As part of funding in the Hessian cultural sector, registered associations, gGmbHs, independent non-profit organizations, in individual cases other legal entities, independent and public organizations, cities and municipalities and, in designated cases, natural persons can apply for grants for projects or scholarships.
A project can include, for example, an event/series of events, an exhibition or similar. For detailed information and special regulations for individual programs or scholarships, please refer to the respective funding guidelines on the website for cultural funding of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art.
The project must not have been started at the time of application, i.e. you must not enter into any financial commitment for the project before a grant is awarded. The project must be carried out and financially completed within one calendar year.
You must briefly describe the content of your planned project in the application, including all dates, locations and actors already known at the time of application. The application also includes a financing plan with all income and expenditure, which must be listed in detail by area.
As a rule, a grant for the planned project can be awarded up to a maximum of 50% of the total expenditure.
The application must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the start of the project (see above).
Once the project has been completed, you must submit a statement of account in the form of proof with a brief description of the course of the project and a list of all actual expenditure, including supporting documents if necessary.