Nationellt residens vid Studio Acusticum

This is a funded stretch of studio time rather than a cash grant: Sweden's state arts funding body places one musician, composer, producer or conductor at Studio Acusticum, a concert hall and recording studio in Piteå in northern Sweden, with free furnished housing and dedicated studio workspace included alongside a SEK 40,000 stipend, paid tax-free. It's open to professional musicians, composers, music producers and conductors who are based in Sweden or do most of their work there — the call doesn't set out a separate application form beyond the funding body's standard national digital application, submitted through its e-service portal during the window that runs from 22 September to 22 October 2026, with submissions due by 2pm on the final day. The published material doesn't spell out detailed assessment criteria or exactly what supporting materials, such as work samples or a project plan, the application should include beyond what the general national funding guidelines ask for, so it's worth reading those in full rather than assuming. Decisions are made and announced in March 2027, several months after the deadline, so this suits someone planning a project well ahead rather than needing funding urgently. Because the stipend and housing are tied to one specific venue, the real value here is the studio access itself as much as the money.