How does the call for residency hosts work?
The call for residency hosts provides financial support to legal entities wishing to host artists and cultural professionals for a residency project.
This call has two phases:
Phase 1
Submission of the application describing the residency project, together with the required supporting documents about the legal entity.
Phase 2
If selected in Phase 1, applicants can proceed to choose the artists and cultural professionals who will be their residents. And then complete the second and final part of the application.
Who can apply?
Legal entities that:
- are registered and based in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
- have the capacity to host the proposed residency project with artists and cultural professionals from other Creative Europe countries
- regardless of being a newly or well-established entity, applicants must be active in one of the eligible sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts
What does the residency grant offer?
The residency grant offers financial support to the host and each resident:
To the host
Hosting allowance
50 € per day, per resident.
Accessibility support (if applicable)
A fixed amount of €375, €675 or €1.200, based on the residency duration category, to help cover possible extra costs related to the resident’s accessibility needs.
To each resident
Daily allowance
30€ per day, per resident.
Travel allowance
400€ -> for travel distances under 5000 km
800€ -> for travel distances from 5000 km
The travel distance is calculated automatically in the application form, based on a one-way straight line.
If applicable, there is additional funding available:
Top-ups
- Green mobility top-up: €400
- Overseas countries and territories / Outermost regions top-up: €175
- Family top-up: €200 per child
- Visa top-up: €120
Accessibility support
- A fixed amount of €375, €675 or €1.200, based on the duration of the project
- Financial support for personal assistance or sign language interpretation
- The possibility to request air travel for distances below 600 km
What is required to apply?
A concept for a residency project to host between 1 and 5 residents. It should follow 2 of these objectives: to learn, to create, to explore, to connect, or to transform.
The capacity to implement the residency project and provide adequate accommodation and workspaces.
At least one mentor to provide artistic guidance to the residents
Supporting documents
- Proof of the legal entity
- Legal entity’s artistic portfolio or promotional report
- Mentors’ short Curriculum Vitae (CV)
If the application is selected and passes to Phase 2, applicants must submit a residency info card with information about each chosen resident. This includes their official national identification, short Curriculum Vitae (CV), artistic and creative portfolio, and proof of legal residence.
How to apply?
Create an account
Create an account on the Goethe-Application Portal (GAP).
Register as “Organisation/Enterprise”, then select “Culture Moves Europe funding” and then “call for residency hosts”.Complete the application form
The form should be completed in English.
You don’t need to be fluent; using online translation tools is allowed, and language skills are not evaluated.Finalise and submit
You can edit and save the draft application until you submit it.
All applicants must carefully read the call document before submitting their application.
When to apply?
This call is open from 15 December 2025 to 16 March 2026.
All applications will be reviewed after the deadline.
Evaluation and selection
Two independent evaluators assess eligible applications.
The jury, made up of a minimum of three people (representatives from the European Commission and Goethe-Institut), will then select the residency projects that will receive support from Culture Moves Europe. For that, they will consider the evaluator’s score, the project’s duration, as well as other criteria such as geographical and sectoral balance, and other inclusion aspects.
All applicants will receive their results via the Goethe-Application Portal by 5 May 2026.
If successful, hosts can then proceed to phase 2, where they select their residents and submit the residency info card. This can be done at any time between 5 May 2026 and 30 September 2026.
The earliest start for a residency project is 8 June 2026.