Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration
Offered by Danish Ministry of Culture + Ministry of Foreign Affairs (via Danish representations / cultural institutes)
Who can apply
Professional artists and stakeholders only, who must have a professional affiliation with the Danish art scene. Applications are made through Danish representations (embassies) and Danish cultural institutes, and Danish organisations can also apply directly. The minimum request is DKK 20,000 and at least 25 percent of the budget must come from other sources.
About this opportunity
Denmark's fund for international cultural collaboration is run jointly by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For a music organisation it pays for taking Danish artists abroad: transport, travel and accommodation, and the targeted communication and marketing around the activity. Showcase festivals with live participation are named in the guidelines, along with professional conferences and visiting programmes where Danish repertoire is placed in front of international programmers.
Applications come from Danish cultural institutions and organisations that work professionally in art and culture - this is not a scheme individual musicians apply to. Danish missions abroad can apply with international partners, and foreign missions in Denmark can apply for visiting programmes. A real international partner is required: the project must happen abroad, be built on mutual interest, and cannot start before the application deadline.
The minimum request is DKK 20,000, and the fund expects at least 25% co-financing from your own resources, your partners or other funders. Meals, venue hire and production costs are supported only to a limited extent, travel must follow Danish state allowance rates, and film and media production, sport, food and purely commercial sales activity are all excluded.
You apply through the Grant Portal using the agency's own project-description and budget templates, plus a short CV for each participant and, optionally, a statement of interest from a Danish mission - prior dialogue with the relevant embassy is expected. Applications missing required material are not processed.
Assessors weigh professional quality, genuine two-way partnership, networks that outlast the single event, communication potential, and how clearly the project serves cultural diplomacy or Danish cultural export. Replies arrive within eight weeks of the deadline.
On timing: the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs states two annual deadlines, 9 February and 24 October at 2:00pm Danish time, while noting the 2026 pool has not opened. Treat those as the pattern to watch, not a confirmed date.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the deadline for Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration?
- The next deadline has not been announced yet. It has run before and is expected to return. We check this listing regularly and will update it as soon as a date is published.
- Who offers Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration?
- Danish Ministry of Culture + Ministry of Foreign Affairs (via Danish representations / cultural institutes) runs it, from International, Denmark.
- What funding or support does Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration offer?
- DKK 20,000–50,000 per application (per mission/year); applied via Danish representations/cultural institutes.
- Who can apply for Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration?
- Professional artists and stakeholders only, who must have a professional affiliation with the Danish art scene. Applications are made through Danish representations (embassies) and Danish cultural institutes, and Danish organisations can also apply directly. The minimum request is DKK 20,000 and at least 25 percent of the budget must come from other sources.
- How do I apply for Cultural Activity Funds (Denmark) — Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cultural collaboration?
- You apply on the funder's own site. The link is on this page: with a free GrantGigs account for deadlines in the next 30 days, or with Pro for later ones. If applications are new to you, our guide on how to apply for music grants walks through the whole process. Read the guide →
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