The “International Cultural Exchange” department of the Ministry of Culture and Media supports artistic exchange projects between Hamburg and foreign countries within the budget available.
Contact and funding
The goal is for the Hamburg cultural and creative scene to become more international and better connected and to present itself in an international context.
Application
Applicants can submit their bids for funding throughout the year without the need to meet a particular deadline.
More information on criteria, requirements and types of funding can be found in the funding guidelines:
International cultural exchange funding guidelines (in German only)
Analogue application (on paper) for Ministry of Culture funding (in German only)
Before submitting an application, it is useful to contact the respective officer by phone and present your project or idea. Often it can be clarified in advance whether an application makes sense at this point, and if so, in what form. Therefore, take advantage of the opportunity to talk!
Sister Cities & Partner Regions
Support is focussed in particular on Hamburg’s sister cities and partner regions such as Chicago, Dar es Salaam, Dresden, León, Marseille, Osaka, Prague, Shanghai, St Petersburg; Eastern Asia, the Baltic, the Arab World, India, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Chicago
Dar-es-Salaam
Dresden
León
Marseille
Osaka
Prag
Shanghai
St. Petersburg
Partner Regions
