Hessische Kulturstiftung Travel and Residency Grants 2027/2028

Who Can Apply: Visual artists born in Hesse, living in Hesse as their primary residence since no later than 1 January 2025, or who completed an art academy degree or comparable course in Hesse; artist duos may apply jointly; no age limit. Current degree/vocational students and past HKST travel/residency grantees are excluded.
The Focus: Self-directed travel grants of 3–12 months and funded residencies in New York, London, Paris, Istanbul, and Kyoto, including combined residency plus Japan travel/work phases.
The Funding: Category-specific grants of €12,500–€25,000, plus up to €7,700 additional production/presentation funding.
Key Requirements: Application form with personal and artistic-career information; project proposal (max 3 pages / 6,000 keystrokes); digital images or videos (max 10 MB); two professional references; ID and proof of Hesse connection; optional portfolio, letters of recommendation, publications, or other attachments (max 10 MB per PDF).

DeadlineThursday, October 15, 2026

AwardTravel grants: €25,000 each; residencies: New York, Paris, and London €25,000; Istanbul €12,500; Kyoto with Japan travel/work phase €15,000. Additional production/presentation funding of up to €7,700 is also available.

DurationTravel grants 3–12 months; residencies up to 12 months (Istanbul 6 months; Kyoto 3-month residency plus 3-month individual travel/work phase).

Program dates2027–2028

Locationregional_state

ParticipationOn-site

Career stagesAll Stages

Disciplinesvisual arts

Application notesThe portal closes at 23:59 CET on 15 October 2026. First round: five jurors select a shortlist; second round: the 14 recipients are drawn by lot from the shortlist. Funding decisions expected November 2026, officially announced December 2026. Contacts: Tristan Lorenz (lorenz@hkst.de) or Viola Gerber (gerber@hkst.de).

Contactlorenz@hkst.de

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Hessische Kulturstiftung

Organization based in Wiesbaden