Annual calls whose next edition has not opened yet. No dates are invented here: each entry shows the expected window from the previous cycle, and moves into the open-calls list once the official call is published. Entries marked UNVERIFIED rest on a secondary source only.
Expected
Expected Dec 2026–Feb 2027, date TBC
No. 01
DGARTES (Portugal)
Support — TBC (2026 cycle: €13.65M)
Project support in visual arts, creation/editing, internationalisation, music/opera, programming, simplified procedure. The 2026 reform (DL 164-A/2026) expressly added comics, traditional arts & crafts and digital arts to the covered areas.
Previous cycle: Apoio a Projetos 2026 (for 2027), €13.65M across six contests.
Expected
Expected ~2028, date TBC
No. 02
DGARTES
Support — TBC
Sustained support for arts organisations (biennial/quadrennial). The 2027–2030 cycle closed 6 Oct 2026.
Biennial 2027–2028 (€39.2M) and quadrennial 2027–2030 (€33.6M) contests were due to open by June 2026, delayed by the arts-support law reform.
Expected
Expected ~December 2027, date TBC
No. 03
DGARTES
Support — ~€300k (2026 dotation)
Top-up for Portuguese beneficiaries of Creative Europe.
2026 edition: €300k, closed 23 Oct 2026.
Expected
Expected January 2027
No. 04
DGARTES
Support — n/a — this is the annual calendar
The annual calendar that fixes which DGARTES programmes open, their opening deadlines and global amounts; watch it for Apoio a Projetos 2027 dates.
By law, published within 10 days of the State Budget law entering into force (DL 164-A/2026, art. 8).
Expected
Expected ~March 2027, date TBC
No. 05
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Support — €4k / €8k / €12k / €16k
Creation in performing arts, visual arts, cinema, cross-disciplinary; PT tax residents, individual or via an institution.
Previous cycles: 2026 deadline 6 Mar 2026; 2025 deadline 10 Mar 2025.
Expected
Expected ~January 2027, date TBC
No. 06
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Support — Per the 2026 rules (amount varies by project)
International circulation of Portuguese art. WARNING: music as a focus is excluded by the rules.
The 2026 cycle ran 12 Jan 2026 17:00 – 20 Oct 2026 15:30.
Expected
Expected to open ~July 2027 for 2028/29, date TBC
No. 07
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Support — 3–8 month residential fellowships in Lisbon; stipend amount not published as a fixed figure; up to 15 fellows/year
Residential research/creation fellowships; all nationalities, practising artists with distinguished work welcome.
The 2027/28 cycle opened 1 Jul 2026 and closed 15 Oct 2026, 15:00 Lisbon time.
Expected
Expected ~autumn 2027, date TBC
No. 08
EGEAC (Lisbon)
Support — 3rd edition: €10k × 20
Lisbon culture and media projects.
Pattern is irregular: 1st 2024; 2nd Jul–Oct 2025; 3rd Nov–Dec 2026 (deadline 15 Dec 2026).
Expected
Expected ~May–July 2027, date TBC
No. 09
Iberescena (Ibero-American fund; PT is a member country)
Support — Creation in Residence; Co-production (up to €15k); Programming of spaces/festivals/markets (up to €20k)
Ibero-American performing-arts creation, co-production and programming.
The 2026–2027 call closed 23 Jul 2026; results December 2026; projects run January–December 2027.
Expected
Expected mid-2027, date TBC
No. 10
Ibermúsicas (Ibero-American fund; PT is a member country)
Support — Per line (mobility, creation, etc.)
Ibero-American music projects.
Official page: 'Las convocatorias 2027, destinadas a proyectos que se desarrollarán durante 2028, serán publicadas en esta sección a mediados de 2027.' The 2026 call closed 1 Oct 2026; results 27 Nov 2026.
Expected
Window UNVERIFIED — Mexico's SIC (secondary) says probable Feb–Mar 2027
No. 11
Ibermedia (Ibero-American audiovisual fund)
Support — Per line (development, co-production, training, distribution)
Ibero-American film/audiovisual.
