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The Goethe-Institut’s Visual Arts Project Fund supports the establishment of international networks between cultural professionals from Germany and across the globe. It funds projects that foster artistic and curatorial cooperation across national and continental borders. As such, the program provides opportunities to develop cross-border modes of discourse and research in complex and supra-regional projects and to experiment with collaborative formats, processes and structures. Professional cultural workers, curators, artists, art mediators, art and cultural theorists from Germany and at least one additional country, working on a joint project. In order to be eligible, the project application must be submitted by a minimum of two equal partners. One of the partners’ professional and personal life must be centered in Germany, while other partners must be living and working in at least one other country.
Applications may be submitted from September 1 to mid-October for the following year.

TaDA offers on an annual basis a work stay in Switzerland to six national and international personalities. The residents develop innovative projects in the fields of art, design, architecture, literature, the performing arts or in transdisciplinary contexts. As programme partners textile and design companies in Eastern Switzerland make their know-how and technology available to the artists, thus giving the residents an opportunity to do practical and artistic work and carry out applied research, use a local studio in Arbon and extend their own individual networks over a period of three months. At the public event “TaDA Spinnerei”, which is also attended by international speakers, they can present their projects to an interested public and at the same time discuss them with experts.
Deadline for submitting:
15 September

Building on the success of the BBX (Beirut Berlin Express) which we launched in 2016 with the Goethe-Institut Libanon, we are continuing our support for local artists to grow their talent and profile, through a series of curated events and workshops, aimed at emerging live electronic producers and live bands in Lebanon. The winner will get the chance to record a 3-4 track EP at the Basement Studio in Beirut and have it officially released. Participants will perform live at Reunion and receive valuable insight from a top producer flown in from Germany. They will also benefit from workshops led by local music professionals.
Deadline for submitting:
18 September 2025

Pro Helvetia supports projects at the intersection of art and digital technologies with a focus on knowledge exchange and fostering long-term partnerships. For At least one Swiss cultural organisation (such as an art venue, cultural space, festival or association) and one or more international partner(s) with a convincing track record, the necessary competence to work with international partners and a sensibility for transdisciplinary processes.
Deadline for submitting:
1 October 2025, 23:59 (CEST)

WAYS, a program by the German Federal Cultural Foundation, helps cultural institutions and independent groups in Germany to establish long-term artistic collaborations with non-European partners especially from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Oceania, and Central-, South- and Southeast Asia and to carry out joint projects over a period of years. A central focus of collaboration concerns fairness and sustainability, the terms of which the partners will jointly define in addition to developing their artistic projects in an equitable manner.
For first time application you have to start by applying to the Initiation Fund that supports international research projects lasting up to nine and a half months, dedicated solely to exploring opportunities of collaboration, becoming familiar with potential partners, and ultimately initiating long-term partnerships.
Deadline for submitting:
1 October 2025, 11:59 p.m. (CET)

Anima 2026, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, has opened the call for entries to its selection programmes for the 45th edition of the festival. The Festival offers an official selection with national and international competition of short and feature films, as well as an information section (retrospectives, thematic programmes…).
Deadline for submitting:
3 October 2025

Project funding supports up to four film and media projects per year. Werkleitz provides these projects with technology (excluding insurance) free of charge 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 should be presented clearly in the submission. Depending on the scope, this can be in the form of a script, project description, sketches and other visualisations, CVs of the team members involved and references as links.
The application must be received by Werkleitz no later than 30 days before the planned start of the project.

Goethe-Instituts abroad and their partner institutions work with musicians to lay the foundations for diverse forms of cultural exchange: we provide funding for projects to build individual musical skills and encourage participation in collaborative ensemble music activities. The fund supports professional musicians and music teachers based in Germany who are interested in putting on educational music projects abroad.
Applications: always open but should be received at least three months before the project is to start.

In association with the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the Goethe-Institut runs a shadowing programme for theatre people from abroad who have substantial prior experience in theatre abroad. After participating in the programme in Germany, you are expected to serve as a “multiplier”, i.e. to share the benefits of your experience in Germany with your theatre scene at home. We make it possible for selected theatre people from other parts of the world to get to know first-hand how at least one production is planned, rehearsed and performed at a theatre in Germany. They can also attend performances at other theatres.
Deadline for submitting:
Always Open

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.
There are no deadlines.

Ford Foundation is offering grants to support artist-driven film and new media storytelling projects that explore aspects of inequality, as well as the organizations and networks that support these projects. They support independent, documentary film, video, and emerging media projects that explore timely social justice issues, with a focus on reducing inequality.
There are no deadlines.

This grant is to enable performing artists working in the field of music from developing and transition countries to prepare new international programmes and productions with partners in Germany. The object of the programme is to promote international artistic collaboration and intensive cultural exchange on a partnership basis.

Artists' houses support professional artists of all disciplines by providing them with studio space and accommodation for limited periods of time, often combined with the award of a stipend or grant. They are international meeting places and centres of cultural and creative exchange. On the following pages, the various artists' houses in Germany are listed with an outline of their programmes and selection procedures.

The Akademie Schloss Solitude is an international and transdisciplinary artists’ residence. It supports young artists, scholars, scientists, as well as cultural and economic professionals via residential fellowships only. Are you interested in applying for a residential fellowship? The candidates should not be older than 40 or have completed a university degree within the past five years. You will find all information on conditions, benefits and the selection procedure on this page. Scholarships are usually awarded for a period of six, nine or twelve months.
Deadline for submitting:
Always open

Arab artists and cultural actors face major challenges when it comes to traveling within the Arab region or abroad for professional purposes. Foremost among them are insufficient funding to cover travel expenses, difficulties in obtaining visas and lack of opportunities to network with organizations that could potentially become partners in the creative processes in this region. Wijhat (Destinations) was developed by Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy to address these concerns. The program provides grants of up to €7,000 to artists and cultural actors from the Arab region to support their travels within the Arab region or to any destination abroad.
Deadline for submitting:
Call is open all year long

The goal of the program is to attract international qualified specialists to the German labor market as well as to strengthen the professional and personal skills of the program participants. Partial and full scholarships are available.
Students and professionals, civil servants and employees, all are welcome to apply for the LEADERS for FUTURE program.
Deadline for submitting:
1- Summer internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approximately 9 months.
2- Ongoing internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approx. 3 months.