Applications can be submitted again starting now

Attention dance professionals in Hesse: Next Steps is entering the next round! The new call for applications has begun – this time exclusively for funding strand A! Applications can be submitted until 31 October 2025, 6:00 p.m.
 
With Next Steps, we support dance professionals at all stages of their artistic careers who are based or reside in Hesse.
 
Eligible to apply are:
    – Professional individual artists
    – Ensembles, collectives and recent graduates
    – Festivals, venues, universities
    – Production centers/offices and cooperation networks
 
A total of up to 175,000€ is available for this second call. Under funding strand A, one-year, smaller-scale projects can be submitted with a funding request of at least 5,000€ and up to 25,000€.
 
Further information about the call for applications can be found at the following links:

Funding Principles
Funding
FAQs