The European Cultural Foundation Grants Programme supports projects that promote European cultural exchange and cooperation. We fund small and medium-sized independent cultural organizations that work on cross-border and inter-regional projects. We have two annual grant rounds. The next deadline for applications is 15 September 2006, for projects starting after November 2006.
From 2006, the ECF will give extra attention to issues of diversity. This will also be expressed in the Grants that we award. The ECF does not support more than 80% of the project’s total budget. Since the application process is highly competitive, you will maximize your chances of being awarded a grant by presenting a project which will be supported by a balanced and mixed range of funders.
The project should have a strong cultural objective. We support the creation of artistic work, media projects or cultural policy development as well as capacity building of cultural organisations or international collaboration of arts managers, et cetera.
The project has to be organised by a cultural organisation in Europe, or from across the Mediterranean.
E-mail: eclaassen@eurocult.org
