Work grants – Comic

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Deadline for submission/application: 18 September 2025 11 a.m. (CET)

Online applications must have been submitted by 11 a.m. After 11 a.m., sending is no longer possible; transmissions that have been started are automatically cancelled.

Overview of application deadlines for funding programmes.

Notes on formal exclusion

Exceeding the maximum number of pages and/or maximum data volume can lead to formal exclusion from the jury process. Submitting incomplete identity documents can lead to formal exclusion, too. Please make sure to submit all necessary attachments in the right format!

Target group / Purpose of funding

The work grants are intended for the artistic development of professional comic artists. Grants are provided for work processes of a limited duration, for the continuation or completion of specific work. The criteria for awarding a grant are primarily artistic and content-related quality as well as innovative aspects.

Eligibility and conditions

• Applicants must have publications or samples of their work that show artistic ability.
• Comic artists applying to this programme must live and work in Berlin (primary residence).
• Artists who are enrolled in an artistic training programme at a higher education institution are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants who hold a professorship at the time of application and / or during the grant are not eligible to apply.
• The online application must be completed and submitted in German.

Funding volume

The duration of the work grant depends on the scope of the work project. Work grants can be awarded for 4 and 8 months – subject to the availability of funds. The grants are expected to be paid out in monthly installments of 2.000 €.

Call for applications

A call for applications to the work grant programme is usually issued in August of each year for the following year.

Allocation of funding

An independent jury decides on the applications. The jury members for the grants 2026 are Aike Arndt, Jule Hoffmann, Prof. Dr. Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff, Bianca Schaalburg und Baris Uygur.

All applicants are expected to be informed of the results of the jury meeting by e-mail in January 2026. The names of the funded artists will be announced to the public.

Application procedure

We strongly advise you to read all the information on the current information sheet.

• Informationsblatt Comicstipendium - barrierearm

  PDF-Document (124.5 kB) - As of: Juli 2025

• Information Work Grant Comic acessable

  PDF-Document (121.0 kB) - As of: Juli 2025

• Erklärung Zusammenschluss von Künstler*innen

  PDF-Document (52.8 kB) - As of: Juli 2025

Please submit your application online