Deadline Date: March 16, 2026
The European Commission is seeking grant applications to support legal entities interested in hosting artists and cultural professionals for structured residency projects.
The program aims to encourage artistic mobility, creative collaboration, and professional development while enabling host organizations to implement impactful cultural initiatives.
The application process is divided into two phases. In the first phase, applicants submit a detailed description of the residency project along with the required legal and organizational documents. Applicants selected at this stage may proceed to the second phase, where they select the artists and cultural professionals who will participate as residents and complete the final application.
Residency projects must pursue at least two key objectives. These include exploring new artistic ideas and concepts, connecting through professional networking and audience engagement, creating new artistic or cultural works, and contributing to societal transformation aligned with the New European Bauhaus values and principles.
Residencies can last between 21 and 90 days and are categorized as short-term, medium-term, or long-term based on their duration. Funding is provided through a fixed-amount payment system, meaning grants are awarded regardless of actual expenses. The total residency grant is calculated based on the residency length, the number of residents, and any applicable top-ups. The maximum grant amount is €55,000, or up to €60,000 when accessibility support is included.
The financial support includes a hosting allowance of €50 per day, per resident, to cover implementation costs such as accommodation, equipment, mentoring, and related expenses. Each resident also receives a daily allowance of €30 per day to support living costs such as food and local transportation throughout the residency period. Travel costs are covered through a travel allowance of €400 for distances under 5,000 kilometers and €800 for distances of 5,000 kilometers or more.
Additional financial top-ups are available for residents who meet specific conditions. A green mobility top-up of €400 per resident is available for those traveling by means other than air when the travel distance is 600 kilometers or more. A top-up of €175 per resident applies to those legally residing in or traveling to overseas countries and territories or outermost regions. Residents who require a visa to enter the host country may receive a visa top-up of €120. A family top-up of €200 per child is available for residents with children under 18 years old at the time of the residency.
The call is open to legal entities such as non-profit organizations, NGOs, public bodies, foundations, companies, and self-employed professionals. Applicants must be registered and based in a Creative Europe country, including overseas countries and territories and outermost regions. Eligible entities may be newly established or well established, must be active in sectors such as architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, or visual arts, and must have the capacity to host international artists and cultural professionals.
Creative Europe countries include all 27 European Union Member States as well as Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, and Ukraine. The program also covers the European Union’s Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions, including places such as Greenland; multiple French overseas territories; the Azores and Madeira; the Canary Islands; and several Caribbean territories linked to the Netherlands.
This opportunity enables host organizations to support creative exchange, strengthen cultural collaboration across borders, and deliver well-resourced residency projects that benefit both artists and host communities.
For more information, visit European Commission.
