EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

The present call for proposals aims at setting up and supporting an EU Network of Creative Hubs and co-working spaces for cultural and creative professionals and entrepreneurs. This will allow fostering cross sectorial exchanges of experiences and know-how in relation to new business and management models, peer-learning activities and networking among cultural and creative organisations.

Deadline:10.09.2015

The Marc de Montalembert grants provide support to projects related to Mediterranean cultures or to artistic crafts and trades. Such projects shall help young people from the Mediterranean region to verify a personal vocation while at the same time encouraging increased knowledge and understanding of the heritage and know-how of the region.

In order to be eligible candidates must:

• be nationals of  a Mediterranean country;
• be under 28 years of age during the year of award of the Grant 
• show personal vocation for the cultural domain or for artistic crafts and trades or demonstrate their motivation on the basis of concrete experience ;
• present a project related to this vocation and meant to be implemented in a Mediterranean country or countries other than the candidate’s home.

Deadline:  2014 November 15th

The residency is designed to offer an opportunity to familiarise oneself with the Austrian art scene and cultural environment and to make contact with Austrian artists. Residents are expected to complete a project during their stay.
During their stay, the artists in residence will be made familiar with the art scene and cultural environment. Activities on offer include visits at galleries, studios and museums, contacts to the literature and publishing sector, as well as access to Vienna’s or Salzburg’s music life. Whenever possible, the residents will receive free tickets for art and book fairs, performances at the Tanzquartier Wien, the international ImPuls Tanz dance festival and other events.
During their stay in Salzburg, the artists in residence will be taken care of by Kunstverein Salzburg.

Deadline: 15/09/2015

The aim of the Pilot Project is to identify, analyse and publicise the best practice in Europe's crowdfunding market in relation to the cultural and creative sectors (CCS), including inter alia architecture, archives, libraries and museums, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), tangible and intangible cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, literature, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts.

The project is expected to provide an overview of the different crowdfunding models currently operating in Europe and which can be used to finance projects in the field of the cultural and creative sectors. The purpose of the study on crowdfunding for the CCS - which is the main element of the pilot project - is to collect and analyse data in order to support the European Commission in the implementation of its political objectives regarding access to alternative sources of finance for the SMEs in the CCS and to provide case studies of good practice.

Deadline: 28/08/2015

European Cooperation Projects - Small and Large:

 2nd Call: Wednesday 1 October 2014

European Platforms: 

2nd call: Wednesday 25 February 2015 (for two-year ‘framework partnership agreements’)

3rd call: Wednesday 5 October 2016 (for four-year ”framework partnership agreements’)

European Networks

2nd call: Wednesday 5 October 2016 (for four-year ”framework partnership agreements’)

Literary Translation Projects

2nd call: 1 February 2017

Good luck!