EFFEA | Call #5
The fifth call of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) is open from 1 September to 3 November 2026. It supports cross-border collaborations between festivals to promote emerging artists.
EFFEA is an initiative of the European Festivals Association. Through residencies, participating festivals provide artists with a platform to develop their work and gain international visibility.
There are two categories of residencies:
1. EFFEA Discovery: Festivals support artists at the early stages of their careers but with a strong potential to break through internationally.
2. EFFEA Springboard: Festivals support artists already established in their own country and ready to develop their careers internationally.
Eligible disciplines
Festivals and artists work in one or more of the following artistic disciplines: Architecture, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Circus, Design/ Applied arts, Digital arts, Film, Folklore and folk arts, Heritage, Interdisciplinary, Literature, Music, Opera, Street Art, Theatre, Photography/ Video, Puppetry, Sculpture, Painting.
Conditions and selection Criteria
The start and end dates of the residency must fall within the implementation period. This means that the residency start date must be no earlier than 1 January 2027, and the end date must be no later than 31 December 2027. If applicants start the residency earlier or end it later, any costs related to the extended period must not be included in the budget submitted to EFFEA.
Submitted proposals will be assessed for eligibility by the EFA team. All eligible proposals will be evaluated by the EFFEA Jury, composed of members with diverse profiles in terms of artistic disciplines, geographies, backgrounds, gender, age, and, above all, with knowledge of the arts field.
Submission
The leading festival must submit the application online via the EFFEA website.
More information on the EU Funding & Tenders Platform.