Culture and Creation Award fund
The " Culture and Creation Award " fund is for non-profit associations that wish to create awards to foster the discovery and promotion of talented artists and creatives.
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Focus area Culture
Œuvre supports a wide variety of cultural initiatives through its "Culture and Creation Award" fund. It funds competitions, residencies, professional-training workshops and scholarships to foster creativity and innovation.
The objective of this fund is to discover and promote talented artists and creatives. In bestowing this award, Luxembourg non-profit associations can offer winners space to create, resources and professional support with promoting their work to the public. This support includes communication, promotion, upskilling and project development.
To receive financial assistance from the fund, initiatives must meet the following criteria:
- they must be organised by a Luxembourg non-profit association;
- they must be aimed at all artistic and creative disciplines and practices;
- they must offer an award of a maximum of €25,000, with the possibility of additional funding to cover organisational and support costs;
- they must stipulate that the award must be invested in a creative project;
- they must be intended for a Luxembourg national or a person who has a connection to Luxembourg;
- they must be of interest to the public.
Non-profit associations that would like to create awards are eligible to apply for a "Culture and Creation Award" grant.
Initiatives that include a social, environmental, health and sports, or heritage and remembrance component, and those that take into account the criteria of the stART-up fund (for people below the age of 36), are especially encouraged.
Winners are selected by a jury of professionals. Œuvre is represented on this jury, as either an observer or a member.
An agreement between the non-profit association and the winner must outline the terms and conditions of the award. A copy of this agreement is sent to Œuvre.
The name of the award must be connected to Œuvre (or, as applicable, to the stART-up fund), and the wording "supported by Œuvre / the stART-up fund" should appear on the award.
To submit an application, log in to our project submission platform. After you create your user account, you will be able to save and view your application forms.
The first step is to fill out an introductory form in which you specify the type of financial assistance you wish to receive and provide a short description of your project. This form allows Œuvre to check the eligibility criteria. If your eligibility is confirmed, you will have access to the full form to submit your application.
NB: The forms are in French, but they may also be filled out in Luxembourgish, German or English.
Introductory form:
Processed within five working days by our project coordinators to confirm the eligibility criteria. Deadlines apply only to the fully completed applications.
Full form:
Reviewed by the Culture jury, which meets four times per year. The decision is relayed in writing after approval by the board of directors.
Deadline to submit the full form | Culture jury meeting dates |
| 1st of April 2025 | 19th of May 2025 |
| 1st of September 2025 | 20th of October 2025 |
| 20th of October 2025 | 1st of December 2025 |
Applying for funding
