EFFEA Call #4

The European Festivals Association is pleased to announce that the next round of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists will open for applications from 1 September to 3 November 2025. EFFEA Call #4 will support around 50 residencies taking place throughout 2026, each involving at least 3 festivals from different countries that will take an emerging artist—whether an individual or a collective—under their wings.

1. Discovery - €8,000 Grant:
The residency proposal must include:
- Co-production by a leading festival + at least 2 partner festivals
- Training/ mentoring/ coaching, community outreach or other elements based on artist needs
- A workshop (live or online) hosted by the leading festival, with at least one programmer from each partner festival.
- A work-in-progress presentation at the leading festival

2. Springboard - €15,000 Grant:
The residency proposal must include:
- Co-production by a leading festival + at least 2 partner festivals
- Training/ mentoring/ coaching, community outreach or other elements based on artist needs
- Final presentations/ Production results at each of the involved festivals (minimum 3 festivals)
- A live masterclass led by the artist at each festival (minimum 3 festivals)

Who can apply?

EFFEA Call #4 is open to all festivals and artists that fulfil the following conditions:

Festivals exist for at least one edition and are registered on FestivalFinder.eu. Register here.
Projects must fall within these artistic fields: Architecture, Ballet Contemporary Dance, Circus, Design/ Applied arts, Digital arts, Film, Folklore and folk arts, Heritage, Interdisciplinary, Literature, Music, Opera, Street Art, Theatre, Photography/ Video, Sculpture, Painting.

Interested in applying?

think about:
💡 the artist your festival will present
💡 the category you are applying for - Discovery or Springboard
💡 two (or more) partners with whom you would like to develop the project. Reach out to potential partners through the EFFEA Facebook Community and FestivalFinder.eu
💡 add your festival edition on FestivalFinder.eu

For more information:
Donika Rudi Berishaj, EFFEA Project Director: donika@european-festivals.eu / Luana Santos, EFA Communication and Project Manager: luana@european-festivals.eu