Grant

European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5

Name: European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5
Start: 2026-11-03
End: 2026-11-03
Location: Cross-border European Festivals

European Festivals Association

November 3, 2026 (8 days left)Cross-border European Festivals

Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.

European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5

EFFEA leverages the existing infrastructure of European performing arts festivals to act as incubators for talent. The grant provides artists the capital and institutional backing to test new performative works across diverse cultural contexts. While other grants require the artist to lead the… Read more

Benefits

Facilitation of residencies, production, public engagement, and institutional backing to test new performative works across diverse cultural contexts.

Eligibility

Open to emerging performance artists and groups. Applicants must be proposed by a formal coalition of at least three participating festivals from different eligible European countries.

Dates & details

Programme dates: 2027-2028 seasons
Duration: Project-based

Award

€8,000 (Discovery grants) or €15,000 (Springboard grants)

Application fee

Free

Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.

Grant

European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5

European Festivals Association

November 3, 2026 (8 days left)Cross-border European Festivals

Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.

EFFEA leverages the existing infrastructure of European performing arts festivals to act as incubators for talent. The grant provides artists the capital and institutional backing to test new performative works across diverse cultural contexts. While other grants require the artist to lead the… Read more

Benefits

Facilitation of residencies, production, public engagement, and institutional backing to test new performative works across diverse cultural contexts.

Eligibility

Open to emerging performance artists and groups. Applicants must be proposed by a formal coalition of at least three participating festivals from different eligible European countries.

Dates & details

Programme dates: 2027-2028 seasons
Duration: Project-based

Award

€8,000 (Discovery grants) or €15,000 (Springboard grants)

Application fee

Free

Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.