Request for Applications: Botín Foundation Art Grant Program

Funding Information

• The total amount of the grant is €23,000.
• Grant money can be used for living expenses, travel, equipment and studio rentals, and any other related production cost related with the project.
• Travel insurance will be provided to grantees relocating to another country during the course of the grant period.
• Duration: Grants are given to cover a period of nine months.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Art Grants are meant to support individual art projects that may consist of training (academic or not), research (non academic), and production. Artists of any nationality may apply.
• One of these grants will be given in priority to a Spanish artist or resident at least five years prior to the application to this grant, under the age of 30 who have a concrete project of relocating abroad to carry out their project (training, research and production).

Selection Criteria

• A jury of art professionals will be in charge of selecting the 6 projects that will be supported by Botín Foundation.

Application Requirements

• A photocopy of a valid ID: NIF for Spanish citizens; NIE for residents in Spain; passport or government issued ID cards for all others; Tax Identification forms are valid).
• A curriculum vitae, which includes: academic qualifications, professional activity, exhibitions, prizes, scholarships, etc. (3 single-side printed pages maximum).
• Project title and summary (one hundred words maximum). Full description of the project: goal, action plan (stages of development and schedule) and your personal reasons for wanting to carry it out. (10 single-side printed pages maximum).
• Graphic Documentation, prints or color photocopies of the work (originals will not be accepted, as well as accompanying documentation such as catalogs, brochures, etc.). It must be in a single-side DINA4 format.
• Only for the grant given in priority to under-30 Spanish artist: a detailed explanation of where they intend to relocate, the project to develop and its relation to any previous projects. In case the grant is intended for training, an acceptance letter from the organization must be submitted.

For more information, visit Botín Center.