It is very important to prepare your subvention application well in advance. Check the deadlines in the calendar below.
This is not an exhaustive list. There might be other channels for subvention, e.g. your municipality, city, or other domains like circus, sports, …
These subvention deadlines have been (temporarily) suspended:
Due to government cuts at the Flemish Government it is not possible to apply for:
Subvention: Participatieprojecten voor kansengroepen
Domain: Participation / Sociaal-cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Suspended deadlines: Without further notice, all coming deadlines. Starting with February 1st 2020, August 1st 2020
On January 1st
Subvention: Studiebezoek in het buitenland, Reis-en verblijfskosten internationale initiatieven
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Initiative in April, May or June the same year.
Before February 1st (only in 2020)
Subvention: Project call collaboration with German speaking community
Domain: International culture (arts & culture sector)
Government: Flemish government
Period: Project in 2020
On February 1st
Subvention: Projectsubsidie kunsten
Domain: Arts (Kunsten)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Period: Project presentation between May and August.
Before February 15th
Subvention: Internationale reistoelagen voor deelname aan een internationaal project
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Departure in May, June, July, August of the same year.
On February 28th at the latest (only 2020)
Subvention: Project call cultural collaboration with the French speaking community
Domain: International culture (arts & culture sector)
Government: Flemish government
Period: Project with public showing in cultural season 2020-2021
Before March 1st
Subvention: Projectsubsidies Fonds voor Talentontwikkeling
Domain: Amateur arts
Government: Fameus / Antwerp
Period: Project can start from May onwards
On March 16th at the latest (only 2020)
Subvention: Project call cultural collaboration with Hauts-de-France
Domain: International culture (arts & culture sector)
Government: Flemish government
Period: Project in cultural season September 2020 – August 2021
On April 1st
Subvention: Studiebezoek in het buitenland, Reis-en verblijfskosten internationale initiatieven
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Initiative in July, August, or September of the same year.
Subvention: Erfgoedprojecten
Domain: Heritage (Erfgoed)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Period: Project in the second half of the same year.
Before May 15th
Subvention: Dynamo Project
Domain: Canon Cultuurcel / Education (onderwijs)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project between September 1st and January 31st
On May 15th
Subvention: Projectsubsidie voor bovenlokale cultuurprojecten
Domain: Supralocal culture (bovenlokale cultuur)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project starts between January 1st and December 31st of the next year.
Subvention: Beurs or Projectsubsidie
Domain: Arts decree (Kunstendecreet)
Government: Flemish government
Period: Project starts in the second half of 2020
Subvention: Projectsubsidie kunsten
Domain: Arts (Kunsten)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Period: Project presentation between September and December.
Before June 1st
Subsidie: Werkingssusbidie voor cultuureducatieve verenigingen (Only in 2020)
Domain: Youth (jeugdwerk)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Recognition for structural subvention for 4 years.
Subvention: Projectsubsidies Fonds voor Talentontwikkeling
Domain: Amateur arts
Government: Fameus / Antwerp
Period: Project can start from August onwards
Before June 15th
Subvention: Internationale reistoelagen voor deelname aan een internationaal project
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Departure in September, October, November or December of the same year.
On July 1st
Subvention: Studiebezoek in het buitenland, Reis-en verblijfskosten internationale initiatieven
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Initiative in October, November or December the same year.
On July 15th
Subvention: Innovatieve partnerprojecten
Domain: Culture and economy
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project starts from December 1st
Before September 1st
Subvention: Projectsubsidies Fonds voor Talentontwikkeling
Domain: Amateur arts
Government: Fameus / Antwerp
Period: Project can start from November onwards.
On September 1st
Subvention: Experimentele projecten
Domain: Youth (jeugdwerk)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project starts from january 1st the following year.
On September 15th
Subvention: Beurs
Domain: Arts decree (kunstendecreet)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Start between January and June the following year.
Subvention: Projectsubsidie
Domain: Arts decree (kunstendecreet)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Start between January and June the following year.
Before October 1st
Subvention: Internationale culturele projecten in Vlaanderen
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project takes place between January 1st and December 31st the following year.
Subvention: Erkenning en jaarwerkingssubsidie voor lokale verenigingen
Domain: Local organisations / Sociaal-cultureel werk
Government: VGC (Brussels)
On October 1st
Subvention: Projectsubsidie kunsten
Domain: Arts (Kunsten)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Period: Project presentation between January and April the following year.
Subvention: Erfgoedprojecten
Domain: Heritage (Erfgoed)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Period: Project in the first half of the following year.
Subvention: Studiebezoek in het buitenland, Reis-en verblijfskosten internationale initiatieven
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Initiative in January, February or March the following year.
Before October 15th
Subvention: Internationale reistoelagen voor deelname aan een internationaal project
Domain: Amateur arts / Sociaal-Cultureel Volwassenenwerk
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Departure in January, February, March or April in the next year.
Before November 15th
Subvention: Dynamo Project
Domain: Canon Cultuurcel / Education (onderwijs)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project between February 1st and June 30th the following year.
On November 15th
Subvention: Projectsubsidie voor bovenlokale cultuurprojecten
Domain: Supralocal culture (bovenlokale cultuur)
Government: Flemish Government
Period: Project starts between July 1st the following year and June 30th the year after.
Before December 1st
Subvention: Projectsubsidies Fonds voor Talentontwikkeling
Domain: Amateur arts
Government: Fameus / Antwerp
Period: Project can start from February onwards.
On December 9th (only 2019)
Subvention: Projectoproep Nederlandstalige aangelegenheden 2020
Domain: Flemish culture in Brussels
Government: City of Brussels
Period: Project in 2020 (decision communicated in March 2020)
Ongoing
Subvention: Project- en praktijksubsidie
Domain: Amateur Arts / Sociaal-cultureel werk
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Apply: At least 6 weeks before the project
Subvention: Projectsubsidie (short procedure)
Domain: Arts (kunsten)
Government: VGC (Brussels)
Apply: At least 8 weeks before the presenattion (or at least 12 weeks during summer months)
Subvention: Tussenkomst voor een buitenlands publiek presentatiemoment
Domain: overheid: Arts decree (kunstendecreet)
Government: Flemish Government
Apply: At least 2 months before the project.