Exhibition Funding – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa)

The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) offers the Exhibition Funding programme to contemporary visual artists who have been residing in Germany for at least five years and are active in the German art scene. The grant covers travel expenses, board and lodging, transportation of artworks, and rental of technical equipment required for exhibitions in non‑commercial museums, galleries or biennales abroad. Applications are accepted for projects running from March to November 2027, with a deadline of 30 September 2026. Applicants must have an invitation from a non‑commercial institution abroad, and the hosting institution must not charge fees or request financial participation from the artists. Students are excluded. The funding is reimbursed after invoicing, and no legal recourse is provided for decisions. The programme aims to promote intercultural dialogue, sustainability, and the visibility of German contemporary art internationally.

Travel expenses, board and lodging, transport of artworks, equipment rental, per‑diem allowances, reimbursement upon invoicing

Contemporary visual artists living in Germany for at least five years; must be part of the German art scene; students excluded; funding not allowed in the artist's country of origin; exhibition must be in non‑commercial institutions abroad; invitation required; hosting institution must not charge fees.