No 2027 call found on the official site. Ibermedia Next: 3rd call closed, 15 projects selected, resolution by end of 2026; described as the 'last' initiative — no new call.
Expected
Expected ~September–November 2027, date TBC
No. 12
EMAP / werkleitz (Creative Europe)
Support — Two-month production residencies (2027 terms; 2028 terms TBC)
Media-art production residencies (digital, media, robotic, bio art); apply as duo/collective or with a partner.
The 2027 call closed 6 Nov 2026. A Creative Europe Desk Greece page listing an EMAP 'Deadline: 27 January 2027' conflicts with the official call.emare.eu date and is unreliable/stale.
Expected
Expected ~September–October 2027, date TBC
No. 13
Art Explora Foundation
Support — Residencies (2027 terms; 2028 terms TBC)
Artist residencies (visual arts, with a strong curatorial programme).
The 2027 call (21 Sep–30 Oct 2026) is closed; sessions March–August 2027 and September 2027–February 2028.
Expected
Expected ~September–November 2027, date TBC
No. 14
European Festivals Association (Creative Europe)
Support — Call #5: 40 Discovery grants €8,000 + 10 Springboard grants €15,000; total €470,000
Festival partnerships (≥3 festivals from 3 countries) nominate emerging artists for residencies. Artists CANNOT apply directly — the festival applies.
Call #5 opened 1 Sep 2026, closed 3 Nov 2026; residencies in 2027.
Expected
Expected ~September–October 2027, date TBC
No. 15
Onassis ONX / Onassis Foundation (Athens)
Support — Up to €5,000 seed funding per prototype (2026: €1,000–€5,000), 4-month incubation, mentoring, studio access
Early-stage new-media prototypes (interactive installations, moving image, immersive experiences, generative systems, games, speculative design).
The 2026 call ('Soft Circuits for Hard Times') closed 26 Oct 2026; showcase March 2027.
Expected
Expected ~late 2027, date TBC
No. 16
Realities in Transition (RiT2, Creative Europe)
Support — 3 × €15,000 per artist (pattern of #4; #5 terms TBC)
Collective XR artwork, 6-month hybrid residency with a creative technologist; presumably with MEET, Milan.
RiT2 runs 5 collective hybrid residencies (2026–2028): #3 L.E.V. (closed 6 Nov 2026), #4 Beta Festival (open to 10 Nov 2026); XR Camps through June 2028 Milan (MEET).
Expected
Expected ~September–October 2027, date TBC
No. 17
EU Delegation to the United States (Transatlantic Rising Stars Project)
Support — Fully funded US residencies (Visual Arts 8 weeks; Film and Music 2 weeks)
Mid-career visual artists, directors and musicians from the 27 EU countries, paired with a US artist.
Three-year initiative; 2027 is the second cycle (portal 12 Oct–15 Nov 2026). 2028 would be the third and final year.
Expected
Expected ~September–November 2027, date TBC
No. 18
Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden / The Schaufler Foundation
Support — 2027 terms: €3,000 net/month × 6 months + up to €10,000 production grant + solo exhibition; residency starts April 2027
Six-month art-and-science residency for internationally active media/conceptual/performance artists.
The 2027 call closes 9 Nov 2026. Third funding phase 2027–2030, theme 'Energy Cultures in Transition'.
Expected
Expected ~September–November 2027, date TBC
No. 19
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF AGORA)
Support — No cash; 5 nights' accommodation + partial travel + mentoring + industry meetings (2027 terms)
Development lab for XR/new-media projects (teams of ≥2).
The 2027 lab call closes 25 Nov 2026; lab 6–11 March 2027.
Expected
Expected ~October–November 2027, date TBC
No. 20
FDDM — Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sion, Switzerland), with EPFL Valais, Energypolis, City of Sion, Canton of Valais
Support — 2027 pilot: CHF 2,000/month (CHF 6,000 total) + housing + travel up to CHF 1,500 + production budget
3-month art-and-science residency embedded in the EPFL Laboratory for Energy Materials (light-matter interactions, energy transition).
