About the Culture Sub-programme

The Culture Sub-programme is for the co-funding of projects in the cultural and creative sectors and all other types of artistic expression (excluding film and audiovisual projects exclusively, which are supported by the MEDIA sub-programme).

Eligible Entities

Projects eligible for Culture Sub-programme funding are the collective entities of the cultural and creative sectors (public or private, profit or non-profit-making). Entities wishing to be project leaders need to have been legal for at least 2 years prior to the date of submitting their application).

Partnerships can be established with entities from the following countries:

• EU members
• EU candidate countries
• Países EFTA countries (Iceland and Norway)
• Countries that are part of the European Neighbourhood Policy (please note that the participation of these countries depends on the signing of a specific agreement with the EU. The current list of eligible countries can be found on the European Commission's website.)

Note: Partnerships with non-EU countries are possible in accordance with the following:

• They don't count as part of the minimum number of permitted partners
• Expenditure by non-EU countries is not permitted
• Costs do not exceed 30% of the project's value

Eligible Projects

Eligibility is given to non-profit cultural and creative projects.

The Culture sup-programme's priorities are as follows:

• Help cultural and creative organisations operate in a transnational context (in Europe and beyond);
• Create opportunities for artists' mobility and the distribution of their work;
• To focus on activities that contribute to equipping the agents with the necessary skills and know-how to contribute to the strengthening of the sectors;
• To support the distribution of literature (works of fiction);
• To support the creation of new audiences (Audience Development) as a way of stimulating interest and improving people's access to culture;

The Culture sub-programme consists of four lines of funding:

• European co-operation projects;
• Support for European networks;
• Support for European platforms;
• Literary translation projects;

The various lines of funding are geared towards the different project types and gave various criteria concerning eligibility and evaluation. For more information, please see the 4 lines of funding.