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EFFEA Call #5
Closing soon · 21 daysLive official EU data
Run by European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists II · Needs partners
3 Nov 2026
Deadline
€15k
Per company
€470k
Total for all companies
What this call funds
This call funds artist residencies organised jointly by festivals across Europe and neighbouring countries. A leading festival teams up with at least two partner festivals to host an emerging artist for a residency, helping that artist grow and gain international visibility. Grants cover either early career artists or artists ready to go international, with fixed grant amounts for each category.
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Who wins this
A festival organisation based in an eligible country that wants to lead a residency partnership with at least two other festivals to support an emerging artist or collective.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €15k
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- Cascade funding
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: at least 3 partners, from 3 countries.
- Eligible applicants
- non-profit, public body
- Also required
- Festivals must be registered on FestivalFinder.eu and have existed for at least one edition, and artists must have nationality or legal residence in an eligible country.
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