Deadline Date: June 23, 2026
The Arts Support Scheme is seeking applications to support artists, cultural professionals, organisations and communities in developing and implementing artistic projects that strengthen Malta’s cultural and creative sectors.
The scheme focuses on fostering creative potential, encouraging collaboration, experimentation, innovation, artistic excellence, audience engagement, inclusivity, diversity, intercultural and intergenerational exchange, community participation, cultural preservation, documentation of Malta’s artistic heritage, equitable access to arts and culture, and the development of emerging talent.
The programme also supports artistic production, programming, documentation initiatives, participatory audience engagement approaches, creative expression, collective memory projects, and projects that improve accessibility and diversity within the arts sector.
The total budget available for the session is EUR 700,000, while the maximum funding amount per project is EUR 40,000. The grant may cover up to 80% of eligible project costs, with projects required to be completed within a maximum period of 18 months.
Eligible costs under the scheme include artistic fees, project management expenses, production costs, marketing and communication, documentation, travel, accommodation, digitalisation, equipment rental or purchase, insurance, health and safety measures, and other project-related operational expenses.
The scheme does not support retrospective costs, fundraising activities, political propaganda, competitions, scholarships, subsistence expenses, annual festivals, academic research projects, or activities already funded through other public schemes.
Eligible applicants include entities registered with the Malta Business Registry, groups and collectives, registered cooperatives, voluntary organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations, and creative professionals or individual artists. Individual applicants must be Maltese citizens or hold a residence permit, Maltese citizenship certificate, or Maltese passport. Voluntary organisations must be legally registered and compliant with reporting obligations, while registered entities must have submitted all required annual documentation.
Applicants who are not eligible include organisations receiving public funds through government-established votes, beneficiaries with pending or incomplete final reports from previous Arts Council Malta grants, applicants who failed to honour previous funding commitments, unregistered voluntary organisations, entities without a registered Maltese address, and applicants with incomplete mandatory documentation. Applications submitted by individual members of a group for the same proposal are also considered ineligible.
For more information, visit Arts Council Malta.
