Calls for application

A young woman reading with an e-reader. © Goethe-Institut/Loredana La Rocca

Here you will find a selection of current international and national open calls and opportunities (i.e. competitions, prizes, exhibitions, awards, proposals, residencies and grants) across art forms for artists, creators, translators and makers to participate in exciting international programmes.

Open Calls

Goethe-Institut Finnland in collaboration with Nuoren Voiman Liitto
 HELSINKI WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE FOR AUTHOR WRITING IN GERMAN

You can apply for the residency if you work in Germany and have published at least two works in German (fiction or poetry).The residency lasts for four weeks in August/September (to be arranged with the applicant).

The application period for the residency 2026 is in autumn 2025.

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LANGUAGE COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CULTURAL MEDIATORS

The Goethe-Institut Finnland offers yearly 1 scholarship for German courses at Goethe-Institutes in Germany for cultural actors and professionals working in Finland.

International Coproduction fund | Key Visual/Artwork © Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora)

International Coproduction Fund

With the IKF, we support coproductions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.