Co-financing fund

Program description

The funding programme is aimed at professional Berlin artists and independent Berlin groups. Institutions that work in particular for and with Berlin's independent scene are also eligible to apply. The program is intended to enable applications to be submitted to funding institutions that require a secured co-financing share already at the time of application. Funding is available for the co-financing of projects in all artistic disciplines. In addition to projects, applications for research processes or similar are also permitted.

Institution

Senate Department for Culture

The Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion promotes art and culture within the scope of responsibility of the State of Berlin. The focus is on the promotion of qualitatively outstanding projects by Berlin artists. It is the task of the cultural administration to enable cultural participation and equal opportunities - regardless of nationality, ethnic origin, gender, religion or ideology, disability, age or sexual identity.

Deadline

The application deadline is September 25, 2025 at 2:00 pm.

Online applications must be submitted by the specified time. After this time, it will no longer be possible to send them and any transfers that have been started will be automatically canceled.

Funding conditions (non-commercial)

Own funds required

Topic

Europe

Funding criteria

Prerequisite:

• Applicant submits the application to the Co-financing Fund in good time before the deadline to the main sponsor (see document main sponsor.)
• Applicant must prove that the main funding body requires secured third-party funding at the time of application. It is also possible to apply for co-financing within the framework of Creative Europe.
• Grants can only be applied for for projects that do not include or provide funding from the State of Berlin, the Capital Cultural Fund or the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (for a detailed list of excluded programs, see information sheet).
• The project must not have started yet.
• Artists or the majority of the members of a group must live and work in Berlin.
• Artists must not be enrolled at a university.
• The project must take place (among other places) in Berlin.
• Investment measures are not supported.

Additional conditions

Applications and all attachments must be submitted electronically and in German. The application documents of the main funding body must be used. If the application to the main funding body is in English (e.g. Creative Europe), a two-page synopsis in German must also be submitted.

Project applications with an application volume of more than €100,000 for the year 2027 are not permitted. Applications for funding of €100,000 or less in 2027 are still possible. This regulation does not apply to the funding year 2026. For the year 2026, applications with an application volume of over € 100,000 are still permitted. Funding is primarily provided for artistic means of production.

Application type

Online form

Application procedure/documents

Applications and all attachments must be submitted electronically and in German. The application documents of the main funding body must be used. If the application to the main funding body is in English (e.g. Creative Europe), a two-page synopsis in German must also be submitted.

If attachments to the application (e.g. official documents, mandatory attachments) are incomplete or do not meet the conditions described in this information sheet, the application will not be admitted to the jury procedure and will be formally rejected.

Missing documents will not be requested subsequently.

Please check your application carefully for completeness and correctness before sending it electronically

Jury/Decision-making body

An independent, interdisciplinary jury of three people decides on the number of projects to be funded and the amount of funding.

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Funded by

Senate Department for Culture and Europe

Funding area

State of Berlin

Funding source of the institution

state/district