Short Description
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee is the primary government agency responsible for implementing policy on artists.
Professional artists are the backbone of a vibrant cultural life. Since 1976, our agency has promoted opportunities for artists to pursue and develop their practice. Our mission spans the entire country and encompasses all artistic disciplines.
Eligibility
You must be a professional artist in the field of visual arts or design.
You have an artistic practice in, for example, the visual arts, photography, design, crafts, illustration, textile art or architecture.
To be considered a professional artist, you must earn a living entirely or partly from your artistic activities and regularly present your art to an audience or in an artistic context.
You must be a resident in Sweden or practice most of your art here.
You can be a foreign citizen and apply for our stipends and grants, but you must be a resident in Sweden or primarily practice your art here. If you are a Swedish citizen but live abroad, you must be able to demonstrate that most of your artistic activity takes place in Sweden.
You must not be a student for more than 50 per cent of your time when an award decision is made.
This means being enrolled in any type of studies, from undergraduate studies to doctoral studies and post-graduate education. You can be studying when you submit your application, but when a decision is made you cannot be enrolled for more than 50 per cent for a course or programme.
You cannot receive tax-free working grants for more than two consecutive years.
If you have received either a two-year working grant or two one-year working grants in a row, you cannot be granted a new tax-free working grant immediately afterward. You may be granted a new working grant only after two years without a working grant.
You must not owe any unpaid Swedish taxes or fees to the Swedish Enforcement Authority or be declared bankrupt.
This means that you cannot owe a debt on your Swedish tax account that has been passed on to the enforcement authority. This does not apply to other types of debts or charges from public organisations or private companies.
You must not have received de minimis aid exceeding a total of 300,000 euros during the last three-year period.
Stipends and grants from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee are subject to the provisions of the European Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2031 on state funding, also known as de minimis aid.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
- A one-year working grant is for SEK 120,000 and is tax-exempt.
- A two-year working grant is for SEK 120,000/year and is tax-exempt.
- A five-year working grant is three price base amounts per year (currently SEK 171,900 per year) and is taxable.
- The long-term grant is three price base amounts per year (currently SEK 171,900 per year) and is taxable.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 12 November 2025
Website Link: https://www.konstnarsnamnden.se/en/scholarships-and-grants/working-grants-and-long-term-grants-visual-and-applied-arts/
