The Japan Artist Residency 2027 at Kinosaki International Arts Center (KIAC) is now accepting applications from artists, collectives, researchers, and art professionals working in performing arts and research-based artistic practice. Located in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, the residency provides free studio access, accommodation, technical support, and coordinator support for projects in development. Residency periods range from one week to three months.
Deadline for submitting:
27 June, 2026, at 5:00 PM JST.

A Programme to Support Arts Education, dedicated this year to supporting young Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian art students residing in Syria. AJYAL supports students who wish to pursue their education in applied arts programmes, including BA, MA, or equivalent certification pathways, exclusively within Syria. The programme provides partial or full coverage of study costs for students enrolled in intermediate and higher arts education institutions and may accompany bachelor’s degree students throughout the academic year and until graduation.
Deadline for submitting:
30 June 2026 at midnight (AST)

Life Programme is directed toward cultural entities and collectives active in Syria’s arts and culture sector, as well as artistic teams, initiatives, and groups seeking to formalise and institutionalise their work. The programme aims to strengthen cultural work in Syria by supporting and accompanying ten existing and emerging cultural organisations. Life provides frameworks for mentorship, institutional development, and organisational support that enable these entities to work more effectively and sustainably while engaging with Syria’s evolving artistic, social, and political realities.
Deadline for submitting:
15 July, 2026 midnight (AST)

Do you work in the field of design, textile design, architecture, art, literature, performing arts, or interdisciplinary projects? Do you have a strong interest in textile production and its context? Then the TaDA Artist-in-Residence Programme offers you the unique opportunity to collaborate with renowned textile companies and research institutions in the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Graubünden, Schaffhausen, St.Gallen, Zurich, and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Deadline for submitting:
12 August, 2026, 23:59 CEST

Would you like to perform in Germany? We provide funding for ensembles from developing and transition countries. The Goethe-Institut funds festivals, theatres and organizers in Germany that wish to invite ensembles to Germany from “cooperation countries” receiving German development assistance. This gives performing artists an opportunity to present their works to German audiences and to engage with the German arts scene.
Deadline for submitting always open

The Goethe-Institut supports music projects in Germany involving artists and ensembles from developing and transition countries. An invitation and application from collaborators in Germany is a prerequisite for funding. These grants are for professional ensembles and performing artists as well as amateur and newcomer ensembles.
Deadline for submitting always open

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.

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.

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.