Through its project funding, inm supports Berlin's independent contemporary music scene and helps maintain and strengthen Berlin as an international hub for contemporary music.
An independent jury, elected for two years at a time by the membership of inm, decides on the allocation of funds for project funding, subject to the decision on the respective budget of the State of Berlin. In total, inm receives approximately 420,000 euros annually from the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.
Next application deadline: 15th October, 2023 at 18:00
The call for proposals takes place annually. The deadline for applications for project funding is 15th October, 2023 at 18:00.
Who can be funded?
Musicians, ensembles and independent groups with their primary residence in Berlin as well as all institutions with their main headquarters in Berlin are eligible to apply. One project application per applicant (natural person or legal entity) may be submitted per funding round.
Artists who are enrolled at a university at the time of application (also with the aim of obtaining a doctorate) or who are working as professors at a university are not eligible for funding.
What can be funded?
inm supports artistic projects in the field of contemporary music that demonstrate a high level of artistic quality. Funding is provided for artistic and artistically informative event projects by professional artists, curators and independent groups. These include concerts with premieres and returning productions, smaller festivals, composition commissions, sound installations and occasionally educational projects that focus on artistic approaches. Special attention is given to the promotion of concerts and individual projects. Special importance is placed on funding individual concerts and projects. inm is considered aesthetically and structurally open, supporting projects from the fields of new music, sound art, Echzeitmusik and improvisation, concerts with theatrical approach, as well as electronic and electro-acoustic music, among other styles. International collaborations are possible and encouraged. Applicants must be professionally active musicians. This does not exclude the involvement of amateurs; however, purely amateur music projects are excluded from the application process. Projects that exclusively involve the physical production of audio and video media are not eligible for funding. inm places an emphasis on balancing the promotion both of established structures that have grown over the years and projects by new players.
If your project is not eligible for inm funding, you are welcome to visit our funding database on the field notes project page, which provides information on all funding relevant to the field of contemporary music.
How to Apply
Applicants may submit one project proposal per funding round. Applications must be written in German. Applications must be submitted online. Applications or application documents submitted by post will not be considered. Please do not send any printed materials.
Next application deadline: 15th October, 2023 at 18:00
Online Application System
Submit your application and all attachments electronically.
Click here to go to the online application system (activated from mid-September to 15th October).
To apply, please register with your name and email address to create an account in our application system. By registering, you agree to our privacy policy. As soon as a funding round is announced, you can work on and submit an application. You have the option to temporarily save and edit your application in your account before submission. Your documents will only be accessible to you until you submit your application.
We do not assume any liability for a potential overload of the server shortly before the submission deadline and advise you to submit your application early.
Further information on the inm website
