ifa Artists' Contacts Travel Grant

Organization: ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen)

Type: Grant

Location: Global

Deadline: September 30, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

ifa, Germany's Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen, funds international exchange in the visual arts between Germany and countries on the OECD DAC list of developing countries and countries in transition. Artists' Contacts pays the travel and accommodation costs of artists, curators, art educators, art theorists, architects and designers taking part in an exhibition in Germany, an artist-in-residence stay, a workshop, a research trip or an international conference. This round funds projects running from March to November 2027. **What you get:** - Flight and travel costs, reimbursed under the German Federal Travel Expenses Act - Accommodation costs, capped at the location-specific rate for the host city - Visa costs - Overseas health insurance for travellers to Germany - A daily allowance for meals, EUR 28.00 per day in Germany, for up to 14 days - An advance of up to 80 percent of the approved amount on request, paid through the application system - Not covered: professional fees, materials, production, printing, transport of works, hospitality, costs for accompanying family members **What you'll do:** - Carry out a collaborative visual arts project between Germany and a DAC-list country: an exhibition in Germany, an artist-in-residence stay, a workshop, a preparatory or research trip, or participation in a symposium, conference or lecture - Work with a non-commercial cultural or exhibition institution or residency that has invited you and is contributing money or services to the project - Run the project between March and November 2027, starting only after ifa's written approval - Submit original receipts for reimbursement and a completed evaluation form at the end, including which environmental measures you implemented **Key dates:** - Applications close September 30, 2026 (date of postmark on the signed hard copy) - Written notification of acceptance or rejection in February 2027 - Project period March to November 2027 **More information:** - Full FAQ: https://www.ifa.de/en/funding/artists-contacts/faq-artists-contacts/ - Eligible countries (ifa's DAC list PDF): https://www.ifa.de/fileadmin/Content/docs/foerderungen/kuenstlerkontakte/DAC-Laenderliste-Berichtsjahre_2022_2023.pdf - Applications are made online through ifa's application system and must then be printed, signed and posted to ifa, Artists' Contacts, Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 Stuttgart - Applications can be written in German or English

ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen)Grant

ifa Artists' Contacts Travel Grant

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Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

What you get:

Flight and travel costs, reimbursed under the German Federal Travel Expenses Act
Accommodation costs, capped at the location-specific rate for the host city
Visa costs
Overseas health insurance for travellers to Germany
A daily allowance for meals, EUR 28.00 per day in Germany, for up to 14 days
An advance of up to 80 percent of the approved amount on request, paid through the application system
Not covered: professional fees, materials, production, printing, transport of works, hospitality, costs for accompanying family members

What you'll do:

Carry out a collaborative visual arts project between Germany and a DAC-list country: an exhibition in Germany, an artist-in-residence stay, a workshop, a preparatory or research trip, or participation in a symposium, conference or lecture
Work with a non-commercial cultural or exhibition institution or residency that has invited you and is contributing money or services to the project
Run the project between March and November 2027, starting only after ifa's written approval
Submit original receipts for reimbursement and a completed evaluation form at the end, including which environmental measures you implemented

Key dates:

Applications close September 30, 2026 (date of postmark on the signed hard copy)
Written notification of acceptance or rejection in February 2027
Project period March to November 2027

More information:

Full FAQ: https://www.ifa.de/en/funding/artists-contacts/faq-artists-contacts/
Eligible countries (ifa's DAC list PDF): https://www.ifa.de/fileadmin/Content/docs/foerderungen/kuenstlerkontakte/DAC-Laenderliste-Berichtsjahre_2022_2023.pdf
Applications are made online through ifa's application system and must then be printed, signed and posted to ifa, Artists' Contacts, Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 Stuttgart
Applications can be written in German or English

Who can apply

Open to artists, curators, art mediators or educators, art theorists, architects, designers, and institutions from the art and cultural sector
Field: contemporary visual art, architecture, design, photography and media art only; performing arts, dance, theatre and film are not funded
The project must be an artistic collaboration between Germany and a country on the DAC list of developing countries and countries in transition
For trips to Germany: you must come from a DAC-list country and currently live there
For trips from Germany to a DAC-list country: German citizens must live in Germany; non-citizens must have lived in Germany for at least five years; trips to your country of origin are not permitted
A written invitation from a non-commercial cultural or exhibition institution or residency (not a profit-oriented gallery); not needed for research trips
The inviting institution must contribute significant financial and/or other services
No commercial context: art fairs and sales of artworks exclude funding
Students cannot apply; studies must be completed at the time of application
Projects that have already begun cannot be funded; costs before written approval are not reimbursed
Funding from the Federal Foreign Office or the Goethe-Institut for the same project is not permitted
Required documents: invitation letter, description of the inviting institution, CVs of everyone funded, visual material, and three flight quotations per flight
Submit online, then print, sign and post a hard copy; the postmark date counts

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+ifa pays flights, accommodation, visa, travel health insurance and €28 a day for meals for up to 14 days, with up to 80 percent paid in advance on request.
+For artists, curators, architects, designers, photographers and media artists from roughly 140 countries in the Global South and in transition, travelling to or from Germany.
+Covers exhibitions, residencies, workshops, research trips and conferences, and is run by a German federal cultural institute.

Worth checking yourself

!You need a written invitation from a non-commercial host institution that also contributes money or services. Research trips are the only exception.
!Fees, materials, production and shipping of work are not covered, and no amount is published: a jury decides per project.
!Students cannot apply. You must have finished your studies, and come from and live in a country on the DAC list (ifa links the 2022 to 2023 list).
!Apply online, then post a signed paper copy to Stuttgart. It must be postmarked by 30 September 2026; submitting online alone does not count.

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