Apply Now: Individual Grants for Arts and Culture Professionals

Deadline: 08-Sep-2026

The Culture Helps Solidarity Individual Grant provides up to €1,200 to arts, culture, and community-based cultural professionals from Ukraine for personal mental health and wellbeing support. Eligible applicants aged 18 or older can use the one-time grant for activities such as psychotherapy, trauma-informed coaching, restorative care, art therapy, and other justified wellbeing services. What Is the Culture Helps Solidarity Individual Grant? The Individual Grant is part of the Culture Helps Solidarity programme, a multi-year initiative supporting Ukrainian arts and culture professionals affected by war, displacement, and difficult working conditions. The grant focuses specifically on personal mental health, emotional wellbeing, and resilience. It is intended to help artists and cultural professionals maintain their creative practice and continue contributing to their communities. The wider programme combines individual support with thematic and collaboration grants, mentoring, learning opportunities, and peer exchange through 2028. Key Grant Details

Grant amount: Up to €1,200 per individual

Type of support: One-time contribution

Purpose: Personal mental health and wellbeing

Eligible applicants: Individuals aged 18 and above

Geographic eligibility: Ukraine and Creative Europe countries

Grant payment: One-off contribution, including applicable taxes

Focus: Mental health, wellbeing, resilience, and continuation of creative and cultural work

What Does the Grant Support? The Individual Grant can support wellbeing activities that directly contribute to an applicant’s personal resilience and ability to continue their cultural or creative work. Applicants should therefore ensure that their proposed expenses directly relate to the purpose of the grant. Who Is Eligible? The grant is intended for individual arts, culture, and community-based cultural professionals from Ukraine.

Applicants must:

Be 18 years of age or older. Reside in Ukraine or have fled Ukraine to a Creative Europe country. Be actively engaged in arts, culture, or community-based cultural activities. Demonstrate involvement in work supporting displaced Ukrainians, veterans, or vulnerable groups. Submit the application in Ukrainian or English. The programme is designed for individuals whose cultural work and personal circumstances have been affected by the consequences of the war. Who Can Benefit From the Grant?

Potential beneficiaries include:

Artists Cultural managers Cultural professionals Community-based cultural practitioners Professionals supporting displaced Ukrainians Cultural workers supporting veterans Practitioners working with vulnerable communities The key requirement is that applicants are engaged in relevant arts, cultural, or community-based activities and require support for their personal wellbeing. Why Does This Grant Matter? The war in Ukraine has created significant challenges for artists and cultural professionals, including displacement, trauma, uncertainty, and demanding working conditions. The Individual Grant addresses the personal wellbeing dimension of cultural resilience. Rather than funding a cultural production or institutional project, it allows individuals to access appropriate support that can help them maintain their emotional health and continue their professional activities. This approach recognises that sustainable cultural work depends not only on financial resources for projects but also on the wellbeing of the people creating and delivering them. How the Individual Grant Works Applicants should ensure that their proposed support is directly connected to personal wellbeing and resilience.

Step 1: Confirm Your Eligibility

Check that you:

Are at least 18 years old. Are Ukrainian or have fled Ukraine. Currently reside in Ukraine or a Creative Europe country. Work in arts, culture, or community-based cultural activities. Have a relevant connection to displaced Ukrainians, veterans, or vulnerable groups.

Step 2: Define Your Wellbeing Need

Clearly identify the type of support you need and explain how it relates to your personal mental health, emotional wellbeing, or resilience.

Step 3: Select an Eligible Activity

Choose a suitable wellbeing activity, such as psychotherapy, trauma-informed coaching, emotional support, or art therapy.

Step 4: Prepare Your Application

Provide the required information and explain: Your professional or cultural activities Your current circumstances The wellbeing support you are requesting Why the proposed activity is relevant How the support will strengthen your resilience and ability to continue your work

Step 5: Submit the Application

Applications must be submitted in Ukrainian or English according to the programme’s application requirements. Common Mistakes to Avoid Applicants should avoid proposing expenses that fall outside the purpose of the grant.

Common issues to watch for include:

Requesting more than €1,200. Including rent or general living expenses. Requesting funding for medication or medical devices. Treating the grant as project or production funding. Requesting tuition fees or educational expenses. Proposing activities without a clear wellbeing purpose. Providing insufficient explanation of how the activity supports personal resilience. Frequently Asked Questions How much funding is available through the Individual Grant? Each eligible individual can receive up to €1,200, including applicable taxes. The support is provided as a one-time contribution. Who can apply for the grant? Individuals aged 18 or older who are engaged in arts, culture, or community-based cultural activities and who reside in Ukraine or have fled Ukraine to a Creative Europe country may apply, subject to the programme’s eligibility requirements. Can the grant be used for psychotherapy? Yes. Psychotherapy is specifically identified as an eligible type of personal mental health and wellbeing support. Can the grant pay for rent or living expenses? No. The Individual G