composers in the artist village Schöppingen – 2 to 6 month…

Visual Arts Literature Residency

Closing soon Germany Verified

30 days left · Application deadline Aug 31, 2026

Pro Helvetia (Schweizer Kulturstiftung)

Literary Creation Grant

Work grant for new literary projects (fiction, children's/young adult literature, poetry, drama, spoken word). Two cycles per yea…

Literature

Open Switzerland Verified

31 days left · Application deadline Sep 1, 2026

Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung e. V.

BKJ funding program "Künste öffnen Welten"

Artistic projects for children and young people (3-18 years) in music, visual arts, literature and dance – access and intensive p…

Other Visual Arts

Open Germany Verified

40 days left · Application deadline Sep 10, 2026

Martin Roth Initiative

Martin Roth Initiative: Temporary Relocation to Germany for Artists and Cultural Actors at Risk 2026

Monthly work scholarship for artists and cultural actors at risk to temporarily relocate to Germany for up to 15 months with supp…

Visual Arts Music Residency

Open Germany Verified

41 days left · Application deadline Sep 11, 2026

Deutscher Übersetzerfonds e.V.

Work Grants of the German Translators' Fund

Working scholarship for literary translations into German. Awarded three times a year (15 January, 15 May, 15 September).

Literature Translation

Open Germany Deadline being verified

Deutscher Übersetzerfonds

Johann-Joachim-Christoph-Bode Fellowship

Mentoring and monthly funding for literary translators into German with publishing contract.

Literature Arts Education

Open Germany Verified

45 days left · Application deadline Sep 15, 2026

Deutscher Übersetzerfonds e.V.

Radial Grants of the German Translators' Fund

Scholarship for the worldwide dissemination of German-language literature. Recurring deadlines: 15 January, 15 May, 15 September.

Literature Translation

Open Germany Deadline being verified

Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)

Federal funding according to the German-Polish Treaty

Funding for projects that strengthen Polish culture in Germany and promote German-Polish cooperation.

Visual Arts Literature

Rolling Germany Verified

60 days left · Application deadline Sep 30, 2026

Deutscher Literaturfonds - Fördermodul für Dramatiker | Kulturberatung Hessen

German Literature Fund - Funding Module for Playwrights | Cultural Advisory Service Hessen

Der Deutsche Literaturfonds fördert die deutschsprachige Gegenwartsdramatik, indem er beauftragte Autorinnen und Autoren gesonder…

Literature Theatre

Rolling Germany Verified

60 days left · Application deadline Sep 30, 2026

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst

Cultural Funding Program Kulturfonds Bayern

The Kulturfonds Bayern supports cultural diversity and professional-level artistic work, as well as investment measures in cultur…

Theatre Music

Open Germany Deadline being verified

Kulturstiftung Thüringen – Förderung

Kulturstiftung Thüringen – Funding

Funding from the Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Thueringen, comprising project funding and scholarships, including working grants,…

Visual Arts Music

Open Germany Verified

Application deadline Oct 1, 2026

Deutscher Literaturfonds e.V.

Work Grants for Literature

Work grants from the Deutscher Literaturfonds e.V. for professional German-language authors with a demonstrably outstanding liter…

Literature

Rolling Germany Verified

Application deadline Oct 31, 2026

Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, die für die Kunstförderung zuständigen Behörden der Länder und die Kulturstiftung der Länder