Applications open for General Project Funding

The Foundation supports artistic productions and awards funding to thematic areas which fall under the artistic and cultural funding responsibilities of the German federal government and possess particular thematic significance for current artistic and social discourse. One of its chief objectives is to promote innovative programmes and projects in an international context.

Up to ten million euros is allocated each year to support large, innovative projects in an international context. The Federal Cultural Foundation may award funding to institutions with headquarters in Germany or abroad. Project coordinators must ensure visibility of their projects in Germany. Media produced with project funding from the Federal Cultural Foundation must also include a German-language version.

Focus Areas

• Visual and performing arts
• Literature
• Music
• Dance
• Film
• Photography
• Architecture
• New Media

Funding Information

• In the area of General Project Funding, the Executive Board is responsible for approving funding for project applications of more than 50,000 euros and less than 250,000 euros.
• General Project Funding will only consider projects that require at least 50,000 euros and have at least 20 percent of their entire costs secured through personal capital and/or third-party financing.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Federal Cultural Foundation considers a project to have an “international context” if any of the following criteria apply:
  • it is carried out in cooperation with at least one partner with headquarters located outside of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • it is essential for at least one of the constituent events to be staged outside of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • it requires the significant involvement of artists from different countries
  • international cooperation is necessary for its preparation and research
  • it brings together a large number of participants or constituent projects
  • it requires the involvement of internationally renowned institutions

Ineligibility Criteria

• The German Federal Cultural Foundation does not grant operational funding to institutions – only project funding.
• Moreover, it does not finance purchases, construction measures or projects comprised solely of guest performances abroad, nor does it subsidise expenditures on printing alone.
• As a rule, the Foundation does not fund event series or regularly recurring projects.

For more information, visit Federal Cultural Foundation.