Kulturstiftung des Bundes / Deutschland General Project Funding
General Project Funding accepts applications from creative artists twice a year to finance projects in all artistic fields: visual and performing arts, literature, music, dance, film, photography, architecture and New Media. Up to ten million euros is allocated each year to support large, innovative projects in an international context.
Jury sessions take place in May and November, twice a year. Please note that the project must not start before the date of the jury meeting.
Funding Criteria
If you wish to apply for project funding, first make sure your project is eligible for funding by reading the General Funding Guidelines of the Federal Cultural Foundation and the Funding Criteria for General Project Funding.
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.
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. Only innovative projects with an international context can receive General Project Funding from the Federal Cultural Foundation.
Please note: The application form is only available on our German website and all texts within the form must be submitted in German language.
deadline: 31/7/2026 & 31/1/2027 Submit by 12:00 p.m. (CET)
more info: https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/en/themes_focuses/general_project_funding.html