The pilot 2027 call closes 22 Nov 2026; residency Jan–Apr 2027. TRACES was formerly SMArt — it is NOT the EUREKA SMART cluster.
Expected
Expected ~October–December 2027, date TBC
No. 21
NewImages Festival (Paris)
Support — 2027: XR Grand Prize €6,000 + Impact Award €3,000; Dome Award €3,000; Virtual Worlds Award €3,000. Submission fees €75/€100 (XR, Fulldome); Virtual Worlds free
XR/immersive works competition + festival presentation.
The 2027 competitions close 22 Dec 2026 (early bird 10 Dec 2026); festival 21–25 April 2027.
Expected
Expected ~October–December 2027, date TBC
No. 22
CURRENTS New Media / Parallel Studios (Santa Fe, USA)
Support — No guaranteed cash; selected artists may get travel/lodging/shipping support case by case. Submission fee $30 single / $25 each multiple
New-media festival submissions (installations, audio, VR/AR/MR, robotics/kinetic, multimedia performance, experimental video).
The 2027 call closes 8 Dec 2026; festival 11–20 June 2027.
Expected
Expected applications open ~December 2027, date TBC
No. 23
Kala Art Institute (Berkeley, USA)
Support — Fellowship (2027 terms in the open-calls list)
Media-arts fellowship.
The 2027 fellowship: applications open December 2026, deadline 1 Mar 2027.
Expected
Expected ~October 2027, date TBC
No. 24
O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with BPI and Fundação 'la Caixa'
Support — 2027 terms TBC (7th edition amount not stated in sources checked)
Creation grants in dance, theatre, performance and disciplinary crossovers.
The 7th edition ran 2 Oct–2 Nov 2026 (closed).
Expected
Expected ~March–April 2027, date TBC
No. 25
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II + A Oficina + O Espaço do Tempo + Teatro Viriato
Support — €25,000 (9th edition) + residencies in Guimarães, Montemor-o-Novo, Viseu
Production of performances by young artists/emerging companies based in Portugal.
The 9th edition ran 5 Mar–12 Apr 2026 (€25,000 + three residencies, premiere 9 Jun 2027).
Expected
Expected ~August–October 2027, date TBC
No. 26
Société des arts technologiques [SAT] (Montréal)
Support — 2027–28 terms (residency in the Satosphere dome, 18 m)
Dome production and research-creation residencies in arts & technologies.
The 2027–2028 programme calls both closed 18 Oct 2026; results January 2027.
Expected
Expected ~October 2027, date TBC
No. 27
Camões, I.P. / GEPAC (Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Culture, Youth and Sport)
Support — €20,000
Prize for cultural agents/organisations promoting Portuguese heritage and contemporary creation abroad.
The 1st edition ran 1–31 Oct 2026 (annual distinction); winner announced by 15 Dec 2026. The URL is a consulate notice page, not the call page.
Expected
Announced for January 2027 (call/webinar month, not a submission deadline — TBC)
No. 28
European Cultural Foundation (Culture of Solidarity / Culture Helps)
Support — Up to €7,000 (Round 2 terms; Call 3 terms TBC)
Community spaces as safer environments (Ukraine-related solidarity work).
Round 2 'Memory in Action' closed 6 Oct 2026 (up to €7k, ≥60 grants).
Expected
Announced for May 2027 (call/webinar month, not a submission deadline — TBC)
No. 29
European Cultural Foundation
Support — TBC (Round 2 terms: up to €7k)
Ecologies of care (Ukraine-related solidarity work).
Same programme as Call No. 3.
Expected
Opens 12 Jan 2027; submission deadline NOT stated (two-week window pattern; do NOT guess ~26 Jan)
No. 30
European Cultural Foundation
Support — Up to €1,200 per grant; 7–10 grants per round; ~every 6 weeks, 10–14 cycles in 2026–2028
Individual grants (Ukraine-related solidarity work).
Round 6 ran 12–26 Oct 2026 (closed).
