Grants

Non-profit associations, foundations and societies without legal entity status organising recreational folk culture activities in hobby groups can apply for the grant.

Recreational folk culture activities are artistic hobby activities based on traditional culture and national traditions in the fields of choir singing, folk dancing, brass-band music, traditional folk music, amateur theatre, national handicrafts and folklore.

The grant issued to a cultural society consists of a capitation fee and/or achievement grant. The society receives a capitation fee tax for every practitioner whose age is either 7-26 or over 60 who lives in Tartu according to the Estonian population register and who has (or whose legal representative has) noted the corresponding hobby group as their preferred activity in the field of folk culture.

The application deadline is 1 September.

You can submit an application in the online environment www.tartu.ee/kotoetused. The site is in Estonian.

• Support for Cultural Projects

Support for a juridical person organizing an event or a series of events, that is either in Tartu or which is in another way connected with Tartu, and takes place at a specified time.

This measure has two sub-categories: support for projects from €5001 up to €50 000 (application deadline once a year and the application is evaluated by a committee) and support for projects up to €5000 (application deadline three times a year and the application is evaluated by the Department of Culture).

• Support for Cultural Programmes

Support for non-profit and non-government organisations and foundations that provide a year-round (at least 10 months a year) cultural programme, that is either in Tartu or which is in another way connected with Tartu, and is aimed at the public.  Support for residency programmes is also available under this measure.

Applying is possible once a year and the application is evaluated by a committee.

• Three-year-long Support for Cultural Activities

Support for non-profit and non-government organisations and foundations that provide a year-round (at least 10 months a year) cultural programme, that is either in Tartu or which is in another way connected with Tartu, and is aimed at the public. 

Conditions for applying: must have at least 10% self-earned income per calendar year; the applicant must provide a development plan; applicants must have been supported through Tartu City support measures for culture for at least the three years prior to applying.

Applying is possible once a year and the application is evaluated by a committee. Support is given for three years.

• Cultural Mobility Scheme

Support for non-profit and non-government organisations’ and foundations’ employees or members, cultural collectives to either represent Tartu at foreign festivals and competitions or take part in international network meetings or meetings for international co-operation.

Support per person is calculated by the zone of destination country:
Zone A: Destination is Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden or Pskov/Leningrad oblast in Russia
Zone B: Destination is other European countries not named before and the rest of Russia
Zone C: Destination is countries outside of Europe and Russia

Applying is possible throughout the year and the application is evaluated by the Department of Culture.

• Investment Support

Support for small investments: building and reconstruction of facilities, acquiring and installation of equipment needed for cultural production or for the providing of cultural goods and services.

Applying is possible once a year and the application is evaluated by a committee. Support size is between €5000 and €10 000.

• Development Support for Cultural Organisations

Support for actions that significantly increase the operational capability of cultural organisations.

Applying is possible once a year and the application is evaluated by a committee. Support size is between €5000 and €10 000.

You can submit an application in the online environment www.tartu.ee/kotoetused. The site is in Estonian.