Deadline: 3 September 2024
The Danish Arts Foundation Grants is offering grants for sample translations from Danish of works for adults, children and young adults.
Purpose of the Program
- One of the purposes of the Danish Arts Foundation is to promote dissemination of Danish literature abroad. With this program, the Committee for Literary Project Funding wants to support Danish and foreign publishers and agencies that want to pay a translator for a sample translation of a current Danish work. The purpose of the sample translation must be to assess if there’s interest in a full translation and publication.
Funding Information
- The committee offers a fixed grant of DKK 8,000 for a sample translation with at least 40 pages and a fixed grant of DKK 3,000 for picture books and other works with fewer than 40 pages.
- If you receive a grant of:
- DKK 100,000 or less, they pay the grant as closely as possible to the start date you have stated in your application.
Who may apply?
- Danish and foreign publishers and agencies.
- Note: In order to ensure the spreading of art support, you may apply for support for a total of four sample translations.
- You can apply for grants for:
- A sample translation of at least 40 pages of a Danish work to a foreign language as well as picture books and other works that have fewer than 40 pages.
For more information, visit Danish Arts Foundation.
