The Fundación Botín offers six scholarships for artists of any nationality with an expected duration of nine months and an endowment of 23,000 euros each, in addition to medical insurance for recipients who need to travel to a country other than their country of residence. One of these grants will be given in priority to a Spanish artist or resident at least five years prior to the application to this grant, under the age of 30 who have a concrete project of relocating abroad to carry out their project (training, research and production).
Art Grants 2024-2025
- Fundación Botín announces its new call for projects to award 6 Art Grants meant to support individual art projects that may consist of training (academic or not), research (non academic), and production. Artists of any nationality may apply. One of these grants will be given in priority to a Spanish artist or resident at least five years prior to the application to this grant, under the age of 30 who have a concrete project of relocating abroad to carry out their project (training, research and production).
- Grants are awarded to individual artists (or established groups of artists) and are not transferable. They cannot be used for any other purpose than the carrying out of the project outlined in the grant application.
- Applicants must demonstrate that the project they apply for is not funded by another institution, unless it is clearly stated that those funds are applied to a specific aspect of the project that this grant will not cover.
DURATION
Grants are given to cover a period of nine months. Artists who have relocated to a country other than the one of their permanent residence may apply for an extension, for which is necessary to submit a new application within the terms of the public announcement that will be valued with the rest of the applications under equal conditions.
TERMS
- The grant is valid for the grant period only. It cannot be interrupted, and the grant period must start before the end of 2024.
- Grantees will be notified in writing once their application has been approved. They must confirm in writing that they accept the grant before any payment can be made.
SELECTION
A jury of art professionals will be in charge of selecting the 6 projects that will be supported by Fundación Botín. Members of the jury will be announced after the closing date for the receipt of applications. The decision of the jury will be final and cannot be challenged.
ADMISSION
- Applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, May 3rd, 2024. It is essential to fill the online form before submitting the
application. - Applications received at the Fundación Botín until May 17th, 2024 will be accepted if they bear a postmark prior to May 3rd 2024.
- The resolution of the jury will be made public as of Monday, July 1st, 2024 at www.fundacionbotin.org/becas-convocatorias and www.centrobotin.org/becas
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture
Website link: https://fundacionbotin.org/en/grants-and-calls-for-applications/plastic-arts-grants/