# Grants for festivals to run cross-border artist residencies

_In scadenza · Status as of Friday 23 October 2026, 02:18 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- The grant goes up to €15,000.
- The deadline is Tuesday 3 November 2026 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Funding Programmes Portal
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, Foundation
- **Area:** Cyprus
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €470,000
- **Maximum grant:** €15,000
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Sunday 6 September 2026
- **Opens:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Closes:** Tuesday 3 November 2026 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You organise a festival in performing arts or culture.
- You want to host residencies for emerging artists.
- Your festival can lead the project and work with partner festivals.
- You can build a consortium of festivals from different countries.

## It is not for you if…
- You have no partner festivals abroad and cannot find any before the deadline.
- You need money for something other than residencies for emerging artists.

## What you need
- Agreement on which festival leads and which festivals are partners
- Description of the residencies for emerging artists
- Written answers from the EFFEA contact point on costs, own share and how to submit

## How to apply
1. Agree which festival leads and which festivals join as partners.
2. Write to the EFFEA contact point about costs, your own share and how to submit.
3. Describe the residencies you plan for emerging artists.
4. Reread the official call before you submit.
5. Submit by Tuesday 3 November 2026 and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/call/effea-call-5-gr-2026/

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https://www.theusualnext.com/en/grants/festival-residencies-for-emerging-artists