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CompetitionPartial FundingSecretaría de Cultura de la Nación
Argentina's Secretariat of Culture nominates the national candidates for the Iberorquestas Juveniles awards for young performers and youth ensembles.
Argentina
WorkshopFully Fundedmake-a-thek
make-a-thek is an EU-funded programme that moves practical knowledge around Europe by paying the people who hold it to travel and teach. Track A takes twelve experienced makers — craftspeople, artists working with materials, people who can run a hands-on session — and sends them to one of eleven host cities: Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Kranj, Milan, Opole, Reykjavík, Kyiv or...
Eleven host cities: Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Kranj, Milan, Opole, Reykjavík, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia
CompetitionFonds Archimbaud pour l'Homme et la Forêt
Fonds Archimbaud pour l'Homme et la Forêt is a French endowment fund promoting wood and forests.
France (finale in Paris)
FellowshipFully FundedAustrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
The ministry's grant for work on dramatic texts: ten playwrights receive six months of support in the second half of 2027.
Austria
ExhibitionRedbud Arts Center
Houston Heights nonprofit running public sculpture trails.
Houston, TX, USA
GrantPartial FundingOhio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council's access programme for professional development of artists with disabilities.
Ohio, USA
OtherCity of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art
City of KCMO public art program.
Kansas City, MO, USAYes. All programs in this list charge zero dollars for submission review. You do not pay organizers to send your portfolio.
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No country or region limit in the terms: 367. Limited to named countries or regions: 257. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
New Music USAUnited States (film must be in US production)
GrantFree to applyGrants averaging $20,000
Michelangelo Foundation
Europe, USA and Canada (masterclass in Segovia, Spain)
FellowshipFree to applyFully sponsored 8-month training programme
Stiftung Starke
Berlin, Germany (Löwenpalais)
ResidencyFree to applyRent-free live/work space, 3–12 months
NOVOPOWeitenhagen, Western Pomerania, Germany
ResidencyFree to applyFree live/work room (€25/week utilities)
Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History
Italy (Rome)
FellowshipFree to applyUp to €2,000/month accommodation + travel up to €400 (EU) / €1,000
Mondriaan Fund
Netherlands / Caribbean part of the Kingdom
GrantFree to apply€50,000 paid in segments over 2–4 years
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb FoundationOnline
GrantFree to applyTypical award of $5,000, up to a maximum of $15,000.
Shop Made in DCWashington, D.C., United States
ExhibitionFree to applyNo direct funding
Loisaida Inc.Lower East Side, New York City, USA
ResidencyFree to applyMaterials stipend + workspace
Awesome FoundationInternational (water-focused projects)
GrantFree to apply$1,000 monthly micro-grant
Arts Council England
England
GrantFree to apply£1,000 – £100,000
Akademie Schloss SolitudeStuttgart, Germany
FellowshipFree to apply
Esh Circus ArtsSomerville, Massachusetts, USA
ResidencyFree to applyNo direct funding
Perspective FundWorldwide (foundation based in New York, USA)
GrantFree to apply$25,000–150,000 per film
Amarte FondsNetherlands & Caribbean
GrantFree to applyDevelopment grant up to €2,750; project grant up to €5,500 (music €1,800 / €3,000)
Mondriaan FundNetherlands / Caribbean part of the Kingdom
GrantFree to applyUp to 50% of commission costs; development phase up to 70%, max €15,000
Foundation for Contemporary ArtsUSA (projects in the US or abroad)
GrantFree to apply$500 – $3,000 (average $2,200)
Wonderfruit
The Fields, Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
ExhibitionFree to applyNo direct funding
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada
GrantFree to applyUp to CA$75,000 per application
The Factory on WillowManchester, NH, USA
ResidencyFree to apply$1,600 stipend + $350 travel
European Cultural Foundation
59 countries (EU and bordering nations including Georgia)
GrantFree to applyNo direct funding
Rezlogue
Lagos, Nigeria
ResidencyFree to applyCouch lodging + meals; no cash stipend
Ville de Genève
Geneva, Switzerland
ResidencyFree to applyFree studio for three years (utilities paid by the artist)