Deputy Ministry of Culture opens applications for ‘CULTURE II’ grants

Slightly different from those implemented in 2023, the CULTURE II program plans for 2024 have been announced.

The Deputy Ministry of Culture (Department of Contemporary and Modern Culture) announces that within the framework of the “CULTURE II” Program, seven sector-specific Grant Schemes (funding for cultural activities of organizations and groups of individuals) have been announced for Literature, Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theater, Traditional Culture, and Cinema, as well as a specially designed cross-sectoral Scheme for cultural creators, which will be implemented in 2024.

The aim of the Deputy Ministry through this Program is to provide opportunities and prospects for the realization of creative and valuable activities that promote and enhance culture and the arts.

The deadline for submitting applications by organizations and groups of individuals is Monday, January 8, 2024. For application submission dates for cultural creators, interested parties can refer to the specific cross-sectoral Scheme, “Support for the Activities of Cultural Creators.”

For more information regarding the objectives of the “CULTURE II” Program (2021-2025), as well as the terms, criteria, requirements, and procedures applicable to the specific Schemes to be implemented in 2024, interested parties can visit the Department’s website, where all the documents (including Application Forms) related to the Program have been posted.

Regarding the Application Forms, Financial Statements, and Evaluation Reports, it is clarified that applicants can complete them electronically. Alternatively, they can fill them out manually after printing them.

Regardless of the method of completion, all the aforementioned forms (applications, tables, reports) must be submitted electronically to the Department of Contemporary and Modern Culture only via email at the following address: politismos@culture.gov.cy.

For any questions or inquiries regarding the application process, interested parties can contact the responsible Officer for each specific Scheme in writing (via email). Information regarding the names and email addresses of the responsible Officers can be found in the Schemes.