Expected
Planned launch July–December 2026, duration 5 months (per programme agreement). As of 9 Nov 2026 NOT confirmed open — programme page lists NO calls
No. 31
Património Cultural, I.P. (programme operator); DGARTES (national partner); EEA & Norway Grants
Support — €4.9M total; €750k–€1M per project; 85% co-financing
Rehabilitation/conservation of coastal and underwater cultural heritage, incl. digitalisation/3D.
Programme agreement signed 2 Jul 2026; launch event 2 Oct 2026 in Évora; the October 2026 launch appears to have slipped. DO NOT present as open.
Expected
Planned launch January–June 2027, duration ≥3 months (per programme agreement)
No. 32
Património Cultural, I.P. / EEA & Norway Grants
Support — €1M total; €150k–€200k per project
Research on coastal heritage and climate change.
Per programme agreement Annex II.
Expected
Planned launch July–December 2026, duration 5 months (per programme agreement). As of 9 Nov 2026 NOT confirmed open
No. 33
Património Cultural, I.P. / EEA & Norway Grants
Support — €3.6M total; €250k–€450k per project
Artistic creation, access and cultural participation through local/national/international collaborative networks in low-density areas.
Programme page opened 9 Nov 2026 shows no call listings. €300k bilateral cooperation fund also exists.
Expected
Applications for 2027 open soon, date TBC
No. 34
PADA Studios (Barreiro, Setúbal)
Support — Bursary covering the international residency participation fee (1–2 months); NO cash grant, materials or meals
Residency bursary for artists with Portuguese nationality and/or permanent residency in Portugal (launched 2025).
PADA page: '2027 OPEN CALL — Applications for 2027 open soon'.
Expected
Expected ~July–October 2027, date TBC
No. 35
Institut français / Cité internationale des arts (Paris)
Support — €1,100+/month; 3/6/9 months (April 2027–April 2028 for the closed edition)
Residencies; digital creation explicitly eligible; all nationalities, no age limit — BUT applicants must be nominated by a cultural partner (no direct solo application).
The 2027–28 edition closed 8 Oct 2026.
Expected
Expected application period ~February–March 2027 for 2028 visits, date TBC
No. 36
Serlachius Museums (Finland)
Support — 1–4 month residency, no rent
Visual-arts residency in Finland.
Previous cycle: 1 Feb–31 Mar 2026 for 2027 visits.
Expected
Expected ~August–October 2027, date TBC
No. 37
Immersive Audio Network (Bristol, UK; supported by MyWorld / Bath Spa University)
Support — 2027 terms: £1,500 stipend; 3 days exclusive use of the mobile Immersive Audio Lab + spatial-audio technical support; residency 15–21 Jan 2027
Sound-art residency (spatial audio).
The 2027 call closed 9 Oct 2026.
Expected
Expected call ~spring 2027, date TBC
No. 38
Between Bridges Foundation (Berlin)
Support — 9th edition: €1,500/month stipend + €5,000 production budget; 6 months + final exhibition
Six-month Berlin residency for professional artists/duos/groups.
The 9th edition (Jan–Jun 2027) closed 21 Jun 2026; recipient Prateek Vijan announced.
Expected
Expected ~September–October 2027, date TBC
No. 39
Art Omi (Ghent, New York, USA)
Support — Residency (housing, food, studio; travel not covered). Application fee $15
Discipline-specific residencies, June–August 2027 pattern.
The 2027 calls closed 14 Sep 2026 (Artists) and 1 Oct 2026 (Architecture, Dance, Music).
Expected
Expected ~September 2027, date TBC
No. 40
Medialab Matadero / Matadero Madrid
Support — 5th edition: €10,000 stipend (before tax), 3 projects, Jan–Jul 2027, Madrid
Situated research residencies at the intersection of art, design, science, technology and society.
The 5th edition (2027) closed 27 Sep 2026.
Expected
Window UNVERIFIED — opens 1 June 2027, closes 25 September 2027 (per digitaloriginal.app listing, secondary only)
No. 41
Infinite Island Art Festival
Support — Festival open call (terms not stated in source)
Digital-art festival submissions.
Secondary listing only; organiser page not opened. No programme link retained — no link shown.